August 3, 2001—MASS Systems, a facilities management solutions specialist, has introduced application hosting that offers FMs a new means of benefiting from the powerful ARCHIBUS/FM computer integrated facilities management solution without investing in information technology (IT) infrastructure costs.
As an Application Service Provider (ASP), MASS Systems can offer a variety of options ranging from managing client hardware off-site up to a fully managed solution on secure servers at one of its data centers. As the ARCHIBUS/FM software runs on the server, the user only needs computer hardware capable of running a Web browser and an Internet connection.
The company says that the new system can make the cost of implementation more affordable as organizations can use revenue budgets rather than capital budgets to spread the cost. Also, application hosting can enable organizations to predict their costs more easily and dramatically reduce up-front implementation costs for hardware, software, and internal IT services.
As with a standard ARCHIBUS/FM installation, MASS Systems can tailor the system to suit the user’s specific requirements.
For more information, contact MASS Systems.
