2003 Press Releases
Glovia in the news
Glovia International Establishes the Glovia Innovation Center to Help Manufacturers Understand and Implement Advanced Solutions
Extended ERP Provider Appoints Industry Veteran Jerry Wills to Lead Initiative
El Segundo, Calif., July 28, 2003 - Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today the establishment of the Glovia Innovation Center. The new group enables Glovia to share its deep manufacturing expertise and advanced extended ERP solutions more effectively with customers, prospects and partners. The company also announced the appointment of Jerry Wills as Vice President, Glovia Innovation Center to lead the new initiative.
The primary mission of the Glovia Innovation Center is to educate customers and prospects about the latest advanced solution components of the company's ERP suite, glovia.com-including supply chain management, collaboration & integration, and business intelligence-and demonstrate how to use them to increase return on investment and deliver a competitive advantage. Under Wills' direction, the Glovia Innovation Center establishes a central knowledge base within Glovia and works directly with the company's sales and professional services teams to disseminate this information.
"Glovia's solution has evolved and expanded considerably over time," said Dennis Michalis, president and chief executive officer for Glovia International. "We felt it was critical to form an organization expressly focused to help our customers and prospects understand and implement our advanced technology and solution components to meet their needs more quickly and efficiently. Jerry's proven ability to think outside the box, his extensive development and sales support background, and his unique ability to demonstrate the true value of glovia.com to manufacturers made him the natural choice to lead the Innovation Center."
By increasing the awareness of Glovia's advanced technology and extended ERP solution components, the Glovia Innovation Center will enable customers to leverage their existing investment in glovia.com more powerfully, and enable Glovia to show prospects the comprehensive capabilities of the company's extended ERP suite. The Glovia Innovation Center has already successfully helped several manufacturers to implement advanced solutions for web procurement and collaboration, including Fujitsu Shared Services Division and Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe.
Wills has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry and most recently served as Glovia's Vice President of Research & Development. Earlier in his career at Glovia, Wills led the company's B2B e-business sales efforts. Prior to joining Glovia, Wills held various senior technical sales and development positions at Pro-IV Systems, Ltd. and McDonnell Douglas Information Systems, Ltd.
"I am excited to be leading this groundbreaking initiative within Glovia," commented Wills. "Our significant, ongoing investment in research and development means we are continually creating new technologies and new solutions. The challenge is making sure our customers understand the capabilities we have to offer. By building a central repository of knowledge and information, the Glovia Innovation Center will show our customers and prospects how glovia.com can solve their most pressing business needs."
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About Glovia International
Glovia International, Inc., a subsidiary of Fujitsu, is a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for companies with global operations. Glovia's ERP suite, glovia.com, delivers unmatched functionality to ETO/MTO, High Volume and Automotive manufacturers, including engineering, project management, supply chain and collaboration. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., Glovia serves the needs of its 900 customers in more than 100 countries. For more information about Glovia and its extended ERP solution, please visit www.glovia.com or call (800) 223-3799.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and telecommunications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$38 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003. For additional information, visit: http://www.fujitsu.com.
