Leading mail order company Cellbes signs deal with IBS

Press Release Oct 23, 2001

Leading Swedish mail order company Cellbes have signed a deal with IBS for a new system that handles order management, procurement, logistics, Distribution, Internet-based commerce, Financials and a module developed specifically for mail order operations.

Cellbes is the largest family-owned mail order company in Scandinavia, with an annual revenue of approximately $ 50m. The new software from IBS is part of Cellbes future plans for continued expansion.

"The choice of ASW Direct is a strategic one," says Tore Hultgren, Vice President of Cellbes. "The new system opens up completely new options as regards flexibility, user-friendliness and cost of ownership. It will be easier to follow up projects, produce relevant statistics, as well as developing logistics and e-business operations. The IBM iServers provide a secure and reliable working environment, and we have also chosen to let IBS host the system within a so-called ASP solution. Important factors in the cooperation between IBS and Cellbes are our sound relationship and the fact that IBS is a stable public company in which we can place our confidence for the future."

" We look upon this deal as a breakthrough for our next generation of mail order software," says Thomas Enzell, MD of IBS Sverige. "Mail order companies are up-and-coming, especially after the problems faced by the dot.coms. Demand is growing fast for software and operational processes that can handle both traditional and web-based order management, as well as for integrated logistics systems and backoffice functions. We expect many new interesting contracts within the mail order area."

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