June 4, 2019 – Cleo , a specialist in ecosystem integration software, announced it has entered into a technology partnership with Astra Inc. , a Gold Service Partner of IFS in North America, to co-develop a native integration for IFS ERP customers who are seeking end-to-end integration of workflows with IFS to optimize the performance of their business processes.
The global partnership creates a pathway for IFS customers to access the Cleo Integration Cloud platform, extending those organizations’ integration capabilities beyond B2B to include application and data integration for back-end ERP, CRM, FSM, SCM, BI, and other associated applications.
The planned native connector is expected to be generally available in June. Targeted for mid-market and enterprise organizations, businesses using the connector will be able to integrate their internal data flows as well as their external ecosystem interactions with customers, suppliers, and external trading partners to IFS through Cleo Integration Cloud. This will enable joint Cleo-Astra customers to extend their IFS ERP solution by integrating CRM, EDI, fulfillment, and other enterprise applications and ecosystems. The result is automated end-to-end data workflows and visibility into mission-critical cycles, such as order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and load tender-to-invoice.
Astra has been a specialist in IFS consulting, implementation, and support to companies in North America for more than 10 years. With its knowledge and experience in implementing IFS Applications, the company is now expanding into EMEA and other regions where IFS customers are based. In addition to providing IFS consulting services, Astra has also developed information management workflow applications for IFS customers, including FastAP, FastDocs, AutoArchive and B2B Portals (Customer and Supplier Portals).
Cleo Integration Cloud is designed to help organizations connect, integrate, and analyze the dynamic network of ecosystem entities – people, partners, customers, systems, applications, things – and enable critical integrations. By integrating B2B systems inside and outside the enterprise, connecting enterprise applications in the cloud, and enabling modern SaaS solutions to work with legacy platforms, Cleo Integration Cloud’s ecosystem-driven approach orchestrates business workflows and processes.