BANGALORE, INDIA: IBS Software Services, a leading global provider of new-generation IT solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics industry announced that its next-generation cargo management system, iCargo has gone-live for the first time at Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), Japan's only all-cargo airline, and IBS' launch customer for the product.

This system which was developed in collaboration with leading cargo airlines such as South African Airways Cargo, Gulf Air, Air New Zealand Cargo, Qantas Freight and Australian Air Express, provides comprehensive functionality to support the South African Airways Cargo, Gulf Air, Air New Zealand Cargo, Qantas Freight and Australian Air Express, provides comprehensive functionality to support the management of airfreight, from shipper to consignee.

iCargo will optimise the inventory of NCA's flights and allow them to plan airfreight capacity, track goods, manage customers, rate AWB, manage terminal operations and handle mail and Unit Load Devices (ULD).  The new system, which replaces the Unisys system, will also allow NCA better overall revenue management. 

Masaaki Kariya, senior VP and director, IT strategy, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) said: "This is one of the biggest events for NCA that iCargo could have a successful cut over on 07 April 2008, 00:00 (Japan Local Time). NCA and IBS have had a tough job to have this big success since project had started in July 2006. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to  Mathews and all IBS staff who joined NCA's iCargo project. I can say that NCA will improve our business processes with iCargo."  

V K Mathews, chairman and CEO, IBS Group said: "I am very pleased that iCargo has now gone live at Nippon Cargo Airlines. This marks the most significant milestone in the evolution of the product since it was first conceived in 2002 and the fulfillment of a dream for the iCargo team. More importantly, iCargo provides NCA with a flexible and versatile cargo management system that will help them improve their service levels significantly, manage their cargo business in a more cost effective manner and remain competitive in an evolving market."