ARCHIBUS and Cyco Announce Facilities and Document Management Solution


Robust Solution Unveiled at International ARCHIBUS/FM Users' Conference


ORLANDO, Fla., March 31 -- ARCHIBUS/FM Users' CONFERENCE -- Cyco Software, a leading global software company offering Electronic Document Management (EDM) solutions, and ARCHIBUS, Inc., developer of the world's #1 facilities and infrastructure management solution, today announced a strategic partnership to offer customers a total Infrastructure Facilities and Document Management (IFDM) solution. The partnership will be officially introduced at the International ARCHIBUS/FM Users' Conference held from March 30 to April 2, 2003.
By combining the robust document management capabilities of Cyco's AutoManager® Meridian with ARCHIBUS/FM's structured facilities and infrastructure data development process, the companies will offer a seamless, tightly integrated set of solutions for managing costs, forecasts, and workflows associated with facilities and infrastructure-related assets. This integration saves an organization time, ensures the accuracy and quality of information, and boosts productivity by streamlining management of all the physical and electronic documents related to facilities such as CAD drawings, lease agreements, project plans, equipment manuals, and more.

"By extending our solution with the engineering document management capabilities of Cyco's AutoManager Meridian, our clients will enjoy enhanced collaboration techniques as both internal and external personnel access all the information they need related to a company's facilities," says Jim Goodfield, Vice President of Business Development at ARCHIBUS. "Our collaboration gives our clients the best of both worlds in one complete cost- effective, time-saving solution."

"The ARCHIBUS partnership marks an important milestone for Cyco by enabling us to aggressively enter the growing Total Infrastructure and Facilities Management (TIFM) market -- providing access to new customers," says Eric Bouwer, CEO of Cyco Software. "For the first time, facility engineers and managers have a total solution that can reduce maintenance costs and manage their assets and facilities more effectively."

Synergistic Benefits

AutoManager Meridian provides engineering and document management solutions for the department and divisional CAD and facilities management market. ARCHIBUS/FM is a tightly integrated suite of applications for managing and extending the life cycles of facility and infrastructure assets. The solution lets users organize information in meaningful ways, thereby improving business processes such as space planning, moves/adds/changes, maintenance/repair operations, and more.

The AutoManager Meridian and ARCHIBUS/FM integration provides the following advantages to customers:
  • Adds document management features such as workflow rules, access control, and version management to CAD drawings and other facilities- related documents such as leases, regulatory/compliance documents, maintenance contracts, and more
  • Synchronizes data-driven facilities management CAD drawings with
    architectural drawings, effectively eliminating discrepancies between
    the as-built environment and facilities management drawings (change
    management)
  • Captures the change history of CAD drawings and documents the life
    cycle of buildings and assets to ensure accurate, up-to-date
    information for decision making
  • Enables collaboration between facilities management personnel and
    others inside the organization, and outside architects, designers and
    engineers
  • Provides a formal structure and index for easy searches in locating
    facilities-related documents
  • Incorporates process and procedure control to be sure that the
    organization works according to the agreed guidelines for auditing
    purposes.


Proven Solution

The recently merged Pharmacia/Pfizer organization in Milan, Italy has deployed both AutoManager Meridian and ARCHIBUS/FM to manage crucial facilities and infrastructure information. Franco Zambra, Systems & Automation Manager says, "Pharmacia has saved a significant amount of time and increased document security by using AutoManager Meridian and ARCHIBUS/FM." He continues, "It is very important for us to share data within our project development team and to have quick and secure access to all our engineering and facilities-related documents in and outside the office. By using both products we have been able to create efficient management of facilities documents and automate important procedure control for our engineering operations."

For More Information

Attendees of the International ARCHIBUS/FM Users' Conference can see a demo of the Cyco/ARCHIBUS solution at various times throughout the event. For more information about the conference, visit www.ARCHIBUS.com/usersconf/conference.cfm . For more information please contact Cyco Software at (800) 323-2926 ext. 110, or ARCHIBUS at (617) 227-2508, ext. 510.

Availability

The total solution of ARCHIBUS/FM and Cyco Software's AutoManager Meridian will initially be available through a select group of resellers worldwide. Please contact ARCHIBUS or Cyco Software for details.

About ARCHIBUS

ARCHIBUS Inc. is the #1 global provider of facilities and infrastructure management solutions and services. The company's flagship product, 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. ARCHIBUS/FM has been implemented by over 16,000 organizations representing more than 1 million users and 1.4 million buildings exceeding 16 billion square feet. Available in over 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 .

About Cyco Software

As the worldwide leader and pioneer in departmental and divisional EDM, Cyco has almost two decades of industry experience with more than 16,000 clients and over 275,000 users in 50+ countries worldwide. Cyco's focus on simplicity, efficiency, price/performance, and understanding the specifics of customers' business needs drives its product innovation. Cyco has offices in the USA, UK, Germany, and The Netherlands and an extensive global network of established partners, which ensures a high level of service and support on a truly worldwide scale. AutoManager Meridian is Cyco's flagship product, which provides powerful, highly scalable document management solutions to corporate divisions and engineering departments. Cyco's AutoManager TeamWork is simple, affordable, and complete document management for engineering workgroups of five to 15 users. Both products are fully compatible, offering flexible configuration and growth options from 5 to 100+ users in one or multiple locations. Visit Cyco's website at www.cy
co.com .

Cyco and AutoManager are registered trademarks of Cyco Software BV. ARCHIBUS/FM is the registered trademark of Facilities Management Techniques, Inc.


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