IBM India Ltd. organised the IBM Solutions Forum 2000 targeted at the small and medium industries in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The forum included discussions on a wide range of IBM technologies. IBM Solutions forum discussed IBM’s capability in addressing the needs of the Indian small and medium business segment with various industry specific solutions and e-business solutions.

Senior executives and experts from IBM India participated in the forum. The presentations were on Industry specific solutions like ERP solutions, Supply chain management and CRM, e-business solutions, ISP and Engineering technology solutions. These solutions are packaged to meet the needs of Indian customers with IBM’s popular technology products and services. Mr Ashish Kumar, the country manager small and medium business, IBM India Ltd. said, "As Indian industries become globally competitive their needs and business issues are becoming similar to that of companies across the globe. IBM’s technologies and solutions for Indian small and medium businesses provide a competitive edge in this era of globalisation." The Forum focussed on how companies can use the Internet and intranets to improve their marketing, customer service and safes. The thrust was on imparting the knowledge that e-business is not just Internet-based transactions but refers to all business activity from sales to operations to Inventory using the Internet, the Intranet and local networks.

Republished from Asian Age