IFS Signs Contract With General Dynamics C4 Systems For Business Software
IFS announced today that General Dynamics C4 Systems has signed a contract to implement IFS Applications™ business software at its site in Scottsdale, Arizona. General Dynamics C4 Systems makes secure, battlefield-ready information and communications systems and technology for the military.
General Dynamics C4 Systems initially deployed IFS Applications at its sites in Taunton and Needham, Massachusetts. This installation will be expanded to provide services to the Scottsdale operations.
"General Dynamics is demonstrating how a flexible IT solution can result in substantial savings," said Cindy Jaudon, president and CEO of IFS North America. "The hosted IFS solution will get the Scottsdale site up and running much faster, at a lower cost, than the typical ERP implementation. And IFS' open, component-based architecture gives them a business solution that is flexible enough to meet their needs, both now and in the future."
Aerospace and defense is one of IFS' targeted market segments. IFS Applications includes advanced standard functionality that meets the demanding requirements of defense manufacturers. IFS' fully integrated project tracking and product data management (PDM) capabilities, when combined with other IFS Applications components, make it easier to operate while managing the design, manufacturing, and ongoing spare parts logistics and maintenance support of complex products throughout the product lifecycle.
IFS customers within the aerospace and defense industry include the British, Norwegian, and South African defense organizations as well as the Eurofighter consortium. Commercial MRO shops and operators include Finnair, Bristow Helicopters, Aero-Dienst GmbH, Hawker Pacific, and Jet Turbine Services. In addition, IFS provides solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, BAE SYSTEMS, Saab Aerosystems, and GE Aircraft Engines.
About IFS (www.ifsworld.com)
IFS (XSSE: IFS) is one of the world's leading providers of component-based business software developed using open standards. IFS' industry-focused solutions are optimized for ERP, enterprise asset management, and MRO. IFS Applications™ offers companies an integrated lifecycle approach to managing customers, products, assets, and services, enabling them to employ lean enterprise concepts, control costs, manage projects, increase efficiencies in their supply chain, and measure their performance.
As a leader in component-based software, IFS delivers tangible business benefits for companies in the aerospace & defense, automotive, construction & facility management, high-tech, industrial manufacturing, process, and utilities & telecom industries. Working in close collaboration with partners, IFS is driving the market to embrace standards and co-existence that offers customers faster payback, reduced risk, and freedom of choice.