ARCHIBUS Inc. Announces New Release of ARCHIBUS for
Enhanced Infrastructure/Facilities Management
Version 16 Provides Increased Focus on Business Goals;
Improved Interoperability, Task Security, and Expanded Web Capabilities
Lead List of Improvements
ARCHIBUS V.16 is an enhanced version of the world’s most widely deployed software solution for infrastructure and facilities management.
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Product Overview
Product Brochure [4MB pdf]
FM Web Central Test Drive
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ARCHIBUS V.16 incorporates a long list of added features that improve the functionality and usability of the software, including:
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- Activity-based Deployment. With activity-based deployment, users can more easily gain clear definition and consensus
on the highest value automation priorities in the organization, and quickly detail responsibilities, identify resources,
and set specific timeframes for achieving their goals. Even a broad range of automation goals can be achieved
activity-by-activity, step-by-step, with each new function building on the data, skills, and success of the previous deployment.
- New “Learning Path”. ARCHIBUS V.16 includes a role-based Learning Path that is integrated directly into the Help system
so users can quickly identify the information that is most relevant to a particular job. This results in a flatter learning
curve for new users, greater productivity, and reduced staff training needs. The impact of staff turnover is minimized and
organizations can accelerate their Return On Investment.
- New “Getting Results” Section. The “Getting Results” section presents ARCHIBUS from the standpoint of the business results
to be achieved, providing lists of prerequisites, goals, and organizational titles with a stake in the results. Users are able
to quickly move from goals to action plans and the tools needed to achieve those results.
- Integrated, Web-accessible Documentation. All ARCHIBUS documentation is now online, organized in a single table of contents,
and searchable from a single dialog, speeding the process of answering questions and accomplishing tasks.
- Microsoft SQL Server Express Support. ARCHIBUS V.16 includes support for SQL Server Express, a no-fee database server software
that is included with the product and reduces the cost and effort required to get small workgroups up and running on ARCHIBUS.
- CAFM Interoperability. New features for interacting with data and drawings increase productivity for CAD specialists by enabling
them to more fully leverage the power of both the ARCHIBUS and AutoCAD environments, in tandem.
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ARCHIBUS for Windows V.16: Greater AutoCAD® Interoperability
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With its wide range of systems interoperability, ARCHIBUS for Windows V.16 lets user data interact more completely with
the Overlay for AutoCAD, DWG Editor, and Architectural Desktop. Among the many capabilities users will gain: double-clicking a
room in the grid will now find the drawing that contains that room, load the drawing in AutoCAD, and highlight the room.
In addition to the ARCHIBUS Overlay for AutoCAD or Architectural Desktop, Version 16 includes an option for deploying the
“ARCHIBUS Editor for AutoCAD” or the “DWG Editor,” for short. The DWG Editor is a version of AutoCAD specifically tailored
for facility and infrastructure management with the ARCHIBUS Overlay functionality built in. A new, improved DWG Viewer (for
fast, high-fidelity display of drawings) and DWF Publishing feature (for DWF publishing in background mode) round out a long list
of other refinements, from better cut-and-paste behavior, to the ability to use the thumb-wheel in the grid.
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ARCHIBUS Web Central V.16: Even More User-Friendly
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In a continuing effort to advance the functionality in every part of the ARCHIBUS V.16 solution, FM Web Central V.16 now features
Dynamic Restriction Highlighting and Dynamic Thematic Highlighting and Legends.
The new capabilities will reflect immediate changes in a user’s room/equipment/work order data and deliver dynamic highlighting of such
thematic categories as suites-by-lease and rooms-by-department, respectively.
Also added for greater user efficiency is easier selection of items by clicking on them directly -- without having to select a
room/group/suite/floor, etc. Clearer, enlarged highlights on blocks for equipment, jacks, and faceplates have also been provided for
improved information visibility.
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