Facilities Management Software

Industrial Facility Maintenance Management Software

2010-05-11T23:14:00.000-07:00

Professional maintenance management of your Facility, Plant or Industrial site means implementation of enterprise-level maintenance management and top-notch maintenance management scheduling to protect the organization's assets and keep your facility running smoothly.

Mapcon Technologies, Inc. provides 3 computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to assist your organization to meet and exceed your maintenance management goals. Whether you require enterprise asset management, facility maintenance software or preventive maintenance management software, Mapcon has the package you need.

Mapcon Technologies' enterprise-level professional maintenance software provides you with the power of JAVA Swing Technology. Combined with our many years of experience designing, implementing and supporting Computerized Maintenance Management Systems , our enterprise asset Facilities Management Software goes "beyond the browser" with a customized, heavy-duty, data intensive, highly responsive and highly secure CMMS application.

A significant advantage of our EAM facility maintenance software is "architecture neutrality." By using Java ("Write once, Run anywhere"), Mapcon Jemms will within practical limits operate in various environments (Microsoft Windows, Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Linux), connect to various databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Interbase), and communicate with various other software packages (accounting packages, spreadsheets, word processors). Mapcon Jemms is not tied to any one IT environment.

Not only that but, our facility and industrial maintenance software (written using Swing) allows an application to switch between numerous 'look and feel' styles. Each gives a slightly different look to the various visual components (scroll bars, dialog boxes) of the facility management software. You're in control with MAPCON Jemms!
Free Equipment Maintenance Software Evaluations

Mapcon Technologies, Inc. will happily provide you with a free evaluation of any of our 3 Estates Facilities Software products just for the asking. Your evaluation will include a fully functional, multi-site, multi-user, 30-day evaluation. Contact us today!

Enjoy The Working With Property Management Software

2010-05-11T22:53:00.000-07:00

Work Smarter and Faster With Property Facilities Management Software

Maaging a commeercial property portfolio can be a time consuming and strressful way to earn a living. This is especially true in thedse uncertain and volatile economic timse. But if you asked commercial landolrds the vast majority would tell you that they enjyoed the job. Investment properrties do not, however, buy and look afer themselves. It atkes expertise, time and a lot of reseaarch to find the rigght properties and tenants and the rent doesn’t collect itslef. It’s a fact that to get ahead in the game the smart commercial landlord must use his time and expertise wisely.

Why then are so many professional landlords still effectively offcie bound pouring over piles of paperwork? Sadly, the answer to that question is probably habit and as you know the solutoion to a bad hbit is to kick it. What are you waiting for? Kick the paperwork and tediouus and repetitive processes into touch. There is no doubt abiout it, a good property management software package frees up valuable time and will save a businress moeny in the long term.

So, what type of commercial landlord are you? Are you out there networking and looking for the next property or stuck behind a desk tryuing to make sense of it all? If you are the latter then take a deep breath, put down the to-do list and think abouut what you coud be doing.

Investmeent property is bricks and moirtar at the end of the day but sucvcessfully managing a proprerty portfolio is really about people. A successful professional landlord spends the vast majority of his workiing life networking and talking to twenants, suppliers, contractors, banks and lawyers. If you are stiill struggling on with manual or spreadsheet driven systems, good lanbdlord software can help you to quarter or half the amount of time that you are stuck behind your desk by cutting out repetition and streamlining your processes.

As with good inmvestment prolperty, choosing the right product takes time, effort and thorough research. Here are some of the things that you should look for in a properyty management software package; the facility to mobnitor retnal payments paid and owing, a facility to send out statements and letters dealing with any arrears or action that you are taking, and the facility to monitor and plan your obligations in terms of building repzairs and manitenance. Just thik of the time that you could save by streamlining these tasks that are features of every landlord’s to-do list.

Once the data has been input into the system, whicvh is a task that you can deelegate, then you will have access to all srts of ifnormation that you need to make financial and management decisions in the form of repiorts. Once you have identiffied problem and potentially problematic tewnants you can take action to manage the risk therevby protecting your cash flow.

By invedsting in good property Estates Facilities Software you can and will work smaretr and faster. You will have the time to do what you do best at the same time develping and growiing your business.

KM's role in facilities management

2010-05-11T22:37:00.000-07:00

Facilities management, as applied to high-tech applications, includes on-site implementation of demanding technology, including copiers, printers, networks, servers and other business-critical systems. Typical facilities management includes staffing, training, support and operations management, including hardware, software and related development services."

The term migrated from building maintenance and janitorial services to high-volume copying and duplicating operations manned and operated by major players like Xerox, EDS, IBM and the rest of the big guys.

Knowledge management demands expertise from many disciplines and departments. In most corporations, the people, process and KM components are controlled by different individuals, with different daily tasks and divergent strategic objectives. It would make sense to outsource the complex work of KM initiatives to expert agencies.

And since most KM projects involve in-house information assets, in both people and technology, it seems practical to bring KM experts on site to provide ongoing analysis and development services.

So what is it like to apply a straight Facilities Management Software contract, results-oriented business services approach to knowledge management?

Steve Goodfellow of Access Systems is a KM practitioner consulting for a globally known research-oriented industrial client.

"The client's information silos need to be integrated, for example, using CORBA to access legacy systems. But the human info silos have to be considered too," Goodfellow says. "That's why HR attends our knowledge management planning meetings, to reward and understand the intangible KM in people's experience.

"In our KM initiatives group, we meet with IT, records management, library, information management and human resources," Goodfellow continues. "We outsource highly specific skills like library science, like hiring expert librarians to design our taxonomies. No one in the organization has these skills. Managing the process of choosing, focusing and engaging outside expertise is in effect KM outsourcing."

Donna Wray is chief intranet strategist for Medical Broadcasting Company, which provides consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry. "There is an enormous potential for improving team effectiveness through knowledge management, but implementing good technology only takes you half of the way," Wray says. "Most of our clients have not evolved to recognize or staff for the need for people to assist with capturing, organizing and updating information--essential to keeping the momentum going."

To address that crucial threat to the success of any knowledge management implementation, MBC offers a hands-on management option.

"We find the facilities management approach the most effective," Wray explains. "A full-time person at the client's site can greatly improve team efficiency and effectiveness and capture team knowledge midstream. One of our staff analysts has been on site supporting a team knowledge environment since 1998, and being available face-to-face has meant many more opportunities to capture and exploit team knowledge--a key part of this successful system."

Facilities management will become an in-demand consulting service in the near future, now that even IBM/Lotus and Xerox have adopted the terminology of KM. In the past, Xerox Services has done full-scale implementation and staffing of on-site, business-critical copying and printing operations--the classic example of Estates Facilities Software.

The demanding set of skills and labor for knowledge management implementation cries out for expert services companies to offer outsourcing. Facilities providers could afford the experts required in each discipline, and offer highly accomplished operations managers that could launch world-class KM initiatives, including all the necessary disciplines.

Maintenance and Facility Management Software to be integrated with Wi-Fi RFID solution

2010-05-06T23:42:00.000-07:00

Audim Software Solutions today announced that it is partnering with AeroScout to integrate its Maintenance and Facilities Management Software, which includes inventory and work order administration, with AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RFID solution. The combined solutions will enable hospital staff to execute key business processes in a faster, simpler and more effective manner.

Audim Software Solutions is based in Nunspeet in the Netherlands and in Mechelen in Belgium and provides Maintenance and Facility Management Software solutions across a variety of industries, including healthcare. Audim software is designed to be extremely flexible to suit the specific needs of each of its customers. For example, it can help organizations streamline their operations by providing real time equipment location updates from AeroScout from within the Audim software. Audim Facility Management Software and Audim Maintenance Management Software optimize facility processes and asset management for more than 100 hospitals across the Netherlands and Belgium.

Based in Redwood City, California, AeroScout is the market leader in Unified Asset Visibility solutions. Its Estates Facilities Software enables hospital staff to search for and manage medical equipment and other assets that are tagged by AeroScout Wi-Fi Tags. By leveraging hospitals’ existing standard Wi-Fi networks instead of proprietary RFID readers and networks, AeroScout provides a cost-effective way for organizations to track the location, status and condition of critical items such as infusion pumps, specialty beds and ventilators.

As a result of the integration, biomedical engineers will now be able to easily find the location of equipment from within the Audim application. Real time location updates provided by AeroScout will appear in the asset location field within Audim. By selecting the corresponding hyperlink, biomedical engineers will be automatically logged into MobileView and able to view the asset’s current location on a map. In addition, the asset management database from Audim will provide updated equipment information to AeroScout’s MobileView, including hospital asset number and serial number. Audim and AeroScout can now provide hospital staff with one central system for the management, location and maintenance information they need for medical equipment and assets – optimizing maintenance and facility management processes.

ibcs Facilities Management module provides 'the most comprehensive management software to date'

2010-05-03T22:33:00.000-07:00

ra Information Systems today announced the release of a new Facilities Management module for their Science Park management solution, ibcs.

ibcs customers already benefit from having the most encompassing software solutions available for the Science Park, Incubation and Innovation Centre industries but ra are now adding additional features, helping clients and potential customers to manage their building space even more effectively.

‘A growing awareness of the importance of building and facilities management is leading to a rising demand for Estates Facilities Software offering superior and wide reaching functionality’ said Noel Kennedy, ra’s Business Development Manager. ‘Before your choice was to either purchase an FM system and sacrifice the client management side of the software or do the opposite and sacrifice the FM side of things. In some cases you had the added cost of buying and maintaining two separate systems. With our FM module however, you can now have a centralised system perfect for all of your building management needs and also one that has been developed and tested with leading Science Park organisations.’

With the new easy-to-use ibcs Facilities Management Software module, users will have access to the tools, techniques and technologies that will enable them to optimise maintenance resources, improve equipment productivity, facilitate faster and make more insightful business decisions.

The ibcs Facilities Management module also offers customers improved efficiency, with full asset management and maintenance, a detailed picture of every critical asset, its last known location and monitored performance at all times, leaving the user in total control.

This new industry-focused Facilities Management tool is available immediately and integrates perfectly with the existing ibcs software suite. Designed to make the day-to-day business activities of managing any Science Park, Innovation or Incubation centre easier, ibcs allows managers to focus their time on providing a first class service to their clients.

ManageEngine’s Facilities Management Software Gets New iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile User Interface; Making Administrators More Efficient

2010-05-03T22:25:00.000-07:00

Audim makers of a globally renowned suite of cost effective network, systems, security and applications management software solutions, today announced the release of the latest version of Audim FacilitiesDesk, an integrated facilities management application featuring a number of new capabilities - the most prominent being an interface for the latest generation of smartphones - designed for administrators of large scale facilities.

This latest release of FacilitiesDesk allows administrators to manage their facilities and assets while on the move. The new version’s mobile interfaces support three leading platforms – iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile. With the new interface, facility managers can instantly connect to their FacilitiesDesk installation from anywhere and check on the status of work requests assigned to them. The new version also helps administrators better manage their workload and more quickly prioritize tasks by separating pending work orders and preventive maintenance tasks under separate tabs. Also, work orders can be reported in real-time, providing up-to-the-minute visibility into maintenance needs.

“As our organization grew it became clear we needed a single, central system for managing our operations,” said Seng Yip Leong, Senior Executive Facilities - Support Operations Department, World Wild Life Federation, Malaysia. “We’re not IT experts and we’re not working with a big budget, so it was imperative that the Estates Facilities Software we chose be affordable and easy to work with. Audim FacilitiesDesk fit the bill exactly. It allows us to easily access and work with data related to all the vendors, assets and facilities we depend-on every day. And we’re excited about the new features Audim continues to add.”

"A growing awareness of the importance of building and facilities management is leading to a rising demand for management software offering superior scalability and functionality," said Ananda Raman Krishnan, product manager, Audim FacilitiesDesk. "In response to these market needs, we are continuing to add dozens of new capabilities to our FacilitiesDesk suite, making it the right choice for even the largest installations."

Audim FacilitiesDesk, an integrated, web-based facility management application, is available in two versions - Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) and Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) – to meet the needs of individual administrators. While each version provides specific benefits, the two are designed to easily integrate, offering a robust feature set, including tracking and management of assets, work orders, and maintenance requests; as well as portfolio and move management.

Key feature additions found in the new FacilitiesDesk (in both CMMS and CAFM editions) include:

* iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile interfaces.
* Work order and preventive maintenance management.
* LDAP support – allows administrators to authenticate and import user information from a variety of directory systems.
* E-Mail Parsing – Reduces supervisors’ time in sorting a work request.
* Windows 2008 server support.
* Enhanced purchase order module and improved user interface.

Availability & Pricing

Audim FacilitiesDesk is available as a downloadable file for both Windows and Linux platforms. A 30-day fully functional trial edition is freely available for evaluation from the website. Pricing starts at $275 for the CMMS Standard Edition; the Enterprise CAFM Edition starts at $995 (annual subscription). Perpetual licensing models are also available.

For more information please visit the product web page at www.audim.co.uk About Audim.

Audim is the leader in low-cost enterprise Facilities Management Software. The Audim suite offers enterprise IT management solutions including Network Management, HelpDesk & ITIL, Bandwidth Monitoring, Application Management, Desktop Management, Security Management, Password Management, Active Directory reporting, and a Managed Services platform. Audim products are easy to install, setup and use and offer extensive support, consultation, and training. More than 30,000 organizations from different verticals, industries, and sizes use Audim to take care of their IT management needs cost effectively. Audim is a division of ZOHO Corporation. For more information, please visit www.audim.co.uk.

McGill University Selects AUDIM to Standardize Facilities Management Processes

2010-05-03T22:18:00.000-07:00

Accruent subsidiary AUDIM Software, a pioneer in IWMS, today announced that McGill University will deploy the AUDIM Space Management, Capital Projects and Maintenance Management applications.

McGill University was founded in Montreal, Canada, in 1821 from a generous bequest by James McGill, a prominent Scottish-born merchant. Since then, McGill has grown from a small college to a bustling university with two campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study and more than 32,000 students. The University partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.

Initially McGill was looking to replace its capital projects system. They quickly realized that if they took advantage of the wider spectrum of functional areas offered by AUDIM that the system could ultimately become the central platform for not only capital projects, but also for space management and maintenance management.

"After a lengthy evaluation process we found that AUDIM is a system with the breadth, interoperability and flexibility to meet all our functional, technical, and business process requirements," explained Sylvia Franke, McGill's chief information officer. "The ability to orchestrate across a wide range of functionalities was essential."

"The AUDIM solution has extensive, proven success within the Higher Education arena," said Mike Ellis, president of Estates Facilities Software. "McGill's decision puts them in the company of the best and brightest, including Yale, Brown and 110 other higher education institutions using the solution."

One of the primary drivers of the AUDIM initiative was to integrate all of McGill's facilities management business processes with a single application suite. This enables greater collaboration among the multiple functional organizations involved in managing and operating a complex property portfolio. Implementing a single solution minimizes implementation, training, and ongoing support costs while improving productivity, thus increasing return on investment.

Additionally, the ability to integrate with SunGard Higher Education's product, Banner, and demonstrate that both solutions can interoperate seamlessly was a key requirement easily met by the AUDIM solution.

"When AUDIM joined Accruent in early 2008, we knew that the combination of the companies would provide customers with unrivaled expertise in every category of real estate and facilities management," said Mark Friedman, CEO of Accruent. "The addition of McGill to the AUDIM family confirms that our customers seek partners with comprehensive capabilities, deep domain knowledge, and a track record of customer commitment."

About AUDIM Software:

AUDIM Software, developer of the AUDIM Integrated Workplace Facilities Management Software (IWMS) is designed by facilities management experts for facilities management experts. AUDIM enables the entire facilities life-cycle -- from real estate acquisitions to operations, maintenance, facilities management, project management, and performance metrics -- to be handled by a single suite of standards-based, web-architected software. The AUDIM suite creates a seamless, collaborative environment in which employees, customers, suppliers, contractors and partners all work as one, on the same page, toward common goals set and monitored by management. The result is a dramatic increase in our clients' ability to execute their vision, adapt to change and maintain that crucial competitive advantage; not to mention benefit from a hard, quantifiable ROI.

In 2008, Accruent, Inc. acquired AUDIM Software. Combined these companies benefit from collaboration with more than 400 active customers and an extensive network of solution and service partners to offer unrivaled expertise spanning the entire real estate and facilities management lifecycle. For more information, please visit www.audim.co.uk.

Editor's Note: All AUDIM Software and Accruent brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of AUDIM Software Inc and Accruent, Inc., in the United States and other countries. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Evaluating Facilities Management Software Vendor Business Models

2010-04-27T22:03:00.000-07:00

A vendor’s sales philosophy and how it Estates Facilities Software to provide training are two other areas that can help facility executives identify the cream of the crop. One thing to find out is whether a vendor’s sales staff is on a quarterly quota. If so, it will probably be clear that they’re more interested in padding their numbers than actually working carefully with the facilities team to get the solution it needs.

“A good vendor will ask lots of questions and understand your business,” says Rivetna. “If they answer questions too quickly or just say ‘we can do that,’ but don't explain how, it’s a bad sign. A red flag for me is if vendors answer every question without questioning back.”

Depending on its business model, not every vendor will be willing to spend the time it may take for a consultative selling approach. Vendors used to shipping products as-is with little customization may not be willing or able to spend any amount of time helping facility executives perform a needs analysis and tailor a product to their requirements. That doesn’t mean these are bad vendors. It just means they may not be a good fit for a large-scale, complicated implementation.

Similarly, if a vendor isn’t set up to provide the support and training services to meet expectations, it’s probably a good idea to go in a different direction.

“Training should be explored in the RFP and in contractual documents,” says Wales. “Most vendors would rather just train the trainer, and that’s it.”

There are two facets of training – training the front-line folks in the organization who will be managing the Facilities Management Software, and then training the users. “I recommend that each organization have a designated ‘power user’ who becomes fairly knowledgeable with the software, and then is the point of contact with the vendor,” says Lyner.

Because training is rarely free, determining how much can be spent on training and what exactly that money will buy is important. Decide whether training will be onsite – which is usually preferable and less expensive – or at a vendor training facility.

One suggestion when designing the training for the users: “Training really should be on the process changes the software brings, not just what buttons to push,” says Keller. Wales agrees: “Tools are cool, but processes rule.”

Ultimately, the goal is to find a vendor whose training offerings meet the needs of the users, trainers, administrators, IT and the facility executive. “If they’re handing out manuals on Monday morning after a weekend implementation, when you’re used to three months of training, then you have a problem,” says Keller.

DIY Home Energy Cleaning Audit

2010-04-27T21:58:00.000-07:00

Energy costs continue to rise, placing ever-greater pressure on households. And the energy you use to heat and cool your home is a large part of your carbon footprint.

By knowing what to look for you can conduct your own home energy audit. Here's how to get started.

1. Get to Know Your Energy Bills

Bills are never fun, but don't forget that they contain valuable information along with the pain. Compare your heating and cooling costs by month for as many years past as you can, and look for trends in usage or obvious changes. Do you see any spikes? Can you remember why? Your utility can make older bills available to you by calling customer service.

Note both the kilowatt hours you are typically using as well as the amount your utility is charging per KWH. Get to know what it is that you are paying for every month.

2. Check out The Daily Green's Checklist

Download our checklist here so you'll be able to keep track of what you find, and prioritize improvements based on importance and your budget.

3. Locate Air Leaks

Simple leaks can sap home energy efficiency by 5 to 30% a year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. So take a close look at places where two different building materials meet, such as corners, around chimneys, where pipes or wires exit and along the foundation. Make sure good seals form around doors and windows, and that no mortar is cracked. Any gaps or holes should be plugged and/or caulked.

Use the incense test: carefully (avoiding drapes and other flammables) move a lit stick along walls; where the smoke wavers, you have air sneaking in. And heating or cooling sneaking out.

Make sure the floor of your attic, including the hatch, is insulated, and that the material isn't crumbling or compacted, which means it has lost its effectiveness. Similarly, check your basement ceiling, as well as basement walls. Hot water pipes and furnace ducts should be insulated. So should exterior walls (determine this by carefully removing the cover from a power plug, or drill a small hole in the back of a closet).

If you live in snow country, a simple test of insulation levels is to see if snow melts from your roof faster than from neighbors' roofs. If so, you are probably losing too much heat.

If you find any problems, call in a professional, or go DIY and buy some fresh insulation yourself. Learn more about insulation here.

4. Examine Heating and Cooling Equipment

Not surprisingly, heating and cooling usually account for the biggest home energy loads. To reduce waste, check to see if your furnace filters look dirty. If so, swap them out (usually needed every month or two during the heating season). Or invest in an electrostatic permanent filter, which cuts down on waste and does a much better job of Cleaning Audits the air. If you have central air conditioning, check the coils both inside (usually in the basement) and outside. If they have dirt on them, carefully vacuum it off (you may need to first remove the protective grilles).

Make sure all your vents are open in rooms you want conditioned, but close the ones in rooms you hardly use. Ensure vents are clean and unobstructed. Vacuum away any dust.

Examine ductwork for dirt streaks, which mark leaks. You can often fix problems with duct tape or insulation. If your ducts look very dirty or worn, call a professional to get an estimate on a thorough cleaning or replacement. Also put on your calendar: annual pro inspection of your entire heating and cooling system.

Facilities Management Software

Carpet Cleaning For Health

2010-04-27T21:54:00.000-07:00

Carpet Cleaning for Your Health

When someone is diagnosed with indoor allergies, one of the first things he’s probably told to do is to remove any wall-to-wall carpeting in the house. It’s true that carpeting traps allergens, but let’s take another look at this view.

Just what is an indoor allergen and where does it come from? The things most likely to make you sneeze and wheeze are pollen, household dust, dust mites, pieces of cockroach carcasses, chemicals, mold spores, dried food particles, clothing and bedding fibers, soil tracked in from the outdoors, pet dander, and dead human skin cells. Yuck! Unless you walk around in a plastic bubble, you can’t avoid all of them. Every time you walk outside to go to work or school, you bring at least some of these allergens into your home with you.

You might think with good reason that hard-surface floors are easier to keep clean because you can actually see the dirt you just cleaned up. Take a look at the dust drifting through a sunbeam right after you’ve swept the floor. That stuff floats around until it settles back on to the floor and furniture. When you walk across the floor, you disturb the dust and it starts floating around again where you breathe it in. That’s not allergen-free living, is it?

If you’ve ever fallen off a bike or if you are middle-aged, you probably know that gravity isn’t your friend. If you have allergies, sometimes gravity can work in your favor, though. Gravity causes allergens to settle back to the floor. Here’s the beauty of carpeted flooring. Carpeting is actually the biggest filtration device in your house. Dirt and allergens settle into the carpeting fibers where they remain trapped and can’t drift around.

All those yucky things we mentioned above are now trapped in your carpeting. Daily vacuuming is your best friend in removing some allergens from your indoor environment, as long as you take the vacuum outdoors to clean it afterward. Otherwise, you’re recontaminating your house with all the dust that puffs out of the filters and bags. Most household vacuums don’t have enough suction to pull everything out of your carpeting. Periodically, you’re going to need to bring in a hired gun, a professional carpet cleaning NJ service and Facilities Management Software.

You already have enough problems with indoor air quality. You don’t want to add to them by using a carpet-cleaning service that depends on toxic cleaning solutions to do the work. Not only are they bad for your air quality while they’re being used, they often leave behind residues in your carpeting that you will be breathing in for months.
This is where our all natural cleaning methods come in. We use soft water that makes cleaning more effective, leaving your carpeting cleaner and healthier because it doesn’t leave a residue behind on the fibers. We move your furniture around as we clean so we get into all those nooks and crannies where allergens like to lurk.

We’ve been clean carpeting for 22 years and learned early on that organic cleaners not only work better, but are just better for indoor air quality and your health. If you want to clean your carpeting, your best indoor air filter, you should give us a call for a free carpet Cleaning Audits.

On-demand facility management software and scheduling software

2010-04-25T22:14:00.000-07:00

Audim's on-demand scheduling software automates the time consuming process of meeting scheduling, room scheduling, managing flexible workspace and alternative workspace, and much more. With Resource Scheduler, organizations are able to reduce real estate costs, improve productivity, and maximize efficiency. In essence, Audim's scheduling software helps you get more done in less time and with lower operational costs.

Thousands of organizations rely on Audim’s Resource Scheduler to maximize their utilization of meeting rooms, shared workspace, and any other shared resource. Resource Scheduler makes it easier than ever to find what resource you want when you want it – even if you’re using Microsoft Outlook. Search for a meeting room or A/V equipment and request the services you want (catering, janitorial, etc.) and when you need it. Our scheduling Cleaning Audits software then presents the available options to you and, with just a few simple clicks, you’re done.

Audim’s on-demand facility management software helps facility managers reduce costs, improve productivity, and maximize efficiency by automating the time consuming process of scheduling resources. With our Resource Scheduler managers are able to support alternative workspace environments by enabling mobile users to reserve shared workspace when they need it to be in the office.

Audim’s Facilities Management Software also helps organizations maximize the utilization conference rooms, and other shared resources. Managers are then able to use Resource Scheduler to track, measure, and analyze resource and workspace scheduling trending data to help reduce costs in the future.

Computer Aided Facility Management Software

2010-04-25T21:52:00.000-07:00

Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM ) Software is software designed to help in the administration and maintenance of large and complex physical premises. It is also known as Total Infrastructure and Facilities Management (TIFM) and Computer Integrated Facilities Management Software (CIFM). Some Computer Aided Facility Management software is designed for the management of single premises only. But more complex software, intended to be used across multiple geographically-distributed facilities, also exists.

Much Computer Aided Facility Management Software is generic in nature, readily adaptable to premises managed by any large organisation. More specialised applications do exist too, however, usually offered as add-ons to the generic software. Some examples of these niche Computer Aided Facility Management applications include those designed to deal with asbestos issues, or those equipped with special features for handling property rental.

The management of large facilities is a complex undertaking in which software is ideally designed to assist. It can help first of all in making a comprehensive inventory of all of a company’s assets located within a given area, whether it be the buildings themselves, important pieces of equipment such as computers or printers, items of furniture and, of course, a register of all company employees who work within the facility. More sophisticated Computer Aided Estates Facilities Software Management suites will contain 3D models of each of the items so that graphical representations of the building space can be created. Some packages may even contained detailed inventory management and ordering facilities, together with barcode reading capabilities, so that even small consumable items such as printer cartridges or packets of envelopes will also be recorded in the software’s database.

Computer Aided Facility Management software can help managers in using building space effectively. The applications often have Computer Aided Design (CAD) features which permit users to represent the actual internal layout of the facility within the computer. Rooms, cubicles, computers, and all relevant items and objects can be depicted. Using the software, an administrator can play around with alternative layout possibilities, experimenting with designs which would make more efficient use of the space available, for example by fitting an extra cubicle or two into an office room. Many Computer Aided Facility Management packages also include facilities for plotting and monitoring the less obvious parts of a building’s infrastructure such as water pipelines, electricity wires and telephone and computer network cabling.
When facilities are large or multiple locations are being managed, it can be difficult for an administrator to stay abreast of important deadlines. Computer Aided Facility Management Software can help in this task by keeping track of maintenance operations which need to be performed periodically on rooms or objects within the facility.

Cost-tracking is an important part of any facility management software. The application should allow an administrator to keep track of all resources, and the costs associated with them, which have been allocated to particular elements within the facility over a period of time. In this way, for example, an administrator should be able to see at a glance how much the decades-old generator in building 1 costs to maintain in one year compared to the brand spanking new generator in building 2. Although Computer Aided Facility Management Software itself can be expensive, the software vendors argue that it quickly pays for itself by allowing facility operators to spot instances of resource under-utilisation and therefore to exploit their own assets more fully, ultimately lowering the company’s operating costs.

A Computer Aided Facility Management package can also act as a central control point for receipt of fault reports and repair requests for either parts of the facility or items within it. It can keep a record of these and how they were dealt with, allowing reports to be generated showing statistically which items or elements within the building give rise to the most problems and what the costs of dealing with those problems were. Over significant time periods, this permits facility managers to gain greater insight into the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the assets under their control.

Security facilities are included in some of the more sophisticated Computer Aided Facility Management packages. These allow an administrator to set the security clearance levels required to access different parts of a building complex, and to allocate clearance levels to all personnel registered within the software’s database. Some packages may permit integration with real-world security protection mechanisms such as security doors and access cards. If the facility has CCTV cameras, their images can be routed to a control room where they can be monitored by security staff. Data from intruder and fire alarm systems can also be fed into the software so that the location where an alarm has been triggered will be immediately apparent.

In most countries there is a large body of health and safety-related regulation which building managers must comply with in order to remain within the law. Some Computer Aided Estates Facilities Software is designed to help in this regard. Relevant laws and regulations for a variety of countries will have been pre-programmed into the software as it shipped and there will usually be some form of online update facility to take account of any significant changes which may occur within the legislative landscape. When a proposed action touches on a compliance issue, the software will flag the matter for a manager’s attention. In addition, the Computer Aided Facility Management package will allow a comprehensive record of all health and safety related issues to be kept down to the level of individual pieces of equipment. If outside personnel are required to visit the facility for any reason, for example to perform maintenance on a certain piece of equipment, the software can include relevant safety instructions for that part of the complex along with the work order.

Although most elements of Computer Aided Facility Management Software packages are designed for use by administrators, in some cases parts of their functionality may be made available to ordinary staff members. For example, some Computer Aided Facility Management applications incorporate resource booking functionality, allowing users to book rooms or conference suites through the software.

Exploring Linux PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software alternatives

2010-04-25T21:49:00.000-07:00

This article is the introduction to an exciting new LinuxDevices.com series by Jerry Epplin that will explore the history, status, alternative architectures, and future developments of Linux on PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software and handheld devices. Epplin kicks off the series with an overview of the main features and architectures of each of these three currently available distributions: Century Software's Microwindows PDA...

Operating Environment; Trolltech's Qt Palmtop Environment; and Transvirtual's PocketLinux. Epplin writes . . .

"For several years, Linux advocates have predicted that Linux will become a significant factor in the embedded market. In addition to its virtues as a full-featured modern operating system, it is inexpensive to duplicate, an especially important factor for embedded systems. Others, coming from a more traditional embedded device development background, have been more skeptical, contrasting the compactness of older, more primitive Facilities Management Software environments like VxWorks, QNX, or Lynx, to the relative bloat of Linux."

"Until recently, this was a sterile debate. Yes, the inclusion of mature and standards-compliant features such as networking and GUIs made Linux appropriate for high-end embedded systems. And yes, its size made it inappropriate for most low-end systems. But as some predicted when the debate began, two trends have largely removed the bloat issue as a factor in choosing Linux for embedded systems."

"First is simply Moore's law: the RAM, ROM, flash, and processing power needed by Linux is becoming cheaper and faster at a rate faster than Linux is consuming them with added features. Second is the improvement in Linux itself. Starting as an x86-specific kernel with little modularity, Linux has progressed to be architecture independent and to have clear modularity. The 2.4 series kernel is especially well-designed, making it feasible to add or remove components to optimize for a particular embedded platform."

Event Management Planning Facilities Software Review

2010-04-22T00:47:00.000-07:00

When an event organizer faces complicated management tasks, he or she may need event Facilities Management Software and planning software to provide conference solution. Event management planning software is used by associations, corporations, universities, non-profit organizations, government organizations, associations, churches, independent meeting planners for conference planning, meeting management, event registration, class registration, trade show management, etc.

Event management and planning software can be in-house desktop software or online event registration solution systems.
Online Event Planning Registration Management Software Review

Online even registration and management software is easy to use. After download and installation, an event planner can work out a complete conference solution in a few minutes. Through the review of a typical online event registration software – RegOnline – planners and organizers can understand and choose their conference solutions and Estates Facilities Software in a right way.

RegOnline is online event registration software for conferences and meetings registration, event planning, and other event management jobs. It provides typical event management functional modules. They include:

* Create custom registration forms for event attendees. For example, a trade show organizer can set up a registration form including details and features such as attendees’ contacts, hotel registration, meal preferences, meeting sessions and other information.

* Set up payment options. For example, it can help an event planner add credit card payment options automatically and securely. The planner can add his or her logos and images to customize the event web page, which will look like part of his or her corporate web site. The payment options also include features of early-bird or discount pricing.

* Set up event agendas. For example, the software can help a meeting organizer set up conference agendas and automatically send them to each attendee.

* Track attendees. The software can help a conference organizer set up registrant limits, track attendees signups and details, send reminder emails, print name badges, send invoices, and set up custom reports.

* Launch email marketing. The software can help an event organizer set up email lists to send marketing materials and distribute event to event listing services.

* Do event analysis. After the event the organizer can analyze event performance and ROI (return on investment) and automatically send a survey to all the event attendees.

Hoteling Software And Facility Scheduling

2010-03-02T07:29:00.000-08:00

Hoteling Facilities Management Software is also known by many other names such as, hot desking, flexible workspace, alternative workspace, desk sharing, or unassigned workspaces. Office hoteling or hoteling software facilitates corporations to be able use their shared office space much more efficiently. Hoteling software can help an organization in many ways. Some of the important functions that it can do is reduce real estate overhead, improve utilization of shared workspace in a much better manner, minimize energy consumption / costs, promoting telecommuting environment, accommodating a mobile workforce, increasing employee satisfaction and improving talent acquisition or more importantly, retention.

Office Hoteling Estates Facilities Software is gaining phenomenal popularity in large enterprises, especially in the US and Europe. In fact, according to a leading research organization, CoreNet Global's Research Center approximately 73% of Fortune 500 companies offer “hot desking“. Approximately 60% of companies will be introducing “drop in” spaces in the near future, and the momentum is expected to show an upward trend, where 10-25% of workstations are expected to be part of workspace environments by the year 2010. Hoteling software helps in reducing and cutting down on movement that is not really necessary and ensures better utilization of time as well as man hours. The best thing about high quality hoteling software is that, the user-interface of such hoteling software is very simple and doesn’t require any special training so everyone can use it comfortably. Coming to Facility Scheduling – facility scheduling and management is about a diverse range. It can range from scheduling outdoor sports facility to scheduling special event venues, parks, plazas and picnic areas etc. Facility scheduling is a complex job. When you buy Facility Scheduling and Management software, your facility will start to schedule and manage Cleaning Audits itself, leaving you and your team with more time to focus on the important issues.

Facility Schedule PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software is available in a wide range. You have to first be certain about the range of your requirements and then look for those features in the software. An ideal facility scheduling is about managing Appointments, Memberships, Packages, Leagues, Camps/Classes etc. With a standard facility scheduling software every aspect of your business is taken care of online and into real time. Good scheduling facility software helps to reduce paperwork, administrative time, and mistakes are also minimized and in some cases absolutely eliminated. To buy and install hoteling or facility scheduling software you should check several stores online, compare prices, talk to people who are already using it for practical and genuine feedback. Look for the one that you can get at an affordable price. Some hoteling or facility scheduling software offers you a Free Trial, an opportunity you should take full advantage of. It will give you real idea about how the software works and if does have the features required by you.

Medical Facilities Management Software Can Reduce Mistakes

2010-02-03T04:18:00.000-08:00

In the U.S., an estimated 100,000 deaths occur every year due to Cleaning Audits errors. This past March on the Oprah Winfrey show, actor Dennis Quaid shared a horrific experience in which his infant twins were accidentally given a dose of a blood-thinning drug that was 1000 times stronger than the dose prescribed. This appalling mistake was caused by a simple mix-up in hard-copy paper work. Quaid said that computerized record-keeping could have easily prevented the nearly-fatal medical error. He now advocates the use of medical management software systems. “It’s going to save lives,” Quaid said, “A lot of lives.”

Medical Facilities Management Software was created by physicians to improve care, reduce errors and simplify record keeping. Preoccupation with paper medical records leads to the neglect of the “humanitarian” side of medical practice. Facilities often become so engulfed in paperwork that they forget to focus on their patients. Medical Estates Facilities Software reduces the time spent on paperwork and leaves more time for quality physician and patient interaction. With electronic medical records (EMRs), patients can be automatically billed and coded properly, and the probability of mistakes is reduced. Beyond increasing safety, medical management software can also save money. By converting a paper-based medical office to a fully integrated EMR system, offices can save in maintenance and storage costs. The creation, tracking, storage and maintenance of paper records cost an average of $8 per record, per year versus EMRs that can be maintained for $1.00 to $2.00 per year. EMRs also reduce the expense of real estate space needed solely for paper record storage. The space saved by EMRs will open up space for other needs, allowing for more efficient use of medical facilities. By integrating medical management software into your practice, you can save time, money and lives.

An industry leading and reliable provider of medical management PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software is e-MDs. Their medical management software is the standard for affordable and integrated EMR and practice management solutions. The system is completely customizable, and the interface is designed to be simple and intuitive. e-MDs medical management software supports all document formats and allows users to capture anything related to patient information. Lab results, images, referral letters, other vital correspondence and video with sound can all be kept and viewed through the software system. Facilities can even host and view files from third party vendor applications and devices. Save your practice time, money, and reduce mistakes by incorporating a medical management software in your office. Visit e-MDs online at www.e-mds.com or call toll free at (888) 344-9836 to improve your medical records system today.

Finding The Right Estate Facilities Software

2010-01-03T07:26:00.000-08:00

Property for sale, or any other real estate term is no longer thing of the newspapers. If you are looking to buy or sell a property, internet will not only suffice your requirements of marketing but can actually be a place of right choice to venture into. Buyers and sellers alike are meeting up online to meet their estate needs. It is no longer the only option to look for a realtor and fix up appointments within a busy schedule. This limitation is immediately overcome on the internet .The network of networks serves as a hub for all properties and gives you an opportunity to consult peer group and also analyze every property on sale or potential buyer from every perspective. Dealers are also more efficient on the web. There exists a wide range of tools that aid them in setting up an interesting online showroom. Of course, no business is fully complete without marketing the products to reach the consumers. Even that, today, has become a thing to relax about for the realtors .Server side scripting mainly helps realtors to generate dynamic content as and when required by the visitors or consumers. Marketing can be done using specialized Estates Facilities Software. This real estate Facilities software generates relevant properties according to the query given and possibly a catalog type results that interest the visitors. The software's standing features is dynamic tools that enable real estate dealers to setup their business according to their choice and requirements.

Server side Facilities software can used to create several kinds of showrooms for online buyers. At the core is the database, a popular software such as MySQL , that is used to convey the properties with their reference, details of the property, indexed by a reference id or property id and the pricing details and the formalities thereafter. Main thing to be appreciated is the software's integrity in support various payment options. For example, single real estate Facilities software can be used on a variety of hosting environments, making only minute changes. It is easily maintainable with the admin interface that usually comes along with such real Estate Facilities Management Software. Usually no coding for such software is required for customization. For example, real estate Facilities software may be easily customized to setup an automated online catalog of the properties for sale and potential buyers with requirements along the exact details of the property in question and this can be easily maintained from any web browser .Customization can be specific to inventory, that is, the real estate software can be customized to lay specific properties or location, or facility available with a property or anything with a classifiable requirement. This makes the updating of records to the database table easier because of the categorical approach.

Some run as a standalone application, while some are offered as scripting software. There are differences between them in their functionality and efficiency. For example, the offline standalone application can edit and draft the real estate Facilities even when there is a loss of connectivity and PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software. This is in contrast to the online version, which provides dynamic content to the visitor according the required list of requirements. There are real estate Facilities software that can be used as a complete website and also as add on to the existing website. This means the usability of such a feature is independent of the other features of the site and does not hinder in any update of the same. Online billing software can be integrated with the real estate software for various payment methods applicable or offered to the consumer or visitor online. Advanced versions have multiple utilities with better querying facilitating its purpose for each requirement with their own custom fields. The dealer can also include payment options in the catalog and the user will benefit by knowing all the features before actually buying the product. Hence the sale is based on wise decision of the consumer and further any sales generated would be of quality services because it has to convince the buyer.

Since the focus is on to illustrating to the consumer the ideal choice of property or, the elegance of the real estate classified software is at the outset governed by the look and feel of the software .This also will not be a problem to the dealers because most of the real estate classified software, from companies who also provide other similar software, comes with an array of templates that can be easily implemented into the site and Cleaning Audits or the add on. Since word of mouth seems to outwit all other marketing and advertising techniques, being first person in conveying always impacts the consumer. To enhance such a state, most real estate Facilities software comes with a 'refer-a- friend' option that aids in sharing the quality of service in first person nature. Albeit the scope of such real estate Facilities software is generic and property values are subjective, the option of sharing views and opinions, quick and easy setup, quality customer service options give the dealer an edge over others in marketing their products with ease. Further, the software type is usually failsafe or with a backup option always running to prevent any collapse of the system. It is now become a thing of the past to necessarily browse the real estate Facilities for hours just to shortlist potential business, when they are just a click away now.

Content Management Software At Warp Speed

2009-11-26T05:49:00.000-08:00

The new version of Facilities Management Software is here with a 40% increase in operating speed, globally tested and verified and optimized. Bitrix Site Manager is the flagship product of Bitrix, Inc., the leading developer of Content Management Software for managing web projects and is used widely around the world with client websites including Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Bitrix Site Manager is delivered in source code, and was developed in PHP, Site Manager will run on any Windows or UNIX platform with MySQL, Oracle, Oracle XE, MSSQL or MSSQL Express as the back end database. With 80% of the clients utilizing MySQL it is no surprise that Bitrix is also a MySQL certified partner. Management Software includes 21 modules for managing all aspects of a website and there is no need to be a web professional with a completely redesigned user interface that allows new users to become familiar with site management in a matter of hours. Aside from the Main Module and Site Explorer, there are also modules dealing with Workflow, managing your e-Store and a host of tools for web analytics, advertising, surveys and a helpdesk among many others.

Modules are accessed through a completely rebuilt Control Panel with more than 300 forms and pages redesigned with users enjoying the following features:

1. Smart Interface – a new feature allowing for flexible user settings

2. Cutting edge AJAX technology for creating interactive web applications

3. Up to 40% increase in operating speed

4. Enhancements in product usability

Smart Interface has been developed to ease and improve effective web site management while at the same time keeping the feel and capabilities that existing clients are already familiar with. Whether you are new or experienced Estates Facilities Software is easier to understand and utilize quickly and effectively while reducing web project expenses, reducing training and familiarization time and costs and eliminating mistakes due to frequently used operations being automated. The Control Panel now has three mode tabs, Public, Edit Site and the familiar Control Panel. With Management Software in Public mode you see the site as is, while in Edit mode the control areas are highlighted and utilize management tools for ease of use and there is incredibly fast switching between the three modes while even a tab bar can be placed in browser window.

Management Software is the obvious choice for a CMS solution with a well documented API allowing partners to deliver small-scale and enterprise class web projects with decreased costs and delivering enhanced business opportunities for Cleaning Audits. The ease of use of Management Software does not mean there has been a sacrifice in the delivery of complex and advanced web projects such as e-commerce facilities, flexible workflow, web analytics, and a helpdesk facility to provide a leading edge technology solution to clients. Management Software is also secure and it is constantly reviewed, checked and monitored by external web security specialists so the delivery of an effective, cost reducing CMS solution for clients is not impaired and the requirement for secure e-commerce is not compromised.

For e-commerce sites, there is an Affiliate module, contained within the e-Store module, to enable the setting up and management of fully functional affiliate and dealer networks. Affiliates derive benefits from commission or fees based on volume of products sold or on the whole sales volume delivered. You are now also able to manage blogs and forums and filter out and delete obscene comments before they become public on your site. All PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software editions allow import and export of data from /to the information blocks in CSV format allowing communication with MS Excel for instance. Forum and Newsletter modules are included in the Small Business edition while IT managers will be pleased to see that the Enterprise Edition has an AD/LDAP module to simplify life.

Why Opt For Document Management Software

2009-11-26T05:43:00.000-08:00

As a law firm owner, you are always faced with the challenge of streamlining your business processes and increasing the productivity of your business. Much of the work of your firm is based on documents and so one of the best ways of increasing the efficiency and profitability of your business is to focus on effective Facilities Management Software of documents. Firms are now using electronic legal document management software to make the classification, storage and retrieval of documents more efficient. Legal firms require document management software or a document management system because proper records mitigate legal risk. Since the implementation of Sarbanes Oxley Act in the United States, effective records management has become an essential requirement for good corporate governance and financial reporting. Also, organizations are required to retain certain documents for predefined periods by the law.

Imagine how tedious a task it will be to maintain and search for records maintained in paper files and folders. On the other hand, electronic Estates Facilities Software is capable of storing and retrieving data at the blink of an eye. Document management software has also facilitated the process required for signing contracts and agreements. Till recently, when contract negotiations occurred between remote parties, the signatories were either required to meet face to face at the signing time or were required to fax contract documents and post the originals. However, the facility of digital signature offered by document management software has made it possible for legally binding electronic signatures to be applied to contracts for Cleaning Audits. Another important aspect of document management system is the ability to automate scheduled events on documents. Document types (e.g. contracts, email etc) are configured to have time-based actions.

As a result when a set period expires, the documents get archived or permanently deleted from the system. This saves you from the trouble of sorting out the useless files and then removing them from your database. Also, you can use the archived data if ever the need arises. But, in case of paper files if they are once destroyed, the data get lost for ever. Last but certainly not the least, electronic documents saved in the document management software are admissible in a court of law. Two important key features of the document management system that increase the admissibility of electronic documents are its ability to freeze a document so that it cannot be changed and an audit trail so that any changes or actions to a document are recorded in the database. So, if you want to keep your client’s data safe and secure, you may opt for document management PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software.

Documents Management Software Provide Specific Guidance

2009-10-24T03:17:00.000-07:00

Can document Facilities Management Software help control costs? Before we answer that question, let us try to get an insight into the real significance of cost control. After sales volumes, costs are significant in generating profits. In a competitive market selling prices tend to be inflexible; you have to sell at the market prices. That means you have to control costs to achieve profitability. By controlling direct costs of sales you increase the margins on each unit sold. For more details by controlling fixed establishment costs, you make it possible to recover these with the margins on a lower volume of sales. Now let us see whether document management software can help control these costs.

Ready Access to Information Helps Cost Control

Good document Estates Facilities Software contains components to capture all kinds of documents and retrieve these in little time. You would thus be able to store, say, spreadsheets for different cost categories and examine the details. You can review cost trends: compare them with relevant volumes and against budget estimates. Such reviews would focus your attention on problem areas like a sharp increase in costs per unit produced or per time period. Investigating further, you can identify the factors that contribute to the deviations from standard. In most cases, you can also take remedial action that would bring costs back to desired or at least more-acceptable levels. It's systematic use of information like the above that helps achieve control over costs (and other business result areas). Let us now take a broad look at some major categories of costs and the factors that influence their levels.

Material Cost Is Likely to be the Major Constituent of Merchandise Costs

If you're a retailer, the costs you incur for buying merchandise and getting it to display racks is your major direct cost. If you are a manufacturer making some product, the costs of materials that go into the product are likely to be the major element of the production cost. Even a small percentage reduction in these costs is likely to have a significant impact on your profitability. For help a good document management system helps you retrieve and review the performance of different suppliers. Some suppliers have consistently-supplied goods of dependable quality while others might be responsible for frequent rejections on quality grounds leading to cost increases. You will also find that certain suppliers are able to supply reliable quality materials at lower costs. By cultivating your relationship with these suppliers, you can procure all or most of your supplies from these suppliers, leading to a reduction in costs. Without document management software that lets you select what you want when you want, you have to depend on scheduled reports that pile up on your table (and probably remain ignored).

Fixed Establishment Costs Might Not Be All That's Fixed

We tend to view establishment costs like rent, depreciation, etc. as permanently fixed. However, a close review might reveal possibilities for reducing these costs to some extent. There might be idle facilities like plants for which no profitable use is foreseen. By disposing of these, depreciation costs can be reduced. Other idle facilities like floor space can be rented out or utilized for some profitable activities. A close review, facilitated by good document management software in Cleaning Audits, can reveal such possibilities to management. By reducing fixed costs in this manner, it becomes possible to lower the "breakeven point" - the point at which fixed costs are fully recovered through gross margins.

Other Cost Categories Can Also Benefit From Serious Reviews

Marketing costs, payroll costs, costs of power & fuel, etc. might also prove capable of reduction. While scheduled management reports give an overview of trends and deviations, it's the details available on the documents that provide specific guidance for actions. And it's the document management software that really makes reviews of document details a practicable proposition. If you have to visit filing cabinets and search through folders every time, this kind of review is quite likely to be neglected. Good document management PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software makes it practical to go into details when management reports reveal adverse trends and deviations. If you use the components provided by the software to focus on major cost elements like materials and marketing costs, it's quite likely that you'll find possibilities to reduce costs and improve sales margins to a significant extent.

The Uses Of Online Property Management Software

2009-10-24T03:09:00.000-07:00

Excellent ambience and swift management of hotels which appears to be effortless at first sight, in fact, is not so uncomplicated at the backend. In present times, availability of online Property Facilities Management Software (PFMS) has made this process quite simple and effortless. The entire procedure of a hotel requires hard core management. Better understood as hotel software or hotel management software in layman terms, PMS is a suite of software solutions to attend to all the needs of a hotel or motel as a system. It is comprehensive and incorporates all essential features including hotel reservation software, hotel accounting software, hotel billing software and other important Estates Facilities Software assortment essential for hotel/ motel management. The advantages of a PMS are many. The hospitality suite presents a well planned and detailed hotel process management solution to maintain all essential functions in single software.

To outline the advantages,

* It automates the system and eliminates scope for human negligence, including error due to omission.

* The paper work is considerably reduced. The lesser paper work controls un-necessary expenditure on stationery, as well as, renders the hotel more environment-friendly.

* You do not need several different programs or preparation of different lists. PMS is a single point program that starts working right from the point when a guest checks in till the moment he checks out the Cleaning Audits. This not only tends to make the entire process well managed but also effortless.

* PMS minimizes manual labor. This in turn saves hotel expenditure on manpower.

* The software is helpful to front desk and provides them full management support. It is capable of managing the entire network including transactions, house keeping, tariff plans, guest lists, directory, room plans, address book, guest flight reservations and also takes care of documentation. The software can be customized for various facilities. It is not only applicable for huge properties but an equally useful hotel PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software solution for medium and small sized hotel/ motel properties. It can even be applied at hospitals, medical centers, service apartments and even college and military hostels.

Club Management Software - 7 Ways To Drive Online Registrations

2009-09-26T02:33:00.000-07:00

Whether your club is a health and fitness center, a wellness center, or a spa, chances are you're using club Facilities Management Software to help automate and manage everything from memberships, registrations and facility reservations to equipment and locker rentals. What you may not know is that there are further gains to be achieved from offering online registration. Not only does online registration save your staff time so they can focus more on people and not paperwork, it's also a huge convenience for participants, saving them time and money from driving to and from your club and standing in line to register. In fact, the inconveniences of in-person registrations may be a deterrent from attracting new members or participants to your club. Once you make the decision to offer online registration, there are a few things you and your staff can do to drive awareness and adoption of the new online feature:

1. Market. Create awareness of online registration through professional marketing materials that catch the eyes of members for Cleaning Audits. Post flyers, mail postcards, hang signage, distribute targeted e-mail blasts and offer newsletters promoting online registration for activities and events. By spreading the word through visually appealing marketing pieces, your members will be well aware of online registration.

2. Publicize. Not only do public relations efforts drive awareness of online registration to your members, PR also drives exposure of your club and online conveniences to prospective participants. By writing and distributing a press release announcing how Internet savvy your club is and how you're enhancing customer service with new online conveniences, the public will have an opportunity to learn more about your online registration and your organization through an article in the local newspaper or through a TV interview on your local evening news, translating to more participants and more revenues for your club.

3. Make it convenient. Try to offer as many programs and activities online as you can. If only a few activities are available at a time, participants will be far less likely to try online registration for fear of wasting their time trying to register for a program that's not available on the Web.

4. Educate. For some, doing anything online can be as intimidating as trying to learn a new language for Estates Facilities Software. If it's too hard, people generally won't take the time to bother with it. That's why when it comes to online registration, education is key. Make sure your club takes advantage of every opportunity to walk participants through the online registration process step-by-step. Consider handing every participant who walks through your door a postcard with online registration instructions or even hosting an online registration workshop where members can come to your center and participate in a live demonstration. Also consider creating a Frequently Asked Questions page on your website so participants can reference these answers while they're going through the registration process online. And when evaluating club management software systems with online registration features, analyze the online options from your member's point of view to make sure it's user-friendly, easy to follow and, of course, secure. On that note...

5. Ensure security. Do your homework and ensure that the club management software provider you choose has tight security measures in place and guarantees that your funds will be processed through its system and delivered to you on time. The vendor should provide a clear, defined security policy, ensuring the highest level of privacy on the Internet. Your customers' personal information is too important not to choose the right e-commerce company.

6. Think online traffic. One of the easiest ways to drive online registrations is to first create a professional, interactive, easy-to-navigate website. Make sure your online registration icon or link is highly visible on every page of your website. If your club's website is already attracting online traffic, chances are that many of those online visitors will become online registrants. Take a good look at your website and find areas that you might improve to drive more traffic, such as keeping content up-to-date and relevant. Perhaps your club can offer online discounts, only available through your website.

7. Offer rewards. Think about "early bird" discounts or other promotions you can run to encourage participants to register online. Sure, members will save time and money on gasoline when they're not driving to and from your center and standing in line to register, but take the incentives of online registration one step further by offering special rewards for online registrants, such as free t-shirts or other prizes and club discounts.

Hopefully this article has sparked a few ideas not only about online registration for PDA Mobile Monitoring Survey Software, but about what to expect of your club management software provider as well. Just keep in mind that the best way to drive online registration is to make sure people know about it and thoroughly understand how to use it. Now go get your website ready - you may be in for a lot of visitors.