IBS reaches milestone with browser product.

With seven additional commitments to its new browser-enabled property management and accounting system, Integrated Business Systems (IBS) has reached a significant milestone. According to Robert Entin, chairman, more than 10 percent of the firm's user base has signed up for the new product, IBS 10.0i.

IBS recently completed a multi-million-dollar effort to browser enable its system to meet the future needs of its user base. With a 27-year development history, IBS software addresses virtually all property management, accounting and construction management tasks. Based in Fairfield, N.J., IBS currently serves upwards of 120 prominent real estate companies.

10.0i is a J2EE-compliant model that adheres to industry standards. The product can be run as an intranet behind a firewall and within a corporate network or over the Internet via an Application Service Provider (ASP) model. It has been designed to be highly scalable, with the ability to support as many users as are needed.

IBS 10.0i provides the ability to query and search across portfolios and drill into a tree structure on any specific portfolio segment. All reports generated from IBS data can be presented for review in Excel, HTML or Adobe Acrobat (PDF file) formats--suitable for e-mailing. A prospect database program tracks prospective tenants and leasing activity and provides instantaneous -access to information on apartment availabilities.