Ferranti Computer Systems, headquartered in Antwerp (Belgium), was founded as a subsidiary of Ferranti International plc

Ferranti

Ferranti or Ferranti International plc was a UK electrical engineering and equipment firm that operated for over a century from 1885 until it went bankrupt in 1993. Known primarily for defence electronics, the Company was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but ceased trading in 1993.The...

 in 1976 and has been a member of the Nijkerk Group since 1994. It owes its name to its original founder Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti

Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti

Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de Ferranti was an electrical engineer and inventor.-Personal life:...

, an electrical engineer, born in Liverpool in 1864, who, at the age of 13, invented the arc light for street lighting and, when 16, built and patented an electrical generator (the Ferranti dynamo).

Ferranti Computer Systems develops MECOMS

MECOMS

MECOMS is an ERP, business support system and CRM for energy and utility companies. MECOMS is built on Microsoft Dynamics AX, and is a core Microsoft solution for the utilities vertical....

, an integrated meter-to-cash and meter data management solution which is built on top of Microsoft Dynamics AX

Microsoft Dynamics AX

is one of Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning software products. It is part of the Microsoft Dynamics family.-History:Microsoft Dynamics AX was originally developed as a collaboration between IBM and Damgaard as IBM Axapta. IBM returned all rights in the product to Damgaard shortly after the...

 (Microsoft's ERP suite).

In Benelux, Ferranti sells the product and acts as a system integrator. Outside the Benelux

Benelux

The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...

 region, Ferranti Computer Systems delivers its product through a channel organization of partners and offers professional services from Belgium, Germany, and India. Major system integrator partners for Europe are Logica and Euriware

Euriware

EURIWARE is a French company that provides advanced Consultancy and IT services in the spheres of energy, industry and defense.The core business of EURIWARE includes consultancy, systems integration and outsourcing.EURIWARE is fully owned by AREVA group, a French energy corporation mainly known as...

. Other reselling, consulting, and implementation partners are PwC

PwC

PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....

, HCL

Hindustan Computers

HCL is a global technology and IT Enterprise company based in Noida, India. The company comprises two publicly listed companies, HCL Technologies and HCL Infosystems....

, Wipro

Wipro

Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...

, Bluestar, and Praxis

Praxis

Praxis is the putting of theory into practice. The term may refer to:* Christian theological praxis* Praxis , the practice of faith, especially worship* The Praxis School, a school of Marxist philosophy...

. Additionally, for international development, Ferranti Computer Systems is making use of its Microsoft relationship and partner channel, leveraging Microsoft's clear interest in the energy and utility sector, and extending support capabilities in different regions.