FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2006
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. and DENVER -- FM:Systems(www.fmsystems.com),
a leading provider of integrated workplace management
systems (IWMS), today announced that it has partnered with Dean Evans &
Associates (www.dea.com) 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 services
- Add self-service capabilities to the space reservation process
- Track and report on shared space 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 FM:Systems
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, Federal Aviation Administration,
GMAC Financial Services, Lockheed Martin, NASD, Northwestern University, Novartis Pharmaceuticals,
Progress Energy, Target Stores and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
FM:Systems is headquartered in Raleigh,
North Carolina 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.
About Dean Evans & Associates
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 institutions,
religious organizations, hospitals, conference centers, cultural venues and sports facilities
rely on EMS software. Detailed product information is available at
www.dea.com. Or contact the company at 800-440-3994 ext.
863, or sales@dea.com.
Media Contacts:
Crossroads Public Relations on behalf of FM:Systems
Christian Sullivan, 919-821-2822
mobile: 910-261-0517
csullivan@crossroadspr.com
Kristi Lee, 919-844-3733
mobile: 919-270-8054
klee@crossroadspr.com
or
Dean Evans & Associates, Inc.
Tom Schek
303-740-4830
tom@dea.com