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- ARCHIBUS Corporate Overview
"Regulatory compliance is very important to us as a federal agency. We must be accountable for our property,” says Lawless. “ARCHIBUS makes it easy to pull data together and report on it"
- Edwin Lawless
- Facilities Programs Manager
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
ARCHIBUS History and Milestones
ARCHIBUS, Inc.
18 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108 USA
Telephone: 1 617-227-2508
Fax: 1 617-227-2509
- 1980
- Developed primary FM Automation frameworks and foundations for ARCHIBUS at Harvard University
- 1982
- ARCHIBUS® launched as the world's first integrated CAD and Alpha/Numeric solution for Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management applications
- 1983
- Began collaboration with Autodesk, subsequently becoming Autodesk's seventh 3rd Party Developer for AutoCAD®
- 1985
- ARCHIBUS® delivered as the first integrated CAFM (computer-aided facilities management) system
- 1987
- Became the #1 AutoCAD-based CAFM solution in the world
- 1991
- Named as the first and only Autodesk Strategic Developer for Facilities Management in the U.S.
- Developed the world's first CIFM™ (computer integrated facilities management) enterprise solution
- 1993
- Named by Autodesk as "Developer of the Year for Asia/Pacific"
- Became a founding member of the International Alliance for Interoperability and the first facilities management software developer of the organization
- 1995
- Launched ARCHIBUS Web Central, the world's first comprehensive Internet and intranet solution for FM
- Introduced the world's first IWMS system
- 1996
- Received the Reader's Choice Award for ARCHIBUS from Today's Facility Manager magazine
- 1998
- Developed a series of Executive Information System™ access solutions to allow even casual users to access the full functionality of ARCHIBUS without extensive training
- 1999
- Surpassed the 1,000,000 user mark—both enterprise and Web-enabled
- 2001
- Introduced the 9th generation of ARCHIBUS, the world's first TIFM™ solution, for sharing facilities and infrastructure knowledge across an enterprise—locally or around the world
- 2002
- Released full translations of ARCHIBUS in Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Korean, and Norwegian
- 2003
- Reached 3,000,000 Enterprise and Web-based users
- 2004
- Introduced new Web-based solution that integrates enterprise processes and offers personalized views
- 2005
- ARCHIBUS, Inc. positioned in the Leaders Quadrant by Gartner Inc. in the report "Magic Quadrant for Integrated Workplace Management Systems, 2005"
- Introduced Project Management, Move Management, and Capital Budgeting applications to ARCHIBUS suite of products
- Formed strategic partnership with JCI company Sequentra Solutions LLC , a provider of Web-based Lease Administration, Process and Project Management software "SEQUENTRA®" and services.
- Strategic partnership formed with Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), an environmental engineering and consulting firm, to provide a comprehensive package of software and services for environmental management needs.
- 2006
- Released ARCHIBUS V.16 solution with enhanced performance, ease of use for Windows and Web environmentss, and greater AutoCAD integration
- Formed business alliance with NAI Global, one of the leading commercial real estate services providers worldwide
- Added to network of ARCHIBUS Solutions Centers worldwide with the creation of the ARCHIBUS Solution Center—Germany—Saarbrüchen
- Introduced Web-based Project Management, Capital Budgeting and Move Management applications
- Computerworld July 31 issue spotlights ARCHIBUS users' cost savings and other benefits from its IWMS software
- ARCHIBUS, Inc. received Strategic Business Partner Award from APPA, the association serving education facilities management professionals
- 2007
- ARCHIBUS, Inc. establishes Environment + Sustainability Services Solution Center - along with new Centers in Germany, Romania, and Beijing - showcasing its leading infrastructure/facilities management software
- Marks 25th Anniversary with over 4,000,000 users on Web- and Enterprise-based system
- Positioned in the Leaders quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Integrated Workplace Management Systems" report
- 2008
- Delivered ARCHIBUS V.17 featuring new Web-based Service Desk and On demand Work applications, integration with ESRI's GIS software and with Autodesk's Revit building information as well as Web Central enhancements to encourage a high-level of information-sharing among staff and departments
- Developed the world's first Intuitive Business Transformation (IBT) applications
- ARCHIBUS is positioned again in the Leaders quadrant of Gartner's “Magic Quadrant for Integrated Workplace Management Systems” report
- 2009
- ARCHIBUS TEAMS environmental software picked as a Top 100 Product by Buildings magazine (featured in June issue)
- NASA First Responder system, built on an ARCHIBUS platform, is featured in the March/April issue of Facility Management Journal
- 2010
- ARCHIBUS V.18 introduced to drive business transformation with new Web-based real estate and space management applications, as well as improved capabilities to identify underutilized assets, optimize resources, and improve operational performance.
