IFS and ABeam Consulting Team up For Aviation Week’s MRO 2008 Conference

ABeam Consulting USA's Aerospace & Defense industry team was invited by IFS, the global enterprise applications company, to participate in Aviation Week’s MRO 2008 Conference, held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. April 15th thru 17th. Now in its 13th year, the conference continues to draw thousands of attendees from the Commercial Aviation and Military MRO industries. IFS, co-exhibiting with ABeam, joined over 500 solution and service providing firms exhibiting in the three-day event.

Several current IFS customers including GE Aviation, Derco Aerospace and Evergreen Maintenance Center were participating in the event as either Conference attendees or exhibitors presenting an excellent opportunity for the introduction of ABeam by IFS as a preferred service provider.

“The invitation from IFS, requesting ABeam’s participation and support in this event, provides solid evidence as to the growing strength of the long-term relationship between these two organizations,” said Blair Bass, Senior Vice President ABeam USA Aerospace & Defense Group.

Enterprise solution providers such as IFS, SAP and Oracle were joined on the exhibit floor by MRO point solution providers such as iBASEt, Pentagon 2000, MIRO Technologies, Ultramain Systems, Mxi Technologies, Component Control and Trax.

About IFS

IFS (OMX STO: IFS), the global enterprise applications company, provides ERP solutions which enable organizations to respond quickly to market changes. The solutions allow resources to be used in a more agile way to achieve better business performance and competitive advantage.

IFS was founded in 1983 and now has 2,600 employees worldwide. IFS has pioneered component-based ERP software with IFS Applications, now in its seventh generation. IFS’ component architecture provides solutions that are easier to implement, run and upgrade. IFS Applications is available in 54 countries in 22 languages.

IFS has over 600,000 users across seven key vertical sectors: aerospace & defense; automotive; high-tech; industrial manufacturing; process industries; construction, service & facilities management and utilities & telecom. IFS Applications provides extended ERP functionality including customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM), product lifecycle management (PLM), corporate performance management (CPM), enterprise asset management (EAM) and maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities. More details can be found at http://www.ifsworld.com.

About ABeam Consulting

ABeam Consulting provides business transformation services that create strategic advantage, improve business processes, leverage technology innovation, and enhance organizational performance for leading multinational and domestic companies worldwide. ABeam partners with clients to diagnose and solve their real challenges with solutions that combine industry and operational best practices with technical expertise. Pragmatic approaches ensure that clients gain measurable value more quickly. Headquartered in Tokyo, ABeam’s 3,500 professionals serve clients in 21 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.abeam.com.