Mesirow Financial Realizes Significant Benefits with FM:SystemS' FM:interact™
Mesirow Financial finds an easier and faster way to manage moves, adds and changes in the workplace with facilities management software
RALEIGH, N.C. and CHICAGO, IL– December 18, 2007 – FM:Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facilities management software (CAFM), today announced that Mesirow Financial is realizing significant benefits such as reliable reporting and more effective move management, following the purchase of FM:Interact, the FM:Systems Web-based facility management software product. Headquartered in Chicago, Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial services firm with $25 billion in assets under management.
“It used to be a very manual process to calculate chargebacks and schedule and plan moves. FM:Systems’ technology has greatly increased our productivity within the department as we’ve cut the amount of time to provide these services in half,” said Tammy Bivona, vice president of facility services for Mesirow Financial. “We have a churn rate of 40-50 percent, and the software helps us keep our plans up to date with minimal effort.”
With a successful ticket system in place for the company’s technology resource center, Mesirow Financial needed a solution that would allow them to seamlessly integrate their technology and facilities management systems. “It made sense to use FM:Systems products because they easily integrated into our current processes,” adds Bivona.
In addition, Mesirow Financial is experiencing rapid growth, adding approximately sixteen locations over the past three years. Finding a system that could accommodate this growth and report on the facilities data accurately was essential.
“The reporting feature of FM:Interact makes our chargeback procedures a more accurate and reliable source of information, making our accounting department very happy,” said Bivona.
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
“We pride ourselves on our commitment to our customers and helping them deliver results,” said Michael Schley, CEO and founder of FM:Systems. “As a company that is experiencing rapid growth, Mesirow Financial is an ideal example of how leading facilities groups can use technology to support the needs of the business.”
About Mesirow Financial
Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Chicago. Founded in 1937, it is an independent employee-owned firm with offices across the country and in the United Kingdom. With expertise in Investment Management, Investment Services, Insurance Services, Investment Banking, Consulting and Real Estate, Mesirow Financial strives to meet the financial needs of institutions, public sector entities, corporations and individuals. This year marks Mesirow Financial's 70th anniversary. For more information about Mesirow Financial, visit their Web site at www.mesirowfinancial.com.
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.
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