OREANDA-NEWS. June 03, 2014. IBA Group in cooperation with IBM Eastern Europe/Asia (IBM EE/A) and SAP CIS conducted a conference entitled IT for Business by Global Software Vendors in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The conference was aimed at presenting IBA Group solutions based on IBM and SAP software products, as well as innovations of the vendors.

The event gathered managers of manufacturing enterprises, insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions, experts in finance and economic analysis engaged in the sectors of real economy and finance, IT managers, and IT specialists.

Opening the event, Sergei Akoulich, Vice President at IBA Group and CEO at IBA IT Park, and Andrey Ponomarev, Head of IBM Urals Regional Office, welcomed the audience.

Akoulich said: “The conference IT for Business by Global Software Vendors is the second event that we conduct in cooperation with our strategic partners in the Ural Federal District, a region of IBA Group’s active projects. The program of the conference includes presentations by IBM and SAP about the most innovative products, as well as expert reports by IBA Group about the company’s proprietary products and its breakthrough solutions based on the products of software vendors. IBA Group has built its business based on two key aspects, namely the technological development in conjunction with our vendors and the implementation of complex projects in cooperation with our customers who have relevant vertical expertise. We are the advocates of an integrated approach to business automation. At the conference, we plan to present a wide range of IBA Group projects and solutions developed and implemented over the past year. IBA Group is striving to be as close to its customers as possible. Thus, we are able to demonstrate our competencies and expertise, to maintain partnerships, and to establish new relations.”

Ponomarev added: “In recent years, IBM development thrust is shifting from hardware solutions towards software solutions and service. When it comes to the service and software solutions, the success of the project to a greater extent depends on the professional level of the experts implementing these technologies. And today the help of its business partners is of vital importance for IBM. IBA Group is a reliable partner of IBM and we are tied by an impressive history of a huge number of joint projects.”

The program of the event included panel discussions and breakout sessions.

Representatives of IBA Rus, IBA Minsk, IBA IT Park, and IBA Gomel delivered a number of reports and presentations on the following topics:

IBA Group solutions that help businesses grow and succeed

Implementation of SAP HANA on ERP

IBA Group mobile solutions

Information systems and business mobility when managing daily tasks

Integrated performance management systems in a bank

SAP CRM. Service, customer orientation

Development of credit scoring models based on IBM SPSS

Content management systems based on IBM FileNet for financial institutions

Chancellor software suite evolution

Performance management solutions for the manufacturing sector by the example of an iron and steel plant

Automated system of traffic control and payment in public transport

Automated system of technical and economic planning by the example of Gomelenergo

SAP HСM practice in IBA Group

Automated SAP ERP system to manage investment and capital construction projects

Enterprise asset management system based on IBM Maximo.