Jan 2013 - The *New* version of FM:Interact 8.2 to be released in Jan 2013

New capabilities include:

• Scenario Planning: The FM:Interact 8.2 Strategic Planning module now has scenario planning capabilities which allow users to proactively plan for and manage change in their physical space inventory. The Scenario Planning features enable space planners to evaluate multiple planning scenarios with interactive stacking and blocking tools including expansions, reorganizations, consolidations, reconfigurations and unexpected events such as environmental disasters.
• FM:Mobile: Extends the power of FM:Interact into the field with support for floor plan viewing and work orders, and provides security-based access that can allow authorized users to edit FM:Interact data views on Apple® iPad® and iPhone® devices.

In addition to the new modules and capabilities introduced in FM:interact 8.2, several additional enhancements have been added including:

• Support for Alternative Officing: Many modern organizations are adopting new approaches to workplace planning that have been enabled by mobile technologies and a highly dynamic workforce. These new approaches include flexible workspace, the ability to quickly support cross functional teams, more ad-hoc and collaborative areas, and support for Activity Based Workplaces (ABW) that break away from the practice of assigning one workstation per employee. To address these changes, FM:Interact 8.2 introduces alternative officing capabilities to the FM:Interact Space Management Module.
• BOMA Area Calculations: Allows flexible support for classifying space by BOMA 1990, 1996, 2010A and 2010B standards for area calculation methods, including the ability to specify different methods for different buildings.
• New Floor Plan Viewer: FM:Interact includes a new floor plan viewer which is fast, intuitive, and requires no special installation.
• Extensibility Enhancements: FM:Interact users and business partners can now take advantage of extensibility enhancements that enable organizations to extend the out-of-the-box capabilities of the FM:Interact System including new functions for user-defined controls and actions on data forms.
• Improved BIM Integration: FM:Interact 8.2 provides customers with improved integration between the FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite and Autodesk® Revit®. This means building data can be made available to all stakeholders throughout the entire building lifecycle.

“This is one of our most exciting product launches to date,” said Michael Schley, founder and CEO for FM:Systems. “As always, we have listened to our customers and the industry and have developed a solution that will allow them to proactively plan for and manage their space. In addition, we have also added support for Alternative Officing (ABW) which can help our customers adapt to modern workplace requirements enabled by mobile technologies and a highly dynamic workforce. These new additions are just another example of how FM:Systems helps customers continue to be at the cutting-edge of facility planning.”