ARCHIBUS Releases v17 for Facilities, Infrastructure
 BOSTON,
MA, Mar 3, 2008 - ARCHIBUS, Inc., the #1 developer worldwide of real estate,
infrastructure, and facilities management software, announces the latest
release of its flagship solution, ARCHIBUS v17. The new release
incorporates do-it-yourself (DIY) On Demand Work and Service Desk
applications to initiate work/repair and other service requests, new
integration capabilities for the ESRI family of Geographic Information
System (GIS) solutions and Autodesk Revit Architecture building data, Web
Central application enhancements, and many other feature additions.
In addition to this broad set of enhancements, ARCHIBUS v17 provides the
option of deploying an entire series of new applications on the Web as well
as on the Windows platform.
“The release of v17 offers organizations our richest set of management
tools yet for visualization and analysis of real estate and facilities
information to reduce cost and improve service,” says ARCHIBUS President and
founder Bruce K. Forbes.
“GIS capabilities that link maps with building information, for instance,
will be especially important for more efficient management and for making
facility placement and design decisions where zoning, proximity to
transportation, and other considerations are concerned,” Forbes adds. “And
the new On Demand Work and Service Desk capabilities will also mean a
broader and more sophisticated array of do-it-yourself service options for
users that enhance productivity throughout an organization.”
New v17 Features Empower End Users and Managers
New applications within ARCHIBUS v17 include:
On Demand Work - A Web-based, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
application that automates all on-demand maintenance activities and
processes for an organization, from maintenance requests and approvals, to
scheduling and work order issuance, to completion.
Service Desk - The ARCHIBUS Service Desk application is a
centralized Web-based solution for self-service assistance which helps
enforce performance based on Service Level Agreements (SLAs). With this
application, organizations can professionally automate the functions of a
service desk. The Service Desk integrates with the On Demand Work
application and uses the same centralized catalog of Service Level
Agreements.
Geospatial Extensions for ESRI - Delivers ARCHIBUS data and
graphics within a range of ESRI products, such as ArcIMS, ArcGIS Server,
ArcDesktop (including ArcScene), and ArcWeb Services. With these extensions,
users can perform ad hoc queries that simultaneously combine the spatial
aspects of GIS with the logical relationships within ARCHIBUS data. The
solution geo-references the ARCHIBUS data and combines it with other GIS
data sources. Users can also publish these combined solutions to the Web to
give drill-down, thematic highlight and search capability to authorized
users within the larger organization. These analyses can speed zoning,
planning, safety, space planning, and infrastructure tasks. The extension to
ArcWeb Services directly links ARCHIBUS Web Central to ESRI’s “on-demand”
service, which delivers maps, geographic and demographic data via remote web
services connections.
Overlay for Revit — An application that works inside of Autodesk
Revit Architecture to provide many of the same features ARCHIBUS users
currently utilize in the Overlay for AutoCAD. Unlike other solutions that
rely on extract files from Revit, the Overlay for Revit provides a direct,
“live” link between the Revit 3D CAD environment and the ARCHIBUS enterprise
system. ARCHIBUS can also combine the results of many separate Revit models,
AutoCAD Architecture plans, and AutoCAD drawings, so users can leverage all
their CAD-related data without converting or redrawing any part of them.
Web Central - This Web-based release of ARCHIBUS upgrades a large
number of existing forms and reports to take advantage of the rich-interface
(AJAX) views that speed users through common actions. Within Web Central,
you can also find other enhancements that include:
- Web Central View Definition Wizard - A step-by-step wizard that lets
users define new reports, data analyses and charts — or even new forms
and search console views — right from its dialog interface.
- Web Central Tree Control and Unlimited Tier Hierarchy Tree Control -
Provides flexible, tree-style views of ARCHIBUS data to more quickly
assemble forms that drill into complex or deeply nested data.
Domestic, International Release Schedule
The release of the English version of ARCHIBUS v17 will be followed by
French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Korean, Simplified and
Traditional Chinese editions, all of which will be available in March, 2008.
About ARCHIBUS, Inc.
ARCHIBUS is the #1 global provider of real estate, infrastructure, and
facilities management solutions and services with expenditures for
ARCHIBUS-related products and services exceeding $1.7 Billion (USD). With
ARCHIBUS, organizations of all sizes and their outsourcing partners can use
a single, comprehensive, integrated solution to make informed strategic
decisions that optimize return-on-investment, lower asset lifecycle costs,
and increase enterprise-wide productivity and profitability.
More than 4,000,000 ARCHIBUS users collectively manage over 5,000,000
properties, with organizations reporting facilities-related cost savings as
high as 34%. With over 1,600 ARCHIBUS Business Partners, local and regional
support worldwide is available in over 130 countries and in over two dozen
languages. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, ARCHIBUS, Inc. has
pioneered real estate, infrastructure and facilities management software
technologies since 1982 - when it developed the world’s first integrated
CAFM (computer-aided facilities management) system.
For more information, visit
www.archibus.com.
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