FM:Systems Expands International Business Partner Program with Messrs ShelterCarefm Consult

Nigerian Company Helps Customers Focus on the Importance of Facilities Management

RALEIGH, N.C. – January 29, 2008 – FM:Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, today announced a new business partnership with Messrs ShelterCareFM Consult.  Through the partnership, FM:Systems will provide the Nigerian-based company with software and training to ensure quality implementations of FM:Systems products in and around Nigeria.   

“After looking at other software solutions, we were most attracted to the intuitiveness of the FM:Systems interface,” said Collins Osayamwen, senior consultant at Messrs ShelterCareFM.  “FM:Systems is extremely forward-thinking and  user-centric, and we felt their products would work well in the Nigerian market.”

Added Collins, “In the past Nigeria simply recreated and rebuilt when buildings needed repairs instead of maintaining the current infrastructure.  People have grown tired of watching our cities deteriorate, and an atmosphere of maintenance is emerging.  We feel the environment is ripe in Nigeria for the facilities industry to explode.  Partnering with FM:Systems will help us bring quality products to our customers to help in this transformation of thinking in Nigeria.”     

“It’s exciting to see the profession grow especially in emerging markets like Nigeria,” said Marty Chobot, vice president of marketing for FM:Systems.  “ShelterCareFM Consult is not only a thriving business but is also very passionate about advancing the facilities profession.  We look forward to helping them expand in Nigeria.”

The FM:Systems international partner program is a comprehensive package of training, technical support, and marketing and sales opportunities.  The program offers competitive advantages for FM:Systems partners and provides a highly skilled and knowledge base of resources for FM:Systems customers. 

About Messrs ShelterCareFM Consult
Messrs ShelterCareFM Consult is a multi-disciplinary consultancy group possessing a broad spectrum of high caliber expertise in Facilities Management. Incorporated in 2004, Messrs ShelterCareFM Consult’s goal is to provide intelligent solutions supporting our client's core business at a reduced cost, resulting in greater efficiencies and profitability.  They offer the best and most versatile FM intelligent solutions by combining human experience with the opportunities of computer technology. 

Messrs ShelterCareFM Consortium delivers unmatched professional services with efficient project management through a network of twelve interrelated branches throughout Nigeria, including: Lagos State, Edo State, River State, Oyo State, Kaduna State, Benue State, Imo State, Delta State, Kano State and Abuja the Federal Capital Territory.Messrs ShelterCareFM Consult currently has ten consultants in the field and is working to expand that number.  For more information about Messrs SheltercareFM, please visit www.sheltercarefmconsult.com or email info@sheltercarefmconsult.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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