CMS Manufacturing joins IBM's ISV Advantage initiative

With an eye on enhanced Web-based transaction processing, ERP vendor CMS Manufacturing Systems has joined IBM's ISV Advantage program, which targets independent software vendors (ISVs) with technical and marketing support to meet the IT needs of small and medium-size businesses.

CMS Manufacturing targets participants in "lean" supply chains characterized by tight relationships, as found in a range of verticals, from automotive to consumer goods. CMS believes participating in the IBM program will help it develop solutions using IBM's WebSphere family of e-business infrastructure software.

"As part of the agreement, we will enable CMS/400 on IBM WebSphere to make it easier for our customers to give their remote users the ability to access CMS/400 over the Web for advanced transaction processing," says Brian Angle, a CMS Manufacturing VP. "With better and more flexible transaction processing, our customers will attain new levels of efficiency and performance. Joining ISV Advantage is the latest enhancement in the close relationship we have enjoyed with IBM over the past 17 years."