CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
22 June 2004
Company News
Intergraph Solutions and IFS Form Strategic Alliance to Supply Business Software to DoD Market
Intergraph Solutions Group (ISG), an information technology consulting firm, has signed a strategic service partner agreement with IFS to serve the North American aerospace and defense market. The agreement allows ISG to market and sell IFS ApplicationsT business software, as well as provide implementation services, to the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Homeland Security, and the aerospace and defense industry.
"The alliance between Intergraph and IFS provides the unique combination of IFS' cost-effective, component-based software solution and the defense, aerospace, and logistics know-how of Intergraph," said Mike Brashear, Vice President of Intergraph Solutions Group. "This combination provides a powerful team capable of solving today's complex maintenance, repair, and overhaul problems."
"Through our alliance with Intergraph Solutions Group, IFS further strengthens its position as a leading software supplier to the North American armed forces and defense industry," said IFS North America president Michael Nordin. "ISG has a longstanding reputation as an IT solutions provider to the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. Their expertise, combined with IFS' industry-specific business solution, provides an unbeatable combination for the DoD market."
With aviation and defense being one of IFS' targeted market segments, IFS Applications includes advanced standard functionality that meets the requirements of defense manufacturers and national defense organizations. IFS' fully integrated project tracking and product data management (PDM) capabilities, combined with other IFS Applications components, make it easier for defense suppliers to operate within government regulatory requirements while managing the design, manufacturing, and ongoing spare parts logistics and maintenance support of complex products throughout the product lifecycle.
IFS customers within aviation and defense include the French, Norwegian, British, Greek, and South African armed forces as well as suppliers such as General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, BAE SYSTEMS, Saab Bofors Dynamics, Saab Aerosystems, GE Aircraft Engines, Hawker Pacific, the Eurofighter consortium, United Defense, and Bristow Helicopters.
Intergraph Solutions Group (ISG) is the integration arm of Intergraph Corporation. With approximately 600 employees, one-fourth of whom have a security clearance from the U.S. federal government, ISG provides management consulting, technology, and integrated solutions for both government and commercial customers. Combining experience in dozens of technical fields, ISG has the skills and resources to substantially improve its clients' business processes and systems. Headquartered in Madison, Alabama, with strategically positioned offices across the United States, ISG employs more than 600 people and has U.S. revenue of more than $125 million. More information is available at http://solutions.intergraph.com/
Become a member of the CIMdata PLM Community to receive your daily PLM news and much more.
Tell us what you think of the CIMdata Newsletter. Send your feedback.
CIMdata is committed to your privacy. Your personal information will never be sold or shared outside of CIMdata without your express permission.