FIS to Provide Facility Management Graduate Program Software
ATLANTA & CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Aug 28, 2001--The key to the future of the facility management industry is innovative technology. So the industry will get a high tech boost from a partnership between Georgia Tech and facility management software developer, Facility Information Systems, Inc. (FIS) of Camarillo, California.
FIS will provide state-of-the-art facility and property management software valued at $100,000 to the College of Architecture`s new Building Construction and Integrated Facility Management Graduate Program in its Building Construction School.
''Students will not only study the theories behind facility and property management, but they`ll be able to apply various situations and ideas to this software and help move the industry toward a fully integrated approach,'' said Dr. Roozbeh Kangari, Director of the Georgia Tech Building Construction Program.
FIS will provide the graduate program with its facility and real estate portfolio management software beginning this fall. The FIS software package, FIS/FM(TM), includes a variety of modules that fully integrate to an organization`s legacy systems to create a comprehensive corporate real estate and facilities optimization solution.
Students in the graduate program will use the software in several courses and may incorporate the applications into aspects of their thesis research.
''We are especially pleased to have this opportunity with GA Tech'', said Ray Summerell, Vice President of Corporate Development, FIS. ''From the start, GA Tech and FIS agreed that this is not just about teaching technology; there is a much larger purpose in helping the profession grow through the use of tools that translate real estate portfolio and facilities management decisions into predictable actions with measurable business results. We are looking forward to the continuing exchange of ideas and seeing to it that everyone benefits from this alliance.''
With its 11 different application modules, the FIS software aligns closely with the graduate program`s five primary subject areas - real estate, traditional facility management, finance, human resources, and information technology.
The software reflects the integrated nature of the facility management profession by offering applications for property management, financial analysis, cost control, inventory control, project management, and much more.
''We chose to work with FIS because their software dovetails closely with the integrated nature of our graduate program,'' said Dr. Felix T. Uhlik, Graduate Program Coordinator, GA Tech. ''The different modules within their software will allow our students to apply what they are learning to a number of different areas. The research and idea potential of these applications are endless.''
Facility Information Systems, Inc. (FIS) is a full-service, facility management information systems company dedicated to providing enterprise software solutions for facility management and corporate infrastructure resource management. FIS solutions manage a company`s real estate, deployment of people, its assets and systems to maximize workforce productivity, and minimize ''fixed'' costs.
FIS was founded in 1993 and is a privately held, venture funded California company. For more information, log on to www.fisinc.com.
The Georgia Tech Building Construction and Integrated Facility Management Graduate Program, part of the College of Architecture, is a unique program and the only one of its kind in the southeastern United States. Unlike a traditional MBA program that offers general management skills, this master`s program deals primarily with the issues facing property and facility managers.
Courses cover topics ranging from strategic planning and benchmarking to environmental issues and financial management of real estate assets. Incorporating a multidisciplinary approach, the graduate program`s real estate courses are taught by professors from the nearby Georgia State University Real Estate Program. The program began in the fall of 2000, and the first graduates are expected to complete their theses by December 2001.
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