IBA Group Profile
IBA Group, a powerful IT service provider, offers a wide range of services including consulting, development, testing, migration, maintenance, and 24X7 support with major specializations in mainframe systems and applications, enterprise applications and web-based solutions, SAP solutions and other ERP systems, Lotus technologies, Business Intelligence (BI) and Tivoli solutions. With custom software development as our principal line of business, we are capable of covering the entire project lifecycle, from concept and implementation to maintenance, support and upgrade. IBA holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 and ČSN EN ISO 9001:2009 Certificates, and is at SEI CMMI Level 4 as judged by Gartner and TeraQuest. The IBA labor safety management system is certified to OHSAS 18001.
IBA Group is recognized by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) as one of The Global Outsourcing 100 in the Leaders Category with a special advertising feature in the May 5, 2010 issue of FORTUNE® magazine. In addition, IBA Group ranks as one of the world's largest software companies in the Software Magazine's 'Software 500' for the third consecutive year. For five consecutive years, IBA Group was rated among world's top global service providers in the annual 'Global Services 100' of Global Services and NeoAdvisory. In 2007, IBA Group was ranked number one in the category TOP 10 TO WATCH IN EMERGING EUROPEAN MARKETS.
Locations
IBA Group is on of the largest IT service provider in Eastern Europe performing onshore, near–shore and offshore projects with more than 2,500 professionals. Headquartered in Prague (Czech Republic), IBA Group's development centers are in Minsk and Gomel (Belarus), Prague and Brno (Czech Republic), while its representative offices are in the United States, Germany, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
Background
IBA was founded in 1993 as a software development company by IBM Corp. and the two leading Belarusian IT enterprises: the Computer Research Institute (NIIEVM) and the Minsk Computer Production Association (MPOVT). In 1999, IBM withdrew as a part owner of IBA, however, remains a strategic business partner. The small company eventually evolved into an international group.
Mission
The IBA Group mission is to effect change and improve business performance for our clients through the use of advanced information technologies.
Team
IBA employs more than 2,500 IT and business professionals. The IBA staff is composed of leading industry professionals who combine creative resourcefulness, strategic business thinking, and technical expertise. Our specialists are educated at the training centers of IBM, Sun Microsystems, HP, SAP, SAS, Microsoft, Novell, and 1C.
Customers
IBA serves customers in more than 30 countries across diverse markets and industries, including banking, transport, telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, trade, and public sectors.
Partners
Our partner base includes IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Novell, Oracle, Check Point, Sun Microsystems, Philips, Wincor–Nixdorf, Terrasoft, Trend Micro, Lenovo, VDEL and PTC. The IBA Group reputation is strengthened by a high level of business partnerships with IBM (Premier Business Partner for Software and for Systems and Services; TotalStorage Solution Center; Business Partner authorized as Reseller, Solution Provider, and Warranty Service Provider; Cognos, IBM FileNet Value-Add Reseller (VAR) and Service Provider, IBM Tivoli Deployment Accredited Business Partner level A), Lenovo (Business Partner), Check Point (Silver Partner, Certified Collaborative Support Provider/Certified Support Provider ), Sun Microsystems (Associate Partner), Oracle (PartnerNetwork Partner), SAP (Service Partner; SAP All-in-One Channel Partner, SAP Industry Preferred Partner for the railway sector and for power industry), Microsoft (Certified Service Partner and Managed Partner - MS Business Solutions, Solution Provider - Microsoft Dynamics AX), Novell (Gold Partner), Wincor–Nixdorf (Qualified Partner), Cisco (Registered Partner), VDEL (Partner) and PTC (Silver Partner).
Quality Management
Underscoring its commitment to the highest quality products and services, IBA was among the first in Europe to achieve SEI CMMI Level 4. IBA holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 certificates issued by TGA, a world known German appraisal agency, and ČSN EN ISO 9001:2009 certificate. In addition, IBA became the first IT company in Belarus to certify its labor safety management system to OHSAS 18001. In 2010, IBA certifed to EMV™ Specifications, a global standard for credit and debit payment cards based on chio card technology.
Competitive Advantages
- 2,500 well–educated multilingual employees
- 17–year experience of global outsourcing
- Competitive prices
- Offices in the Czech Republic, Belarus, Bulgaria, US, Germany, Cyprus, Russia and Kazakhsatn
- Customers across 5 continents in more than 30 countries
- Partnerships with leading IT providers
- Strong relationships with relevant government organizations
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 Certificates
- ČSN EN ISO 9001:2009 Certificate
- SEI CMMI Level 4 Maturity Rating
- Reliable security system
- Capacity to deploy resources
- Proximity to Western Europe with regular international connections
- Multiple project management models
- Flexible contract terms and payment methods.
With IBA Group, you will be able to attain higher margins, competitive costs, and increased flexibility to meet changing demand in the challenging market.
