Sime Darby Property is a leader in building sustainable communities with a global presence has embarked into the most talked about project in the property industry together with one of the largest Independent Software Vendor, IFCA MSC Berhad. Sime Darby Property is an integrated property player involved in Property Development, asset management, hospitality and leisure. Currently, Sime Darby Property has a significant presence in the Asia-Pacific region with projects in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam and China.

As at 30 June 2007,the Developer Management projects in Malaysia by Sime Darby Property has a total gross development value (GDV) in excess of RM18 billion. The Developer Managements in Singapore have a total GDV of SG$248 million.

The land bank available for immediate development by Sime Darby Property over the next 5 years is approximately 8,700 acres, of which the bulk of 3,874 acres of undeveloped property land bank is strategically located in the Klang Valley and Selangor.

Sime Darby Property is created through the integration of the property arms of the former Golden Hope Plantations Berhad, Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad and Sime Darby Berhad. Together, Sime Darby Property is currently involved in the development of some of the well-known townships/projects in the country.

To achieve its vision as a premier community developer, Sime Darby seeks to combine the best of residential, commercial and retail concepts, whilst providing higher standards of convenience, security and quality to its customers.

Sime Darby Property has engaged IFCA MSC Berhad; a leading independent software solution provider in Asia-Pacific to offer Malaysia's very first fully integrated portal-based e-business management solution for property companies.

IFCA SoftwareTM for Property Companies built on the latest Microsoft.Net platform is aimed at empowering property companies to connect and collaborate with their valued customers, employees and business partners/supply chain via a single dynamic web interface that have been earmarked to pave the way towards Empowering Collaboration, Community and Commerce" covering the entire business scope like B2B (business to business), B2C (business to clients) and B2E (business to employee). IFCA SoftwareTM provides the convenience and flexibility to access to both real-time applications and data thus helping organizations create an optimized workflow environment that improves operational efficiency and profitability by increasing communication effectively with current and potential customers and business partners/suppliers.

One of the most touted benefit to be embraced by Sime Darby Property will be consolidation of 4 SILO system applications namely Microsoft Axapta, IFCA Property Plus, AS400 & CRM Focus/UEP CRM to one single Integrated Portal-based e-Business Management Solution; IFCA SoftwareTM. In the current age of information empowerment, it is crucial to have a smooth flow of connectivity that links one to the world of information irregardless of time and place.

One of the most renowned project that is talked about in the market is SPICES (Sime Darby Property Integrated Commerce Enterprise System). This was initiated by the Key Process Owners KPOs of Sime Darby Property where the project will be spearheaded by Sime Darby Property's IT Division together with IFCA's professional team.

For more information about Sime Darby Properties, please visit http://property.simedarby.com