IFS to consult in UAE utility project

Issued by IFS Applications for IFS
Johannesburg, 29 Jun 2004

IFS South Africa is to send a team of consultants to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a project for a government-owned utility that manages power generation, transmission and distribution.

Valued at more than US$12 million, the contract was concluded by IFS in the Middle East and includes licences related to IFS Applications components for financials, maintenance, inventory, purchasing and human resource management.

"South African consultants are internationally renowned for their high skills levels and our own are no exception," says IFS South Africa managing director Paul Whalley.

"The South African team will consist of consultants in financials, human resources, distribution and asset management, and will be accompanied by teams from IFS offices in Poland, Norway and the UK. This is in line with IFS policy to utilise consultants from across the group in projects of this nature so as to broaden the skills base."

The South African consultants are scheduled to arrive in Tripoli on 1 September and will remain on site for about one year. In the meantime, delivery of the project has already commenced and the largest part will be implemented during 2004.

IFS prioritises the energy and utilities industry and has 120 customers worldwide involved in power generation, transmission and distribution. These include the world`s largest hydropower plant, Three Gorges (PR China), nuclear power stations in Barseb"ack (Sweden), OKG (Sweden), and Qinshan (PR China), grid operators such as Svenska Kraftn"at (Sweden), Statnett (Norway), Federal Grid Company of Russia, and TenneT (The Netherlands) as well as distributors such as Siemens Energy Services (New Zealand), Fortum (Sweden) and Hafslund Energi (Norway).

"Asset and workforce management are critical processes in the energy and utility industry, to which IFS has provided solutions for the past 18 years," Whalley adds. "Industry analysts such as Gartner, AMR Research and ARC rank the asset and workforce management functionality in IFS Applications among the best in the market."

IFS and IFS Applications

IFS develops and supplies component-based business applications for medium and large enterprises and organisations. IFS Applications, which can be implemented step by step, is based on Web and portal technology. The solution offers 60+ enterprise application components used in manufacturing, supply chain management, customer relationship management, service provision, financials, product development, maintenance and human resource administration. IFS offers customers an easier, more open alternative.

IFS interests in sub-Saharan Africa are represented by the IFS Group in SA. With revenues in excess of R60 million and a staff complement of 90, the group is one of the largest application vendors operating in the region.

A leading global business applications supplier, IFS has 2 800 employees, with sales in 45 countries, and more than 350 000 users worldwide. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (XSSE: IFS).

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