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VARSITY AND IBS TEAM UP TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS TO IBS CUSTOMERS
Partnership joins powerful iSeries-based ERP, Warehouse and Transportation solutions
San Francisco, CA. October 21, 2002. Varsity Logistics, Inc., the leader of integrated shipping solutions for the IBM iSeries, today announced that it has entered into a formal partnership with International Business Systems U.S. (IBS), a world-leading supplier of distribution and manufacturing software, to deliver an integrated transportation management solution to IBS customers in North America.
Anytime two leading companies like Varsity and IBS unite, everyone benefits,Esaid Marc Herman, President and CEO of Varsity. This relationship offers IBS customers a winning, integrated solution for all of their parcel and freight shipping requirements.Ebr>
Varsity's transportation management solution, ShipSoft, extends the IBS software suite, ASW, beyond Enterprise Resource Planning and Warehouse Management to automate and integrate the entire fulfillment process. The Varsity/IBS partnership will enable shipment data to flow seamlessly between the two systems on the iSeries, and ShipSoft to update ASW in real-time. The result will be significantly reduced manual, error-prone data entry, enhanced customer service, and drastically lower shipping costs.
We are excited to partner with a great company like Varsity. They have a fantastic reputation in the marketplace and their dedication to the iSeries platform is second to none,Esaid Dan Wells, Director of Marketing for IBS. In today's economy, it makes more sense than ever to remove all the excess costs out of the supply chain and Varsity's suite of products can do just that."
About IBS
IBS US is a world-class provider of wholesale distribution software and consulting services. IBS is the only IBM Global Strategic Partner with a sole focus on the Distribution Market. IBS software runs on the IBM iSeries - the top selling, most reliable business-computing server in the world. With annual worldwide corporate revenues exceeding $250 million, IBS has US offices in Columbia, Maryland and Folsom, California. IBS worldwide has over 2,000 employees in 40 countries serving over 5,000 customers.
About Varsity
Founded in 1989, Varsity Logistics, Inc. is a pioneer of integrated Transportation Management Systems (TMS) designed for the AS/400 platform. Varsity's supply chain execution suite manages the fulfillment of orders initiated through both e-commerce and traditional sales channels via third-party carriers. Varsity's solutions include ShipSoft-Parcel and ShipSoft-Freight, which together create an unmatched, end-to-end TMS solution for shippers of all sizes. Our customer list includes household names like Boise Cascade Office Products, Gateway, The Home Depot, The Sharper Image, and Tyco Healthcare. Varsity is based in San Francisco, California.
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