IBM to Create New Platform for Mitas

Mitas and IBM announced on November 10 that IBM will create for the Czech Republic tyremaker a new enterprise integration platform based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). The new platform will, says IBM, significantly streamline application alignment and management, shortening time necessary for change deployment. Other benefits of the new Mitas platform include cost savings through more efficient system administration.

This agreement follows a successful cooperation between IBM and Mitas earlier this year when IBM and its subcontractor, Inter-Informatics, implemented a new electronic information application called the Tire Information System (TIS). The IBM solution, implemented in the first half of 2008, is an integral part of the production of Mitas off-road tyre production, supporting the tyre development lifecycle, processing data on utilised materials and generating workflows for specific machines and activities.