Infor today announced general availability of the next generation of the Datastream 7i enterprise asset management solution.
This version of Datastream 7i includes a number of new modules and enhancements designed to help customers optimize the performance of their capital assets, uncover hidden profit potential and gain more granular control over their asset management operations.

CAE Consultants Inc. has developed a new application aimed at small businesses that will help them improve their bottom line and improve operations through better maintenance. Easy Maintenance 7 for plants was released this week.

Any kind of business can benefit from this program, from a small printing house to a small plant in a facility. Before Easy Maintenance 7, businesses were forced to invest thousands in expensive software and training. But EM7 provides a powerful application based on FileMaker 8 that leverages all the resources available at the business to improve their bottom line by optimizing your maitenance program.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, APRIL 10, 2006 – SPL WorldGroup today announced that Pope & Talbot, Inc. has chosen SPL® Enterprise Asset & Work Management (EAM) to replace several disparate work management systems at its pulp and saw mills in the United States and Canada.  The decision to standardize on SPL’s solution across eight mills was the result of a substantial evaluation process.

Designed to facilitate communications between iMaint EAM softwate and other applications, iMaint Integrator features step-by-step wizards and drag-and-drop screens to guide users through setting up integration projects. Transfers are governed by security and business rules established iMaint, and projects can range from intricate 2-way integration with multiple business applications to simple scheduled file transfers.

Project Enables Council to Optimize, Monitor and Manage Community Assets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, APRIL 4, 2006.  Fairfield City Council, one of Sydney’s largest municipalities, has selected SPL Enterprise Asset & Work Management (EAM) to provide an integrated approach to managing and optimizing the physical and financial performance of its infrastructure assets.

One of Sydney’s largest local government areas, Fairfield City covers an area of 104 square kilometers and incorporates 27 suburbs. The city is home to approximately 182,000 people and is one of Australia’s most culturally diverse areas; more than half its residents were born overseas.  SPL’s EAM solution is part of the council’s strategic project to responsibly manage and maintain its publicly owned, built and natural assets for the benefit of future generations. 

LINKOPING, Sweden, April 5 /PRNewswire/—IFS, the global enterprise applications company, today announced the launch of IFS Applications(TM) 7 to address the growing need for agility in today’s increasingly complex business environment.

IFS Applications 7 enables enterprise agility so that organizations can take advantage of rapidly changing international market conditions. The new release gives enterprises a service-oriented architecture (SOA) with reusable business components designed for improved user productivity, faster implementation, lower total cost of ownership (TCO), and easier upgrades. Unlike traditional monolithic enterprise software, IFS Applications 7 meets today’s business needs.

GREENVILLE, S.C., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Datastream Systems, Inc. announced today that its stockholders approved the merger agreement pursuant to which Infor will acquire Datastream for $10.26 per share in cash.

MicroMain Corporation, a leading provider of asset and facility management software and services, today announced the promotion of John Conroy to Vice President of Services and Training.

Previously Director of Training, Conroy will provide leadership for expanded service offerings for users of MicroMain’s software suite. Users—in virtually every industry managing assets and facilities—include maintenance technicians and supervisors, facility staff and managers, and persons responsible for capital planning.

Data-Basics’ wireless field service solution, TechAnywhere 2.0 software, extended to Canadian field technicians using Windows Mobile® devices

OTTAWA — March 21, 2006 — Data-Basics today announced the availability of its TechAnywhere 2.0 software to Canada. Built on the TrueContext mExperience service platform, TechAnywhere 2.0 provides users of Data-Basics’ SAM Pro Enterprise software with a wireless field service solution for their mobile workforce. 

North Carolina property is latest to reap the benefits of PMWorks, the first service designed specifically to help handle the day-to-day needs of hotel preventive maintenance.

The Hampton Inn-Jacksonville (N.C.) last month became the 750th lodging property to have M-Tech’s PMWorks preventive maintenance service installed as part of its overall property-management solution.