Four Rivers Software Announces Partnership With Advanced Technology Group to Offer a Web-Based Portal to CAD Data

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Rivers Software Systems, Inc., the leading maintenance management software (EAM/CMMS) provider for the healthcare industry, today announced an agreement with Advanced Technologies Group, Inc., (ATG) to interface its award winning TMS(R) software with the Active Visual System(TM) (AVS); ATG's CAD based enterprise web portal.

The interface will provide access to maintenance data directly from the CAD layouts in the AVS(TM) without requiring CAD software. The initial version of the interface will have a read-only interface that would allow authorized users to access the work order history and other data charged to a space or equipment.

ATG will also be working with Four Rivers to develop a full-blown read/write interface that would allow users to generate work orders directly from the CAD files of the facility viewed from the AVS(TM).

"This is a breakthrough for our clients," states Henry Wilde, CEO of Four Rivers. "The combination of the TMS software with ATG's web technology expertise gives clients an edge in identifying problem equipment and deferred maintenance without needing direct access to the CMMS database."

"For the first time, this interface will allow healthcare executives to have access to work orders and other maintenance data while viewing the floor plan layouts of their facility from the web," says Mike Hakbaz, ATG President. "The ability to visually track maintenance activities across departments from this centralized space information system is crucial for sound benchmarking and charge back analysis," Hakbaz adds.

About Four Rivers Software Systems, Inc.

Four Rivers Software Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of computerized support services solutions for healthcare clinical engineering and facilities departments. The TMS product family includes TMS, iTMS OnLine, iTMS, pocketTMS Win and TMS Locator.

www.frsoft.com

About Advanced Technologies Group, Inc.

Advanced Technologies Group, Inc. combines experience in facility management, planning, and information technology to help organizations make a better use of highly valuable facility and real estate information. ATG's solutions are based on the premise that organizations want direct and intuitive access to information without requiring any investment in software, hardware, or additional resources. ATG's web-based technologies make facility information work as knowledge, yielding insight on how to optimize the usage of the physical environment.

www.atginc.com