Motor components manufacturer, Lectrolite, a member of the Imperial Group of companies, recently upgraded from Lotus Version 5 to Lotus Millennium. Lectrolite users have been trained on the news software by I-Fusion Training.
debis IT Services Southern Africa, together with DaimlerChrysler, has completed phase one of a project called "Invision" to implement SAP R/3 for DaimlerChrysler South Africa. The project has a multi-million rand budget with the debis portion valued at more than R20 million.
JBA, global supplier of business software, has won a lb350 000 software upgrade order from Ryder, the UK subsidiary of Ryder System, a global supplier of integrated logistics and transport solutions.
A package of "intelligent" security services from Siemens, based on a combination of GSM and GPS technology and operable off the existing GSM network, will be showcased at the Tel.Com exhibition in Midrand from 20 to 22 April.
Automotive manufacturer Nissan has implemented JDA`s Arthur Plan Monitor database and merchandising solutions, supported in South Africa by SPL. Nissan believes this will streamline its supply chain, ensure a common set of figures throughout the company and save money.
Renault has become the first major motor manufacturer to purchase the new Surface Studio 9 and associated development services from Alias/Wavefront, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Graphics.
Land Rover SA has gone live with a major IT project involving a move to an integrated SAP R/3 software solution designed to allow business volume growth.
Integrity of file transfer between its suppliers and parent company in Germany is vital to BMW South Africa as the company gears up for Just-in-Time (JIT) parts supply to meet the demands of export production.
The Imperial Motor Group, the biggest Toyota dealer group in South Africa with 22 branches nationwide, is upgrading its dealer management system. The company has selected a Corollary Promaster supplied by Computer Configurations as its new hardware platform.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has opted for SAP R/3 to provide a technology platform to support its business strategy. SAP R/3 is now used by well over 80% of the South African automotive OEM market.
Toyota South Africa said its vision of world-class competitiveness, an increased market share and production improvement were the prime motivators behind the company`s decision to implement SAP R/3 enterprise business software solution.
Chrysler has used Silicon Graphics workstations to design its next generation of full-size sedans, claimed to be the first paperless car designs. Chrysler said the Silicon Graphics` workstations have saved them months of work.