IFS to Provide Business Software for Canadian Ferry Operator Marine Atlantic.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers IFS has signed a contract with ferry owner and operator Marine Atlantic Marine Atlantic Inc. (fr: Marine Atlantique) is an independent Canadian Crown corporation offering ferry services between the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia. Marine Atlantic's corporate headquarters are in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Inc., a Canadian Federal Crown Corporation, to provide IFS Applications software for enterprise asset management. Marine Atlantic has purchased IFS components to support maintenance, inventory and purchasing functions at its terminal and on three ferries. "Our selection of IFS was influenced by its combination of portal-based navigation throughout the software, remote data synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. , and integrated financial functions," said Murray Hupman, Marine Atlantic chief information officer. "With its common interface for both maintenance and financials, we expect the software to help us improve vessel turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. and streamline month-end closing." "For businesses like Marine Atlantic, IFS offers enterprise asset management capabilities that connect with all the business processes in a company," said Trudie Carlesso, president of IFS Industrial and Financial Systems Canada Inc. "This integration provides a continuous collection of data that helps maximize availability and profitability by minimizing the risk of unplanned stops for maintenance." Marine Atlantic transports passengers and vehicles year-round across the Cabot Strait Cabot Strait A channel between southwest Newfoundland and northern Cape Breton Island, Canada, connecting the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean. between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (nō`və skō`shə) [Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Geography . It owns three ocean-class ferries and a freight vessel, which it operates according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. contracts with the government's Transport Canada Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. History . More information is available at www.marine-atlantic.ca. IFS develops and supplies component-based business applications for medium and large enterprises. IFS Applications, which is based on Web and portal technology, offers 60+ enterprise application components used in manufacturing, supply chain management, customer relationship management, financials, engineering, maintenance and human resource administration. IFS provides customers step-by-step evolution to the extended enterprise with e-business solutions that offer partner, customer, and supplier collaboration. A top five global business applications supplier, IFS has more than 3,200 employees, with sales in 43 countries. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange The Stockholm Stock Exchange (Swedish: Stockholmsbörsen) is a stock exchange located in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863 [1] it is the primary securities exchange of the Nordic Countries. (XSSE:IFS). More information is available at www.ifsna.com. IFS Applications is a trademark of IFS Industrial and Financial Systems. All other referenced company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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