The Internet of Things is a phrase that’s getting much attention these days. In the enterprise context, it’s one that IFS is also giving attention to in IFS Labs, the part of IFS R&D that explores new areas of business application functionality, and serves as a testing ground for new development initiatives and proof of…
Last week was grand. The presentations, the location, the food, the guest speakers, the bands (Spandau Ballet and Lou Gramm of Foreigner, etc.); all of it was riveting, fast paced, and a little bit surreal. But as IFS employees and customers alike left Boston and braced for the letdown that naturally comes off the high…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. The international rugby star and businessman, Ben Cohen, was a very smart choice for the keynote speaker on the final day of the IFS World Conference 2015 in Boston. A man who set out his life choices and clear objectives from an early…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. Of the many products played with in the IFS Labs (aka the coolest part of the company’s RnD division), around 30% will become a real product at some point. The rest are good for research. Martin Gunnarsson, Director Product Strategies and IFS Labs,…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. Hexpol Gaskets seems to be doing pretty well in the gasket industry (it means ‘mechanical seal’). According to Michael Grindborn, the company’s impressive Financial Director, the Swedish company – which has been using IFS Applications for nearly 15 years – is an example…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. In one of the week’s most accomplished presentations, Hecla Mining IT Director Alan MacPhee showed Room 202 at the Hynes Convention Center why Business Analytics (BA) is the “sharpest, keenest, coolest program of them all.” Hecla, who have mines in Quebec, Alaska and Idaho, use…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. Marie Hansson, Arunkumar Ranganaini, and Venu Chanda, a trio from Accenture, dropped in on IFS to take them on their application management journey, something on which it is collaborating with IFS. The AM models developed by Accenture’s Scandinavia and India offices reduce costs by up to…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. GE is truly one of the world’s biggest companies. The US giant has annual revenues of nearly $150 billion. Brian Slapshak from the Aerospace and Defense division came to Boston to explain how the company’s IT hub in Cincinnati, Ohio uses IFS Applications to…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. In Day 2’s first breakout session, along came Mr Jaco Putter from VBMS. The fellow from the Dutch cable laying company, who has featured in this blog twice previously, followed a presentation from Srinath Neelawathura from IFS on the benefits of the new…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. IFS welcomed Mr Wikipedia for what most everyone would consider the week’s main event. Jimmy Wales, who founded the internet encyclopaedia, said he was here to frighten the crowd with news just how fast everything is changing, and then show how you capitalize on…
