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ifs ApplicAtions™ Keeping business Agile

Agility begins with usAbility The tools we use to run our business are supposed to enhance our productivity. but too often, we wind up spending a lot of time struggling to use these very tools. That is why ifs, with our focus on user productivity, is taking simple and intuitive usability to new heights. so you can spend more time taking care of business, and less time struggling with your technology.

intuitive. efficient. AttrActive.when was the last time you read through the manual, or attended a course, before using a self-service check-in terminal in the airport? we have made ifs applications™ a “walk up and use” enterprise application. while domain-specific knowledge in purchasing, manufacturing and other areas will always be necessary, we have made our technology as easy to use as surfing the web or using an iphone. simple and effective tools to navigate, search, and perform actions remove the biggest time wasters when using enterprise software. all this combined with an attractive design makes for an application that creates user excitement rather than user frustration.

with an appealing design and familiar, intuitive tools, ifs applications all but eliminates the need to learn how to move about and use the system.

tAKe seArching out of the dArK Agesone of the most frustrating things about using enterprise software is when you try to find anything in the vast array of screens and query boxes. it can feel like using the web before the days of google™, when in order to find anything, you paradoxically had to already know where it was! That is why ifs introduced the industry’s first integrated enterprise application search, making searching your enterprise data as easy as using google. This search capability comes integrated with ifs applications at no additional cost, and delivers targeted and effective search results that a standalone tool cannot match.

with ifs enterprise application search, searching in ifs applications is as easy as using google. results are presented in order of relevance and can easily be categorized to help users when the number of hits is large. ifs security features guarantee that the search results only contain information the user is authorized to view.

perfect for ‘sticKy’ situAtionsnew collaboration methods we call ‘sticky’ notes make it easier for users to find, share and use both structured and unstructured information. enterprise data is visible to all in the relevant business context, rather than getting lost in an individual’s mailbox. seeing all relevant data—including documents attached to a record—is easier than ever before. sharing thoughts and comments with colleagues is intuitive. ifs applications has always handled structured processes, data and workflows, but now makes interaction more fluid and less formal.

sharing unstructured data like web links, pictures and other files is now as easy as adding a sticky note to any record. passing tasks back and forth is as easy as sending an email or adding a task to an associate’s “to-do” list.

tAngle free nAvigAtionwhen it comes to using software, two things are certainly true—it is easier to recognize than remember, and everyone knows how to use a web browser. unfortunately, enterprise software often requires users to remember a great deal about how to use the interface. ifs applications

changes that by working just like a web browser. users will recognize navigating with hyperlinks, using “favorites” shortcuts, the “back arrow” and other tools to help you find the way.

with ifs applications, you surf your enterprise as easily as you surf the web. innovative tools like the visual “recent screens” let users stay orientated when multitasking or working with large amounts of information.

personAl touchno one works in exactly the same way, which is why ifs applications allows the user experience to be adapted to the needs of the individual, as well as the environment where it is used. novice users can start with a simple, minimalist look and add more and more features and screen elements as their skill level advances.

ifs applications can be used with a minimal set of tools visible, freeing up screen real estate on small laptops and ultra-mobile pcs. users with bigger displays can take advantage of working with multiple windows and keeping more tools and related information visible simultaneously.

the gentle touchTouch-sensitive screens are becoming more and more popular with users, particularly in the world of tablets. with just the tip of a finger you can swipe your way to your destination, open up menus and search and move items—in other words you can do pretty much anything you like. ifs Touch technology is now very much part of ifs applications and enables users to effortlessly cruise the entire application with fingertip ease.

The clear well structured navigation enables users to ‘touch’ their way to their destination with fingertip ease.

breAKing down bArriersifs Talk provides the business community with a way to communicate within ifs applications in a similar fashion to the way they do in their private lives. for example, with ifs Talk an ifs applications user can now post a question onto a message board, rather like the wall in facebook, and then use ifs Talk to discuss in detail using the ‘communicate in context’ feature. Just imagine how much easier it will be for people new to a project to bring themselves up to speed using ifs Talk—the ‘pulse’ within a company.

collaboration couldn’t be easier. ifs Talk provides the perfect situation for work colleagues to communicate with one another.

pure And siMpleas business becomes more complex, our software must become simpler. as we are all taking on more work and wearing multiple hats within our organizations, the software we use must allow us to learn new business functions with minimal training. our software must move us forward, not get in the way.

www.ifsworld.com

This documenT may conTain sTaTemenTs of possible fuTure funcTionaliTy for ifs’ sofTware producTs and Technology. such sTaTemenTs of fuTure funcTionaliTy are for informaTion purposes only and should noT be inTerpreTed as any commiTmenT or represenTaTion. ifs and all ifs producT names are Trademarks of ifs. The names of acTual companies and producTs menTioned herein may be The Trademarks of Their respecTive owners.

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