Ardison aims for 20% sales growth for 2005

Argentine IT solutions firm Ardison Software & Consulting aims to grow revenues 20% during 2005, the firm said in a statement. Revenues for fiscal 2004 were 4mn pesos (US$1.37mn), which was a 20% increase over the prior fiscal year. During 2003 and 2004, Ardison invested 100,000 pesos in research and development of a new technology it plans to put into future versions of its flagship Arballon ERP solution. "2005 represents an important year in terms of advances in the technological field and has begun with the integration of Java and .Net technologies into Arballon Business Software, the first new version of which will be available in July," Arballon sales director Silvana Arbison said. The ERP Arballon solution is aimed at increasing company productivity and improving business processes. Ardison ranks among Argentina's top four IT professional service providers, according to the statement. The firm is intent on international expansion through an alignment with French technology outsourcer Thales Information System, which will represent the ERP Arballon Business Software throughout Latin America using its team of 130 consultants.