FM:Systems Honored with a Fast 50 Award

RALEIGH, N.C. – November 5, 2007 – FM: Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM), was recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the Triangle at Triangle Business Journal’s annual Fast 50 Awards ceremony on November 1, 2007.

FM:Systems ranked 39th overall on the list of 50. The rankings were determined by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who evaluated and ranked locally headquartered private companies based on a formula that takes into account both dollar growth and percentage rate of growth over a three-year period. To be considered companies were required to have had at least $3 million in revenue in 2006.

"By applying technology in new ways we help organizations transform the way they manage their workplaces,” said Michael Schley, CEO and Founder of FM:Systems. "Being recognized as a Fast 50 Company proves clients trust our ability in helping them reach ambitious goals.”

“Each of the Fast 50 companies has contributed a great deal to the Triangle community,” says Charlene Grunwaldt, Triangle Business Journal publisher.  “They are dynamic businesses representing diverse industries.  The stories of their successes are very compelling.”

FM:Systems and the other 49 winning companies are profiled in an in-depth special Fast 50 Awards section in Triangle Business Journal’s November 2 edition.

About FM:Systems, Inc.
FM:Systems helps facilities and real estate professionals improve customer service, reduce costs and increase productivity enterprise-wide by connecting people, place and process. The web-based software improves management of space, occupancy, moves, maintenance, leases and property. 

Customer results include: real estate costs reduced by 10 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
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