FM:Systems Partners with Dean Evans and Associates to Deliver Integrated Scheduling and Space Management.Integrated Solutions Will Improve Collaboration between Facility Managers and Event Managers RALEIGH, N.C. & DENVER -- FM:Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS IWMS Integrated Workplace Management System IWMS Integrated Waste Management System IWMS Identified Wildlife Management Strategy (Canada) IWMS Integrated Waste Management Solution IWMS Irrigation Water Management Society ), today announced that it has partnered with Dean Evans and Associates to integrate their Event Management System (EMS) line of industry-leading room scheduling and hoteling solutions with the FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite. With EMS, the use of organizational resources - such as conference rooms for meetings or temporary office space for mobile workers (hoteling) - is administered more efficiently and effectively. Facility managers and event managers will save time, reduce errors, and improve collaboration by linking rooms scheduled through EMS with workplace information managed by FM:Interact. "This partnership is a true win-win for our customers and our companies," says Marty Chobot, vice president of marketing for FM:Systems. "Providing clients with integrated room scheduling and hoteling capabilities will significantly enhance the services they can provide to their internal customers, increasing productivity and improving customer service. With their proven products and impressive customer base, we're excited to have Dean Evans and Associates as a strategic partner." With the integration, the benefits to facilities managers include the ability to: * Implement room scheduling and office hoteling Office hoteling (or often just hoteling) is a modern office paradigm where office workers don't have their own offices, cubicles, or even desks, and instead they have to reserve whatever space or resources they think they will need ahead of time. services * Add self-service capabilities to the space reservation process * Track and report on shared space Shared space is a traffic engineering philosophy pioneered by the Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman. The approach relies on the principle that road users' behaviour is more likely to be affected by the street environment and design than by the traditional deployment of measures and resource (equipment, catering, etc.) utilization, and generate related charge-backs The benefits to event managers include the ability to: * Automate updates to space information, eliminating manual processes to save time and avoid potential scheduling issues * Access accurate and timely spatial information and reports * Customize reports for space allocations based on group, building or site "The time savings the integration provides to our customers is invaluable," says Kevin Raasch, executive vice president for Dean Evans and Associates. "Enabling facilities managers and event coordinators to share the data they need quickly and efficiently is sure to make their jobs easier. We're very pleased to be entering into this partnership with FM:Systems." About Dean Evans & Associates, Inc. Founded in 1986 and based in Denver, Dean Evans & Associates offers a line of sophisticated software systems for online calendaring, meeting and event management, academic scheduling and office "hoteling." Their Event Management System (EMS) products are ideal for booking the space, services and resources needed for events as well as for maintaining a web-based master calendar. Thousands of organizations, including four of the six largest U.S. banks, more than a dozen Fortune 100 companies and hundreds of higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. institutions, religious organizations, hospitals, conference centers, cultural venues and sports facilities See:
About FM:Systems, Inc. FM:Systems, Inc. provides integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) that help facilities and real estate professionals deliver better customer service, reduce costs, and improve the productivity of the entire organization. Customers take advantage of FM:Systems' Web-based applications to improve facilities and space management, real estate and portfolio management, and maintenance management. Many of the world's leading organizations rely on FM:Systems solutions such as Bellsouth, Cendant, Computer Associates, Devon Energy Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN), headquartered in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is one of the world’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies. , Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , GMAC GMAC General Motors Acceptance Corporation GMAC Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC Give Me A Call GMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee GMAC Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (Singapore) GMAC Give Me A Chance Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Lockheed Martin, NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). , Northwestern University, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Progress Energy, Target Stores and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. FM:Systems is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. and conducts business in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information about FM:Systems, please visit www.fmsystems.com or call 1-800-648-8030. |
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