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9 November 20054

Implementation Investments

Summer Industries Selects IFS Business Software to Support Growth

IFS announced that Summer Industries, a manufacturer of paper tubes, has signed a contract to implement IFS ApplicationsT   business software. The company will deploy IFS' mixed-mode manufacturing solution, including constraint-based scheduling, shop floor reporting, workforce management, and business process modeling applications, at its headquarters and manufacturing plant in Welcome, North Carolina. IFS regional sales and services partner Brij Image & Information, Inc. (brij) signed the contract with Summer Industries.

"We looked at other packages but felt that IFS was manageable for us as a small company, and had the depth of functionality and the ability to grow with us," said Steve Summers, president of Summer Industries.

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to provide Summer Industries the IFS solution that will help them get their business processes in line and position them for the type of tremendous growth they are anticipating," said Martin Green, CEO of brij.

The process industry is one of IFS' seven targeted markets. IFS provides industry-specific functionality for enterprises in pulp and paper, metals, food and beverage, and chemicals segments. IFS Applications for the process industry provides a complete asset and product lifecycle management solution along with support for all critical business processes, including RCM (reliability-centered maintenance), OEE (overall equipment effectiveness), plant design, maintenance management, standardized real-time automation integration, order handling, manufacturing management, quality management, and demand planning.

IFS customers in the process industry include SCA Graphics, Billerud, Stora Enso, Holmen Paper, Peterson, Crane, De La Rue, Hutmen, SSAB, Nucor Corp, Pepsi, Iams, V&S Absolut Spirits, DuPont, XSYS Print Solutions, Willamette Valley Company, Akzo Nobel, Becker Industrial Coatings, Jotun and SICPA.

Summer Industries, headquartered in Welcome, North Carolina, serves customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States in diverse industries such as pressure-sensitive tape and labels; paper, film, and foil manufacturing and converting; protective packaging; and textiles.

Established in 1986 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Brij Image & Information, Inc. (brij) offers a unique combination of business process solutions designed to help customers connect their operations, customers, and suppliers with seamless, automated business processes. These solutions include integrated and modular enterprise software solutions, web services-based solutions, composite application development, business process management, e-commerce and web development, customer relationship management, search engine marketing, branding, and collateral design solutions. Brij sells and implements solutions from partners, including IFS, Oracle, Cordys, and QlikTech. Brij is the master distributor for IFS Applications in a sixteen-state area in the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States. For more information, visit http://www.brijconnects.com .

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