Facility Information Systems Announces Enhanced Software Product; New Version Offers Enhanced Security, Real Estate Management and Web Features.

Business Editors

CAMARILLO, Calif. & RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2001

Facility Information Systems Inc. (FIS), the corporate-standard enterprise solution for real estate and facility management information, announced the rollout of a significantly enhanced version of its Facility Management (FIS/FM(TM)) software system.

Version 4.1i, which will be rolled out August 20th, is a major new product release and strengthens FIS' position as the technology leader for corporate real estate and facilities management software solutions.

"Version 4.1i delivers a production quality e-business environment for our clients who face an increasingly competitive knowledge-based business world," said Chuck Woznick, president and chairman of FIS. "Clients will especially appreciate the enhancements in capability, speed and secure process connections over the Web."

The new version of FIS/FM offers a number of significant upgrades and new features, including:

-- Full support of the latest platform technology products from Oracle,
Autodesk and Bentley Systems

-- Ad hoc "zones" for floor plans which connect any adjacent areas of a space,
allowing for more logical tracking of similar areas, logical groupings or
management designations within a building

-- Dramatically increased speed in processing graphic data in query and
reporting operations

-- Expanded integration of real estate portfolio and transaction management
functions with facility management - enabling true facilities optimization that
manages physical assets and related cash flows

-- Faster and fully secure Web access that meets the most stringent
specifications, including the military's

-- Fine-grained security, allowing multiple organizations to share a single
instance of the software and database while fully protecting each as a
separated entity - a major plus for cost-effective nationwide or hosted
deployments

-- Robust Web-based ad hoc reporting and data presentation tools, using data
cube and "drag and drop" report generation techniques

-- Numerous functions for greater effectiveness in portfolio analysis and cost
comparison, including links to metropolitan statistical area data from the US
Census Bureau

Spatial data zones allow FIS/FM users to group and label spaces used for common purposes, such as areas of a building covered by a special lease agreement, proximity to hazardous materials, group relocations, areas served by a specific heating and ventilating equipment or rooms with computers served by the same communications hub, etc.