Bangalore (India), Jan 11: IBS participated in the 65th Annual Indian Roads Congress held in Bangalore, India from 8–10 Jan 2005. KK Krishna Kumar, Manager - National Sales made a curtain raiser to a soon-to-be-launched product RSMS (Road Safety Management System) on January 10th.

The presentation elicited a positive response and members of the audience were quite keen to know more about the product, its features and benefits. Demonstrations were made for senior government officials from the Central Road Research Institute from many Indian states.

The Road Safety Management System (RSMS) is an accident data system that facilitates efficient recording and analysis of road accident data, built according to international crash data standards. It ensures collaboration between the traffic police, Public Works Department, motor vehicles department, insurance companies and road safety NGOs.

RSMS’ key differentiating factors include GIS capabilities, platform independence, multi-lingual interfaces and low cost of ownership.

The Indian Roads Congress (IRC) is the premier technical body of Highway Engineers in the country.

Trivandrum (India), Jan 06: IBS Software Services (IBS) announced plans to commence operations of its second development centre at Infopark, Cochin. This is keeping in line with IBS’ plans to further strengthen its position as a leading global IT company in the TTL (Travel, Transportation and Logistics) industry. Apart from the development centre in Trivandrum, IBS’ group companies operate out of Atlanta, London, Dubai and Sydney.

Houston (Texas), Jun 03: The User Group Conference for Oil and Gas companies that IBS hosted on 1st June 2005 at Houston, Texas, saw several large Oil majors discussing industry best practices and the efficacy of IT solutions in optimising their logistics operations. The conference was specifically meant for IBS’ clients in the Oil and Gas sector, all of who currently use the iLogistics genre of solutions.

The conference also made the users aware of planned enhancement/evolution of the products in use. The participants were introduced to the novel concept of iLogistics being offered by IBS as a completely hosted solution. This would mean that IBS would make iLogistics available as a community-based system that oil and gas companies could use, to share logistics resources amongst themselves for greater optimisation and improved economy in their upstream operations.

Trivandrum (India), May 24: As a first step towards actualising its plan to ramp up its development operations, IBS Software Services, headquartered in Trivandrum, has acquired 5 acres of land in the Technopark campus, at Kazhakootam. IBS signed the deed with the Technopark officials on 23rd May 2005.

Announcing the acquisition, VK Mathews, CMD – IBS Software Services said, “We have now reached a stage where we should look for our own office complex which will help us to be together and address our growth requirements. We will be building a state-of-the-art facility, which can accommodate, when fully built, up to 2,000 staff.”

The company has acquired a prime location close to the Technopark main gate, and plans to build a fully equipped, self-sufficient multi-storied building complex, in order to house its rapidly expanding software development facilities. Currently IBS Trivandrum operates out of the Nila and Chandragiri buildings at Technopark.

Since its inception in 1997, IBS has recorded consistent growth in turnover as well as employee strength. IBS has recently commenced operations from its second development centre at Infopark, Kochi. For IBS, the next few years are crucial in terms of growth, with an IPO tentatively scheduled for October 2006. The decision to build its own software development complex re-affirms IBS’ bonding with Technopark as well as with Trivandrum. The state Government’s progressive IT policies, best-in-class infrastructure and availability of talent locally have gone a long way in encouraging IBS to make Technopark, Trivandrum, the hub of its global operations.