FM:Systems Joins Oscre as Associate Member
FM:Systems will participate in defining industry standards and improving interoperability of its products withother workplace management technologies
Raleigh, N.C – April 24, 2006 – FM:Systems, a provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS), today announced that it has joined the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE) as an associate member. With over 22 years of experience in the facility management FM:Systems hopes to bring its knowledge to help influence and shape industry standards. In return, by adopting OSCRE standards, FM:Systems will continue to expand the openness and interoperability of FM:Interact – the company’s modular IWMS software suite.
“FM:Systems understands that our customers use a wide range of systems to manage their property and workplaces and we have always placed great emphasis on providing an open, configurable platform for workplace management,” said Michael Schley, CEO for FM:Systems.
“We look forward to working with OSCRE to contribute to a framework that will help workplace management professionals more easily connect those systems to drive greater value for their organizations.”
As an associate member of OSCRE, FM:Systems will participate in workgroups that help define standards and establish guidelines to improve communication between the many different real estate and workplace management stakeholders.
“We are thrilled to have Mike Schley and the FM:Systems team join us in developing standard definitions and classifications that will ultimately allow end-users to implement new software applications much quicker, but will also provide apples-to-apples comparison for internal and external benchmarking,” said OSCRE’s CEO Andy Fuhrman. “Mike has been one of my mentors for CAD Layering Guideline and Floor Area Measurement when I transitioned from construction to the world of Computer Aided Facilities Management in 1991. I look forward to working with him and his staff. I have no doubt they have a lot to contribute.”
About the Open Standard Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE) Americas
Headquartered in Washington D.C., As a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization OSCRE Americas mission is to effectively facilitate the standards development process among key real estate stakeholders, including owners, investors, operators, tenants, developers, service providers, regulatory agencies, consulting firms, vendors and suppliers —to benefit all stakeholders and enable the real estate industry to function more efficiently in the digital economy. For more information please visit our website at http://www.oscre.org or contact Elaine Groves at Elaine.Groves@oscre.org or (678)937.9750
About FM:Systems, Inc.
FM:Systems, Inc. provides integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) that help facilities and real estate professionals deliver better customer service, reduce costs, and improve the productivity of the entire organization. Customers take advantage of FM:Systems’ web-based applications to improve facilities and space management, real estate and portfolio management, and maintenance management.
Many of the world’s leading organizations rely on FM:Systems solutions such as Bellsouth, Cendant, Computer Associates, Devon Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, GMAC Financial Services, Lockheed Martin, NASD, Northwestern University, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Progress Energy, Target Stores and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
FM:Systems is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and conducts business in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information about FM Systems, please visit www.fmsystems.com or call 1-800-648-8030.
Media Contact
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