The Hindu : Business : IBS SmartCargo bags North American customers

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Saturday, Mar 11, 2006

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IBS SmartCargo bags North American customers

Special Correspondent

Thiruvananthapuram: The IBS Software Services has secured two launch customers for its air cargo inventory management product, SmartCargo. CargoJet and Northern Air Cargo, both based out of North America, have chosen the IBS product from among international competitors.

According to an official press note here today, CargoJet, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, selected SmartCargo for its combination of optimised inventory control, Internet booking capability and online track and trace services. Northern Air Cargo has a mixed fleet of DC6, B727-100 and ATR 72 freighter aircraft and hauls all types of air cargo.

V.K. Mathews, chairman and managing director of IBS, said, "SmartCargo was envisioned as an efficient and cost-effective cargo handling system and developed with our considerable domain experience and hardcore technical expertise.

The fact that CargoJet and Northern Air Cargo have chosen SmartCargo over other products, takes IBS one step further towards our vision of becoming the global leader in the travel logistics domain."

SmartCargo is a futuristic solution that supports the integrated management of cargo reservations and ground operations.

An effective tool for cargo capacity management, tracking, pricing and revenue optimisation, it enables accurate estimation of available cargo capacities using historical information, increases revenue through better management of available capacities.

In addition, it maintains integrated cargo tariffs, thus enabling airlines to provide the best possible prices and to assess the effectiveness of cargo operations in terms of revenue and provides to-the-point information on shipment status. It also facilitates communication of shipment status to the supplier/customer.

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