September 8, 2004—MicroMain’s new Version 6.1 of MicroMain FM computer aided facility management (CAFM) system introduces new Web capability, enabling users to publish facility drawings, data, and reports to the Web. MicroMain FM allows users to link facilities data to the AutoCAD drawings of their facilities. By data-enabling their drawings, facilities managers can better visualize their space and locate people and assets, resulting in better management.
Facilities Managers primarily use MicroMain FM for space planning, asset management, move management, and emergency planning. They also use MicroMain FM to manage projects, such as renovations that involve staff and contract labor, building of office space or facility wings, movement of personnel, and multiple tasks. Using the software, managers can store project details, track labor time, track costs, and report on current status.
MicroMain FM is also used for simplified maintenance management. Users create and manage basic work orders, which can include drawings of rooms or areas marked up to show exactly what work needs to be done. Customers can also link MicroMain FM to MicroMain’s award-winning computerized maintenance management software, MicroMain XM, to create a fully integrated facilities and maintenance management system.
The latest version of MicroMain FM includes a major upgrade to fmWEB, the facilities management Web module that allows anyone in an organization to access facilities drawings or information using a Web browser. With fmWEB, users can easily search published drawings for people, areas, or equipment. Users can also use mark-up tools to add text and graphics to the drawings, increasing remote collaboration across the enterprise. New security options allow managers to limit access to designated users.
A new feature in MicroMain FM 6.1 allows users to define the relationship between primary equipment and its supported equipment/areas in a facility. For example, a user can view the location of breaker panels, water shutoffs, routers and air handlers that provide services to a selected room. Or a user can highlight all of the computers and other network devices that depend on a selected data router. With this information, staff persons can improve maintenance efficiencies, including tracing and solving problems, and develop effective emergency response and disaster recovery plans for their facilities.
With more than 60 predefined reports, ad hoc reporting and multiple customizable features, MicroMain FM allows facilities managers to report on operations in any form that works for their organization. Dynamic reporting includes both drawings and data.
MicroMain FM 6.1 continues MicroMain’s commitment to shipping software with the entire source code included, which MicroMain says is not standard practice for CAFM products in the market today. The source code, provided at no additional charge, gives customers complete control regarding customization. For more information visit MicroMain.
