IFS, the global enterprise applications company, and NEC Corporation announce today the launch of an extension to IFS Applications, the enterprise applications suite, for the Thai food and beverage industry.

The extension is the result of a joint project involving both companies and can be implemented as a NEC cloud computing service or as a standard server solution.

The extension has been developed to meet the demands of companies within the food and beverage industry that plan and produce main products, co-products and by-products from one raw material in a single process, such as dairies and meat processing plants. The solution also includes rich functionality for trade management as an essential part of the distribution process.

The solution is a joint offer from IFS and NEC and will initially be presented to the Thai market. The two companies have many customers worldwide within the food and beverage industry. By combining the two companies' extensive industry experiences, IFS and NEC can offer companies a true best-practice industry solution. The solution is available as an extension of IFS Applications 7.5 SP5 and can be deployed as a standard server solution or as a NEC cloud computing service. The solution will later be launched in other Asian markets.

"We are very excited to enter the food and beverage industry in Thailand as a first step, and later in other Asian markets, together with NEC. Our long-standing partnership makes us well-positioned to succeed in this dynamic market. We are working together towards extended functionality within the industry in order to address all customers within the sector," said Jan Brun