German Multinational Firm to Implement Graphisoft ArchiFM

Budapest, April 3, 2003 � Graphisoft_�, developer of the Virtual Building� concept, today announced that the production and management buildings of the Friedhelm Loh Group based in Haiger, Germany will be managed by the internationally leading CAFM system ArchiFM_�. After six months testing of different facility management systems, the Friedhelm Loh Group chose Graphisoft�s product.

The current focus of implementing ArchiFM is the area management of the production and management buildings. The facilities� use can significantly be optimized after the initial integrated data input of building plans in ArchiFM, due to the excellent overview of the building�s utilization Graphisoft�s FM-solution provides.

"We have to work with frequently changing production lines", said J�rg Schumann from the Department Buildings, Environment and Security of the Friedhelm Loh Group, and responsible for the test-phase. "ArchiFM allows the optimal utilization of machines, facilities and spaces. The direct external access to the data through SQL enables us to calculate the exploitation of our production space and initiate a change from overloaded to vacant space."

For the international group with about 10,000 employees worldwide, the opportunity to decentralized utilization was even more convincing. No matter of their working place, authorized employees can access and process all saved data via the company�s intranet with ArchiFM WebServer. "The easy and remote access to facility management information was a key factor in our decision for ArchiFM," J�rg Schumann stated.

In the near future the software will also be deployed in the subsidiaries of the Friedhelm Loh Group in further fields of facility management like cleaning management, expense allocation and IT planning, as well as real estate management.

The Friedhelm Loh Group includes different production companies on three continents, employing over 10,000 people worldwide. With its over 60 subsidiaries and 100 agencies, the Group is represented all over the world. Rittal, an international market leader for switchboards and cabinets is the biggest company of the Group with over 8,000 employees. The global presence of Rittal with its 43 subsidiaries, 19 production places, 70 representations and 100 shipping centers enables direct contact to clients worldwide. Also software firms and installation techniques companies as well as a system provider for the automotive industry are members of the Friedhelm Loh Group. Loh Services located in Haiger is the central service provider of all firms of the Group.

Graphisoft_� is a leading provider of design and management software solutions for the architectural profession and the building industry. Founded in 1982, Graphisoft is ranked today among the largest AEC CAD software developers in the world, with ten offices worldwide in addition to its headquarters. ArchiCAD_� and other Graphisoft products are used by over 100,000 architects, facility managers and building professionals all over the world. Shares of Graphisoft are traded on the Frankfurt (GPH) and on the Budapest (GRAPHI) Stock Exchange. 

www.graphisoft.com

 

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