Fifth Thales Site Selects K3's IBS for Integration Project

Thales AFV Systems has selected K3 Business Technology Group to supply a 30-user IBS system at its manufacturing plant in Belvedere Kent. This is now the fifth site to take IBS as part of the Thales Integration Project, designed to bring synergy between the businesses.

The company (PRWEB) July 26, 2002 -systems for armoured vehicles that are supplied to defence and interior ministries, NATO and UN Forces, National Guards and Special Forces around the world.

Thales AFV Systems products have been used on every UK armoured vehicle since the Centurion. For example, on Challenger 2, the latest MBT of the British Army, 10 different items are supplied and supported. These include driver, commander, gunner and loader periscopes; cupolas and hatches; turret traverse rate and displacement indicator unit; and grenade dischargers.

The implementation will use the standard IBS interfaces to the CODA financial suite (already widely used throughout the Group), and will also exploit the Group Management Reporting system that has been developed around IBS, providing ready made management reports and 'key performance indicators'. The implementation will be based around a Microsoft NT Server, and will be live by September 2002.

Alastair Beaton, Defence Optronics Integration Manager of Thales Group commented: 'K3 has been an excellent partner to date, flexible, reactive and responsible. IBS offers the best possible combination of proven functionality married to the latest technical innovations. This is the ideal solution for AFV.'

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

K3 Business Technology Group plc is a public company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Formerly known as Kewill ERP, the company is one of the UK's leading authors and suppliers of Supply Chain Management and ERP software for the SME Sector. Products include IBS, Micross and Micross for Windows range (ERP solutions), Omicron (financial software) and JobBOSS for small jobshops.

K3's clients in the UK clients include Rolls Royce, Thomson CSF, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Thales. With over 1650 current UK customers, the company is the UK's market leading supplier of UK-developed Supply Chain Management software to the SME sector.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Thomas               
K3 Business Technology Group plc
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E-mail: richard.thomas@k3btg.com                       
K3 can also be reached on its websites: www.lenamanufacturing.com and www.k3btg.com