We have released the FacilitiesDesk 5.0

Following are the new salient features of the CAFM software:

• Auto CAD integration
  
• Room booking
• Enhanced Requester Login
• Maintenance Templates
• MSSQL support

And FacilitiesDesk is now available in Chinese and French.

For more details on this new release pl view the following related links:

FD 5 can be downloaded from, http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products/facilities-desk/download.html

Website: http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products/facilities-desk/index.html

Demo: http://demo.facilitiesdesk.com/

Will keep you all posted on the updates!!

We are working on upgrade pack which should be available shortly. Existing FD customers, please bear with us on the delay. Once the upgrade pack is available, on applying the same, existing customers will be able to access Professional edition.

Your feedback/inputs/comments/evaluation are most welcome!!

You can reach us in this forums or for more customized support mail us at support@facilitiesdesk.com

Thanks,
Nandini

• AutoCAD Integration.

FacilitiesDesk, the web-based CAFM now enables the users to apply CAD’s DWF to import the space data and inturn have a CAD view to ease the facility and asset management..below are few screen shots:

• MSSQL support - we got the green signal from the testing team, FacilitiesDesk is tested with MSSQL and support is declared

• No more suspense on which other languages will FacilitiesDesk be available in - French and Chinese too!!
• Other than these we have few more…coming up along with this release pack…
  • Enhanced requester view
  • Room booking – get benefitted with the help of AutoCAD enabled space management features to have hassle free room booking.
  • We have customizable breakdown maintenance requests templates available in FacilitiesDesk5.

Looking forward to catch you all with the “Released” blog banking on your subsequent feedback…

Regards,

Nandini

Well, its been a busy phase for FacilitiesDesk, touring and meeting people…

Thanks to all, who made it a big success for FacilitiesDesk in The Facilities Show Birmingham U.K, Ideaction in Goldcoast Aussie and TFM in Chicago…

The interested folks got a chance to try the product - see for himself, if the tool is going to work for him. If you did not get a chance to try the product or rather attend the show just write to us or drop in a discussion thread in our forums

Checkout FacilitiesDesk for yourself and make the decision.

Looking forward to more support…Cheers-Nandini!!

As mentioned in one of my earlier posts…before bringing up the next big release of Facilities we have done the hotfixes of our FacilitiesDesk 4.

Yes, the HotFix for FacilitiesDesk (Build No.4001) over FacilitiesDesk 4 is released. This hotfix build can be applied over build number 4000 and it is a consolidation of all the hotfixes over FacilitiesDesk 4 so far.

Following are the Issues fixed in this Hot fix:

• In the Purchase Order feature the issues in E-mailing the Owner and the vendor are fixed.
• Also the approval cycle issue is fixed in the Purchase Order functionality.
• Yet another resolved issue in Purchase Order is that now the user is allowed to give email id , when Purchase Order is sent for approval.
• The Holidays list is now editable & you can also do deletion of made list of holidays.
• The issues in Merging & Splitting two maintenance request is fixed.
• A column is now added in CraftPerson to include WorkTrade. Now you can have Work Trade in List View and related details and some edit related issues were fixed too in the CraftPerson.

There were many more issues fixed which are relatively less critical but put together will improve the usability of the product. Try out this Build and as always, we eagerly await the feedback - bats first, and the bouquets next

Feel free to mail your suggestions, views, and opinions about the product here.

To download the exe of the release click here

Thanks and Regards
Nandini
FacilitiesDesk

Okiz! its time for our readers to have some interesting tips on some of the frequent activities of Facilities Management..As the topic suggests the article is all about leasing and its benefits.

When you start a business or grow in your existing business, cash is often in short supply. There is one option to spend less - lease essential office resources instead of buying them. Unlike taking them for rent, which is too pricey to consider as a long-term alternative, leasing telecom resources or furniture offers a number of critical advantages like the following:

• The classy merit of leasing is that it perk up your cash flow. Equipment leases seldom require down payments, except for some set aside cash for a refundable security deposit. In comparison, loans to finance the purchase of asset typically need down payments done up to 25 percent or more in certain cases.

• For new companies its even more easier to lease than to purchase. Because for them banks will want to review two to three years financial records which most newly started companies do not have. On the other hand only six months to a year credit history is required by the lessor before approving a furniture or an equipment to be leased.

• Another interesting fact is that leasing makes it simpler to keep pace with technology, especially for businesses relying on cutting-edge technology. A run of short-term leases will cost you less than purchasing new every alternate year.

• Some office resources leases even have yearly computer upgrades built into them, thus eliminating that difficult decision of whether you can afford to upgrade or not.

• Resources leasing allows you to afford more. While you might not be able to afford to purchase those expensive ergonomic seats your employees are asking for, you may be able to lease them. Better furniture and resources can create a more professional image and boost the perception of the business

• Leasing has balance sheet benefits. You may be able to exclude some leased resources and related obligations from your balance sheet. Such moves might improve financial indicators such as your firm’s debt-to-equity ratio or earnings-to-fixed-assets ratio. Bear in mind, however, that accounting rules do require your balance sheet to report assets leased under certain types of agreements.

If you do decide to lease resources, keep the term short - two years is ideal. Try to negotiate a “modern equipment substitution clause” that lets you update or exchange your resources so you don’t end up paying for obsolete technology. Also, insist upon a cancellation clause that lets you pay a fee to cancel the lease. Note the cost of any cancellation penalty.

Last but not least, if you think you might want to purchase the asset after the term of the lease has ended, look for a lessor that offers an option to buy. It is usually advantageous to secure the services of an equipment leasing broker who knows the proper structure to fit your company’s needs.

Alright thats about “Leasing”….see you again later with more interesting articles and news…

Hello people,

Good! I am back again with some news after a gap due to tight schedule of our Partner Conference ‘08

Coming straight to the point…hope you all still remember my blog on “FacilitiesDesk in Baltimore [NFMT Tradeshow]”…now shortly FacilitiesDesk will be part of two other big events in couple of different parts of the world..read more and know more…

FacilitiesDesk will be there for the TFM conference and tradeshow - a premier forum for facility management professionals, drawing attendees from every corner of the world. The show starts on 22nd April and goes on till 24th April.

We will be @ Booth 720. It will be great to see you there!

Moving forward FacilitiesDesk will be presented at the Ideaction ‘08 an official conference of the Facility Management Association of Australia, is taking place from 7th – 9th May 2008 on the Gold Coast.

Will keep you all posted on further status updates soon.

Happy Weekend:-)

Its like large pizzas offered at discount interestingly with more toppings…my previous blog spoke about the change in price for FacilitiesDesk…Now its time to talk about the toppings.

Since our release there have been few repeated ?concerns..Are we were going to integrate AutoCAD? Will FacilitiesDesk have room booking feature? The answer is a big “YES”. Apart from these we are planning to offer you more profound inclusions in our next big release like…FacilitiesDesk in other languages(Pl wait to know which are those languages), MS SQL support - These two features are all set to go except for a green signal from the testing team.

Before this release we would like to keep you busy…so we are coming up with our service pack pretty sooner and there you have another news!!!

Looking forward to fill your thoughts with more and more hot and interesting news….feed us with all more questions, comments and feedback - we are all ears…

Yes! We offer you FacilitiesDesk at the price of CMMS…

Let me make it easier for you to believe by giving the numbers.

FacilitiesDesk starts at $995!!
Also FacilitiesDesk’s annual subscription fee for 5 supervisors license: $4995 is now reduced to $3995

Hope that was interesting to know. For more information on pricing pl visit our FacilitiesDesk online store

I will catch you all again with more interesting product updates…looking forward to present you a full fledged, sophisticated at the same time an affordable CAFM.

Just letting you know they’re back, fully charged to cook a new flavor of FacilitiesDesk!

Cheers!!

Team FacilitiesDesk.