This weekend I came across a great article by djohnson of ERPcloudnews.com, called ERP Software Cost Comparison: On-Premise, SaaS, and Hosted. The article presents costs associated with different ERP software deployment scenarios. According to djohnson: The Cloud has inspired a new way of thinking about ERP software deployments. Companies have the option to purchase a [...]

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Telecommuting is hot amongst IT Professionals. According to Ann Bednarz of Network World: IT pros want to telecommute — so much so that more than one-third of those surveyed by Dice.com said they would take a pay cut for the chance to work full time from home. In a survey conducted by the careers site, [...]

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Last year we posted an article about the IWMS industry with the title: Has the endgame in the IWMS industry started? Now more than ever this seems to be true with Accruent’s recent acquisition of Siterra. Update 03-22-2011: IBM To Acquire TRIRIGA, Inc. To Accelerate Smarter Buildings Transformation

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Bricsnet recently surprised the IWMS industry when it announced $10M in funding. The investment round, completed in mid-December and led by Chairman and CEO Hector Rodriguez, was subscribed to by the company’s long-lasting investors, including controlling shareholder Torimbia as well as other existing shareholders. The company plans to use the funds to enhance product development [...]

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This morning I found a very interesting question from Geoffrey36 at Microsoft’s Developer Network about IWMS / CAFM Space Management with Visio/Sharepoint. Geoffrey asks for help regarding Space Management; “We accomplish Space accounting using  Autocad and Archibus to calculate square feet on a facilities floor plans. We would like to have that ability to use [...]

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IWMS implementations are complex projects. Project managers are hired to complete a project within time and budget. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the project is successful or does it? This week’s debate is about what defines a successful project. Debate Is an IWMS implementation successful when completed within time and budget? You can use [...]

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In 1915, BOMA International published the first Standard Method of Floor Measurement for Office Buildings. It has been accepted and approved by the American National Standards Institute. Throughout the years, the standard has been revised to reflect the changing needs of the real estate market and the evolution of office building design.

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John Clark (Tririga) has pointed out a wonderful article on buildings.com about space-planning software’s greatest features. In this article Leah B. Garris describes some space-planning myths. Space Planning Myths Myth: It requires too much data entry to be effective. Reality: “New capabilities capture data via automated processes that monitor user actions, which minimizes the data [...]

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