International ARCHIBUS/FM Users' Conference in New York City, April 30-May 3, 2006
Premier Facilities Management Educational Event Explores Rapid Deployments
Boston, Massachusetts-December 20, 2005-ARCHIBUS, Inc., developer of the world's leading Total Infrastructure and Facilities Management (TIFM) solution, will hold its 11th annual International ARCHIBUS/FM Users' Conference this spring at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City's Times Square. This learning and networking event attracts vice presidents and directors of facilities, operations, and information technology; corporate real estate and property managers; strategic space planners; technology integrators; and industry experts from around the world.
Discover Global Best Practices for Generating Fast Results
This year's conference theme, "In a New York Minute: Generating Fast Results with ARCHIBUS/FM" acknowledges that today's organizations are demanding real-time, defensible information on their physical assets, operational performance, and regulatory compliance. Conference sessions delivered by ARCHIBUS/FM users will explore how they are able to rapidly deploy solutions that provide higher service levels at a lower cost.
Speakers represent diverse organizations such as Prudential Financial, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Colorado Department of Human Services, University of Sydney, Dow Jones & Company, Denver Public Schools, Calgary Health Region, Carnegie Mellon University, Scripps Networks, Inc., and more.
New Product Reviews
This four-day event will also showcase new ARCHIBUS/FM products, including the Project Management, Capital Budgeting, and Move Management applications. Technical sessions will demonstrate how these solutions provide accurate information on demand with quick drill-downs and sophisticated view analyses. Attendees will also see demonstrations of intelligent dashboards that show relevant information at a glance and dynamic scorecards that gauge organizations' performance and set the stage for continuous improvement.
Other topics among the 50+ scheduled sessions include working with document management, managing workflow rules, and integrating ERP systems.
Free Technical Training & Consultations
Conference attendees are eligible to attend a number of pre-conference ARCHIBUS/FM training sessions, covering topics such as space management, strategic master planning, introduction to XML, and more. These classes (a $1,200 USD value) are offered free of charge to pre-registered attendees. In addition, attendees are invited to discuss their challenges with ARCHIBUS technical and professional services staff in the Learning Center.
The conference will also include the popular Product Expo, where attendees can explore the extensive array of third-party products and solutions from the ARCHIBUS/FM developer network.
On-Line Registration
A complete conference registration form is available at www.archibus.com, with an Early Bird rate of $1,195 (US) for those who register on-line by January 20, 2006, and a rate of $1,495 thereafter.
About ARCHIBUS, Inc.
ARCHIBUS is the #1 provider of infrastructure and facilities management solutions in the world, with expenditures for ARCHIBUS/FM-related products and services exceeding $1.5 Billion (US). With ARCHIBUS/FM, organizations can use a single, comprehensive, integrated solution to make informed strategic decisions that optimize return-on-investment, lower asset life-cycle costs, and increase enterprise-wide productivity and profitability. Client organizations are reducing their infrastructure and facilities-related costs by as much as 34%.
Today, more than 3,000,000 ARCHIBUS/FM users collectively manage over 1.4 Million buildings around the globe. Available in over 130 countries and more than seventeen languages, ARCHIBUS/FM is supported through a global network of over 1,600 corporate real estate, information technology, infrastructure, and facilities management professionals.
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, ARCHIBUS, Inc. created the first integrated computer-aided facilities management system in 1982. Since then, ARCHIBUS, Inc. went on to create the world's first computer-integrated facilities management (CIFM(TM)) Enterprise and the world's first Total Infrastructure and Facilities Management (TIFM(TM)) Solution. Today, ARCHIBUS/FM solutions are considered to be best of class, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) offerings which can be rapidly deployed in less than 90 days with a return-on-investment, typically, in less than 6 months.
For more information on ARCHIBUS/FM, call 617-227-2508, email info@archibus.com, or visit www.archibus.com.
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