FM:Systems Enhances FM:Interact and FM:Space
Key Features Include AutoCAD 2008 Support and Improved Move Workflow
RALEIGH, N.C. – June 28, 2007 – FM:Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS), today announced enhancements to its FM:Interact and FM:Space Web-based facility management software products. The new features will be a part of Version 7.0.3 and will include support for AutoCAD 2008 as well as improved move management functionality.
“Churn is an enormous problem for our customers, so we are always looking to enhance our technology in this area,” said Byron Barton, manager of software development. “These product improvements will increase the value of our software to our customers and enable them to better manage their space and control facility costs.”
Key 7.0.3 enhancements include:
- AutoCAD 2008 support, enabling customers to also take advantage of the latest updates in DWF technology.
- Enhanced move management workflow options, such as additional notification messages for planned moves such as occupied rooms, rooms not intended for occupancy, etc. These new features help customers avoid potential move conflicts
- SMTP authentication to secure outgoing emails.
- Faster annotations within AutoCAD, enabling more efficient use of the system especially among distributed project teams.
- Choice of months to begin a fiscal year, giving users more flexibility in how they use the software.
“To remain on the forefront of facility technology we constantly enhance and improve the capabilities of our software,” said Michael Schley, president and CEO of FM:Systems. “We have a responsibility to our customers to continue to meet and exceed their needs.”
About FM:Interact
FM:Interact is an integrated suite of powerful, Web-based workplace management products that enable organizations to share facilities information and manage processes that impact entire organizations. FM:Interact runs on an organization’s intranet and can be accessed by all employees using standard Web browsers. With its intuitive interface, companies have quick and easy access to key facilities information such as floorplans, reports, employee information and critical documents.
FM:Interact enables an organization to:
- Manage space and occupancy across multiple locations
- Access property information with a simple point and click map-based interface
- Run live reports, view floor plans, search archived drawings and critical documents
- Share facilities information enterprise-wide via the corporate intranet
- Dynamically search for employees and related information
- Streamline maintenance and move processes
- Provide responsive and efficient service to an organization
About FM:Systems, Inc.
By connecting people, place and process, FM:Systems helps facilities and real estate professionals improve customer service, reduce costs and increase productivity enterprise-wide. FM:Systems web-based software improves management of space, occupancy, moves, maintenance, leases and property. Customer results include: real estate costs reduced by 15 percent, move spend reduced by 83 percent, enterprise productivity savings of $1.5 million and an internal customer satisfaction rate of 97 percent.
Many of the world’s leading organizations rely on FM:Systems products including CA, Devon Energy, Freddie Mac, GMAC Financial Services, Herman Miller, Indiana University, 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
Crossroads Public Relations on behalf of FM:Systems
919-821-2822
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