Integrated Business Systems & Services and BRAIN North America Announce Strategic Alliance; IBSS Penetrates Automotive Industry with OEM Alliance
10 October 2000
Integrated Business Systems & Services and BRAIN North America Announce Strategic Alliance; IBSS Penetrates Automotive Industry with OEM Alliance
COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 10 Integrated Business Systems &
Services, Inc. ("IBSS") today announced it has formed a
strategic Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) alliance with BRAIN North
America, Inc. (BRAIN NA), a leading provider of e-business technology
specifically for automotive suppliers. Under the terms of the agreement,
BRAIN NA will integrate IBSS' Synapse EAI application integration technology
with its new e-Automotive(TM) technology applications.
Some of BRAIN NA's clients include Steyr-Symatec, a tier 0.5(TM) company,
Magna International, Textron Automotive Company, Lear Corporation, and
Yazaki NA.
"We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with a company
like BRAIN North America," said Harry Langley, President and CEO of IBSS.
"BRAIN's significant presence in the automotive industry and excellent
reputation for quality products and services will help IBSS further penetrate
the automotive market with our Synapse technology."
"After evaluating a variety of technologies, we selected the IBSS Synapse
EAI solution because it met our high standards for technological capability,
quality and cost effectiveness. It also provided the functionality,
flexibility and connectivity we need to expand our e-Automotive(TM) technology
suite of products," said Brad Petty, VP Business Development at BRAIN NA.
"IBSS Synapse technology is a new paradigm in integration software which will
add value to our e-Automotive(TM) customers."
About IBSS
Integrated Business Systems and Services, Inc. provides value added
business software products and services to organizations globally that require
the use of transaction processing technology and connectivity solutions.
Through the licensing, installation, and servicing of IBSS Synapse based
technology; the company brings a new paradigm to the integrated systems
market. The Synapse architecture provides the framework that allows
traditional businesses to easily and rapidly transition from the current way
they do business to the new e-business paradigm. IBSS provides a line of
Synapse-based products that include Synapse Manufacturing? for manufacturing
plant automation; Synapse EAI+(TM) for enterprise modeling and application
integration; and Synapse B2B(TM) for ASP enablement and for integrating a
company's applications with its supply chain. IBSS has offices in Columbia
and Detroit. For more information about IBSS' technology and services, call
800-553-1038 or visit http://www.ibss.net .
BRAIN North America, Inc. (Formerly CMI-Competitive Solutions, Inc. and
R+H America Inc.) a subsidiary of BRAIN International AG, provides automotive-
specific total business solutions in 8 languages, supported by 17 offices
worldwide. BRAIN has over 1400 installed e-commerce and ERP solutions across
the AS/400, Unix and Windows NT platforms. Suppliers need solutions that
provide e-Business functionality across systems, to meet continually changing
OEM standards and communication requirements. BRAIN is the expert in
Automotive Business-to-Business e-commerce. The company installs and supports
total automotive solutions that keep suppliers current, compliant, and on the
cutting edge. For more information on BRAIN North America, please visit
http://www.brainna.com .
Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in
this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based on a
number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks in product and
technology development and integration, market acceptance of new products and
continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing,
changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's
most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.