Drawbase Debuts ArchiFM at World Workplace; Announces ArchiFM WebServer Option for US Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2000 Drawbase Software, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Graphisoft and developer of Drawbase(R), will introduce Graphisoft's new computer-aided facilities management (CAFM CAFM Computer Aided Facilities Management CAFM Certified Automotive Fleet Manager CAFM Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy CAFM Commercial Air Freight Movement ) solution -- ArchiFM 2000(R) -- at the IFMA IFMA International Facility Management Association (formerly National Facility Management Association) IFMA Institut Français de Mécanique Avancée (Clermont-Ferrand, France engineering school) World Workplace Show being held in New Orleans, September 16 - 18. ArchiFM 2000 represents a new breed of CAFM solutions offering seamless integration from the design phase and through out the lifecycle of a building. ArchiFM's modules include Space, Equipment/Asset Inventory, Maintenance and Tenant Management, and support the efficient management of the elements, furnishings and fittings of industrial parks, office buildings and other facilities that require regular maintenance. Drawbase President Al Moulton states, "At the speed of today's economy, building infrastructure management is growing increasingly complex. It's only by using powerful, Web-enabled tools -- like ArchiFM -- that facilities managers and organizations can keep pace the rate of change." Drawbase will also demonstrate Graphisoft's ArchiFM WebServer, an ArchiFM option that gives users thin client access to ArchiFM data and graphics via a Web browser such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer(R). The WebServer option will be available in the U.S. by the end of the year. Daratech analyst Bruce Jenkins sees the CAFM community migrating to the Internet and views solutions based on 3D models as well as the underlying intelligent object technology base, such as that provided by Graphisoft's GDL GDL Graduated Driver (s) License GDL Graduated Driver Licensing GDL Gas Diffusion Layer GDL Graduate Diploma in Law (UK) GdL Gruppo di Lavoro (Italian) object description language, as a critical competitive advantage. He identifies the combination of two trends: the growing competitive necessity of extremely effective facilities management and the increasing availability of facilities management as an on-line service leading to explosive growth in the facilities management market for all participants, for both technology suppliers and service providers. Built on Graphisoft's Geometric Description Language GDL is the programming language of ArchiCAD library parts and GSM is the file format of these CAD objects. Area of usage These objects are similar to blocks in AutoCAD, but unlike blocks, these are parametric, and the 2D and 3D features are connected, so in any (GDL) object technology and the ArchiCAD software engine, ArchiFM supports common database engines such as Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. (R) and Oracle(R), and is compatible with ArchiCAD, AutoCAD(R), MicroStation(R) and Drawbase, models and data. About Drawbase Drawbase, a wholly owned subsidiary of Graphisoft, is a leading supplier of computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software tools. With more than 18,000 licenses worldwide, Drawbase's solutions are employed by companies of all sizes from Fortune 500 corporations to small businesses. Drawbase offers powerful integrated layout and design tools, complete reporting and database record keeping enabling the utilization of existing CAD database information. Drawbase has significantly improved business performance for a host of corporations and institutions worldwide, including World Bank, Nortel Networks, Inc., Raytheon, General Dynamics Government Systems and Cabot Corporation. More information about Drawbase is available at www.drawbase.com. About Graphisoft Graphisoft is a leading provider of computer-aided design (CAD) software solutions for the architectural profession and building industry. Founded in 1982 Graphisoft is ranked today among the largest AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission CAD software developers in the world, with 12 offices worldwide in addition to its headquarters. Graphisoft's flagship product, ArchiCAD, is used by more than 100,000 architects and building professionals all over the world. Shares of Graphisoft are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. Neuer Markt (GPH GPH Gallons Per Hour GPH Gospel Publishing House (Pentecostal Christian publisher) GPH Grams Per Hour GPH Good Payment History GPH Generalized Proportional Hazard(s) GPH Gnome Phone ) and on the Budapest Stock Exchange Budapest Stock Exchange Established in 1864, the major securities market of Hungary. (GRAPHI). More information about Graphisoft is available at www.graphisoft.com. |
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