IFS has signed a definitive agreement to purchase global software company Astea International. The transaction will enable the combined company to serve more customers in more markets, through a broader network of the best talent and partners in the industry. For years, IFS has provided customers in its focus industries solutions that can support a massive range of service management work, from highly complex field service operations, through to transactional field routing functions. By adding Astea to its already robust platform, the combined company will be in an even stronger position to take advantage of major industry trends like servitization to drive more value for customers in all focus industries.