by Shane Henson — July 29, 2013—ASSETWORKS, a provider of intelligent workplace management, recently announced that it has secured a contract with the University of Maine System to implement AiM, a comprehensive Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS).
AssetWorks’ IWMS solution is an organic, purpose-built, commercial-off-the-shelf solution specifically designed to help organizations simultaneously reduce costs and minimize their risk profile, says the company. The IWMS to be used at the University of Maine System is intended to replace a legacy environment of four disparate management tools and numerous standalone Microsoft Excel and Access databases. AiM from AssetWorks is expected to manage a broad swath of functions spanning operations and maintenance, space management, utilities management and capital planning.
Established in 1968 by Maine’s state legislature, the University of Maine System consists of seven distinct public institutions of higher education. The system is comprised of more than 600 structures on 10 campuses and six research facilities, covering a built environment of more than 9.5 million square feet. AiM is expected to help a workforce of more than 500 fulltime equivalents improve resource utilization, increase productivity and efficiency, improve decision support, enhance communication, and improve accountability and visibility across the system, says AssetWorks.
“Without question, this is an important win for us,” said Ken Slaughter, senior vice president of AssetWorks. “In selecting AiM to provide the full spectrum of IWMS functionality, the University of Maine System is illustrative of a forward-thinking movement among public sector entities to consolidate key asset management functions under a single umbrella to improve visibility, accountability, transparency, and cost savings.
According to AssetWorks, more than 100 higher education campuses rely on its IWMS solution.
