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Press Release Summary:
ARCHIBUS/FM v12.2 includes Emergency Preparedness Tools, which allow organizations to respond quickly in event of disaster. It generates reports on locations of hazardous materials, egress plans, headcounts, and chain effects of system failures. Software can produce trend reports for historical tracking, summarize data by multiple criteria simultaneously, and perform quick searches through records based on specific restriction criteria.
Original Press Release:
ARCHIBUS, Inc. Introduces Enhancements to its Facilities and Infrastructure Management Solution
ARCHIBUS/FM V. 12.2 Offers New Emergency Preparedness Features
Boston, Massachusetts?August 16, 2002?ARCHIBUS, Inc., developer of the world's leading facilities and infrastructure management solution, introduces a number of enhancements to its ARCHIBUS/FM? Enterprise Edition.
ARCHIBUS/FM Version 12.2 is fully compatible with Autodesk's AutoCAD? 2002, Sybase? Adaptive Server Anywhere 8, Oracle? 9i, and Microsoft Windows XP Professional?. It also includes a new Emergency Preparedness application, additional language options, and improved usability features. Many of these enhancements were developed in response to customer feedback at recent ARCHIBUS/FM users' conferences.
Emergency Preparedness Tools
The new Emergency Preparedness application, which is a fully integrated part of the ARCHIBUS/FM suite, allows organizations to respond quickly and effectively in the event of a disaster. The application leverages facilities and infrastructure information residing in the ARCHIBUS/FM database to help organizations deliver critical information that can minimize the loss of life and property during a crisis. Organizations may use this information to create detailed response and recovery plans.
This application, which made its debut at the 2002 International ARCHIBUS/FM Users' Conference in Boston in late April, offers tools for quickly generating reports on locations of hazardous materials, egress plans, headcounts, the chain effects of system failures, and more. The application also lets users create contingency plans, including employee relocation options, which help ensure business continuity in the event of an emergency. A condition assessment tool allows organizations hit by disaster to plan for fast recovery.
Localized Versions
The new ARCHIBUS/FM Version 12.2 release is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Korean, and Norwegian. Each translation includes all the functionality of the original ARCHIBUS/FM Version 12 solution, including the capability to integrate data from other sources such as PeopleSoft? and SAP?; a Work Wizard? tool that streamlines the entire work order process; and Workflow Controller Solutions that automatically direct the information flow across desktop computers, database servers, e-mail systems, and handheld devices for enhanced enterprise-wide communication. Enterprise features, such as Virtual Private ARCHIBUS, are ideal for global applications. For example, even on a centralized database, users in England see only data for English campuses, and users in Germany see only data on German campuses. The system also supports the rapid definition of multiple currency data-entry, and unified reports show both metric and imperial units.
Productivity Features
ARCHIBUS/FM Version 12.2 also offers enhanced usability features, such as the ability to easily produce trend reports for historical tracking, summarize data by multiple criteria simultaneously, and perform quick searches through thousands of records based on specific restriction criteria.
"This latest release of ARCHIBUS/FM includes all of the top feature requests made at previous ARCHIBUS/FM International Users' Conferences, plus a few extras to boot," says Steve Segarra, Chief Technology Officer at ARCHIBUS, Inc. "The feedback we get from these conferences demonstrates that ARCHIBUS/FM users are an active and dynamic group of professionals who need to keep their facilities and infrastructure management practices up to date. They're a tough crowd to keep up with-but with this update, we believe we have!"
Availability
ARCHIBUS/FM Version 12.2 is available to new and existing ARCHIBUS/FM users. Current users who participate in an annual software subscription program with ARCHIBUS, Inc. receive the enhancements free of charge. End-users with previous versions of ARCHIBUS/FM can upgrade at a fee.
Company Profile
ARCHIBUS is the #1 global provider of facilities and infrastructure management solutions and services. ARCHIBUS/FM enables organizations to make informed strategic decisions that optimize return-on-investment, lower asset life-cycle costs, and increase enterprise-wide productivity and profitability. More than 100,000 enterprise clients worldwide use ARCHIBUS/FM to manage over 1.4 million buildings and nearly 16 billion square feet. Available in more than 100 countries and more than a dozen languages, ARCHIBUS/FM is supported through a global network of 1,600 ARCHIBUS/FM-trained specialists. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, ARCHIBUS, Inc. has pioneered automated facility management techniques since 1982. For more information, call 617/227-2508, or visit www.archibus.com.
