FM:SyStems Announces Project management Module and New Capabilities to FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite

Version 7.1 Adds New Power and Flexibility to Software

RALEIGH, N.C. – September 17, 2008 – FM:Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, today announced the addition of the Project Management Module as well as a version 7.1 product upgrade to the FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite. The new module and features provide more power and flexibility to its already robust product suite.

“The initial feedback from customers has been tremendous,” stated Michael Schley, CEO and founder, FM:Systems. “While we’ve held fast to our core principals of creating user-friendly and configurable software, we’ve added numerous new capabilities that will help our customers find new ways to improve planning and performance.”     

New Project Management Module
The Project Management Module tracks facility and capital projects from initiation to completion to improve communication, help monitor budgets and timelines and streamline tasks.  With the new module facilities professionals will save time, improve accountability and reduce costs. The new module enables users to: 

• centralize project requirements from internal customer requests, facilities assessments and capital planning processes
• manage and align project estimates and approvals
• communicate project schedules and costs 
• standardize processes by configuring forms, view and notifications to streamline project management and ensure compliance with business processes.
• maintain and monitor project status, budgets and schedules across multiple projects and locations, providing visibility to management and internal customers

“Our customers manage a large number of projects, juggling multiple vendors, budgets, and approvals for each one,” said Marty Chobot, vice president of marketing for FM:Systems. “Now they can easily view and manage all their projects from one location, helping them stay on schedule and under budget.”     

Key FM:Interact 7.1 New Features:
Version 7.1 of the FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite provides powerful new features to help users track important deadlines, improve internal communications and make the system even easier to use. These include:   

• a powerful notification engine that enables users to define an unlimited number of notification rules to eliminate delays and miscommunication in any business process. 
• robust dashboards enhance the presentation of information and allow users to monitor and improve business performance.    
• enhanced reporting features like report filters, drilldowns and easy export to PDF and Excel formats. 
• Ad hoc reporting which enables business users to quickly and easily create reports on demand.
• configurable group home pages that enable the user experience to be tailored to different types of users.
• mobile access to maintenance data that enables greater mobility for supervisors managing and dispatching requests
• calendar rules that enable system administrators to support facility policies by blocking or opening days for specific functions – for example, preventing move requests on weekends. 

About the FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite
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 floor plans, reports, employee information and critical documents.

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, Africa 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
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