Facility Information Systems Announces Launch of IRM-IFM.com Infrastructure Resource Planning Portal.CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 1999-- Facility Information Systems, Inc. has announced the launch of a new infrastructure resource planning portal. The Web site is a gateway to Best-of-Class solutions for Infrastructure Resource Management (IRM) and Integrated Facility Management (IFM). Created to launch the same week as the International Development Research Council (IDRC IDRC International Development Research Centre (Canada) IDRC International Development Research Council IDRC International Disaster Reduction Conference (UNESCO) IDRC International Display Research Conference ) worldwide conference in Nashville, the WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .IRM-IFM.COM portal features infrastructure planning/management issues and associated software applications. IRM-IFM.com focuses on best-of-class solutions including ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. and e-business enabling technology from Oracle Corporation, CMMS CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management Software CMMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMMS Conceptual Model of the Mission Space CMMS Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies from AssetWorks Inc., Capital Planning Management from VFA VFA volatile fatty acids. and Facility Management and Property Management from FIS. All software applications inter-operate and are designed to share dynamically generated enterprise data over the Internet. Corporate Infrastructure Resource Management (CIRM CIRM Certified in Integrated Resource Management CIRM California Institute for Regenerative Medicine CIRM Comité International Radio-Maritime (International Radio-Medical Center) CIRM Corporate Infrastructure Resource Management ) is a service mark of the IDRC. Infrastructure Resource Management (IRM) is the operation of and planning for an organization's real estate, physical and capital assets to support the work force. A key component of IRM is to control deployment of assets at the work space level for maximum productivity and minimal cost. Integrated facility management (IFM) is the integration of Best-of-Class asset management applications across the enterprise to accomplish IRM goals. Bruce Hanna, FIS Inc.'s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, explained the idea behind the site: "Our Fortune 1000 customers such as Intel Corporation and Sprint, as well as large public organizations such as the GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. , already deploy our products over the Internet. They also want to share Best-of-Class benchmark knowledge within their organizations to promote staff effectiveness. They have asked FIS to provide Best-of-Class information on the economics, business processes, and technology of IRM and IFM." Note to Editors: Call 805/917-6100 to arrange interviews with Bruce Hanna, FIS Inc. VP of Sales and Marketing |
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