FM:Systems Sponsors Workplace Strategy Summit 2012

RALEIGH, N.C. – August 30, 2012 – FM:Systems, a provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS), computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, and BIM integration software, today announced its platinum level sponsorship of The Workplace Strategy Summit 2012: Research in Action, presented by the IFMA Foundation and the International Facility Management Association.

The summit will take place at Cornell University, September 5-7 and will connect FM professionals with the leading thinkers in workplace strategy to explore workplace effectiveness, the nature of collaborative work, and the impact of technology on the workplace of the future.

“FM:Systems is committed to being at the forefront of new thinking about the office environment, and we believe this conference will be instrumental in formalizing emerging concepts of distributed office work” said Michael Schley, CEO of FM:Systems and IFMA fellow. “We are very pleased to be a sponsor of this significant event.”

About FM:Systems

FM:Systems provides Web-based software products to cut costs and improve communication for people who create or manage buildings. FM:Interact, a modular IWMS product, brings together all the critical information needed to support every key function of real estate and facilities management.

FM:Interact integrates with Autodesk® Revit® and AutoCAD® to help facilities and real estate professionals improve management of space, occupancy, moves, maintenance, leases, projects, sustainability and property.

FM:BIM, a cloud-based system integrated with Revit, helps architects, engineers and contractors share BIM information with owners during design, construction and throughout the lifecycle of a building.

Many of the world’s leading organizations rely on FM:Systems products, including CA Technologies, Devon Energy, FINRA, Freddie Mac, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Herman Miller, Indiana University, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, Navy Federal Credit Union, Northwestern University, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and Target stores.

Customer results include: real estate costs reduced by 15 percent, move spend reduced by 88 percent, enterprise productivity savings of $1.5 million, and an internal customer satisfaction rate of 97 percent.

FM:Systems is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and conducts business in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information about FM:Systems, please visit www.fmsystems.com or call 1-800-648-8030.