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Caver-Morehead Systems to Be Acquired by RF Monolithics

Cirronet(TM), Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by RF Monolithics, Inc. (RFM) of Dallas, Texas. The transaction is expected to close in September and is valued at $24 million, including $4.8 million based on obtaining performance targets. RFM also announced a definitive agreement to acquire Caver-Morehead Systems, Inc., a leading producer of computerized maintenance management system ("CMMS") software. The combination of technologies - Cirronet’s proprietary, Bluetooth and ZigBee products; RFM’s low-power short-range radio technology; and Caver-Morehead’s sophisticated machine monitoring and maintenance management application software - enable comprehensive wireless solutions.

AGY Modernizes Enterprise Asset Management and Procurement

Efficient Transition to Oracle eAM and iProcurement Expedites Return on Investment

ATLANTA, Aug. 30 Signum Group today announced that AGY has gone live with Oracle eAM and iProcurement at their production facilities in Aiken, SC, and Huntingdon, PA. AGY manufactures glass yarns used in electronic products, telecommunications gear, automotive equipment, and other industrial applications. Signum Group, an Oracle Certified Partner (CP), was chosen to assist AGY with the product implementation at the two sites.

Infor Delivers Easy-to-Use Enterprise Asset Management Solution for small To Midsize Enterprises

Infor, one of the largest global providers of enterprise software, today announced the availability of Infor EAM Business Edition, a powerful enterprise asset management (EAM) solution that enables a small to midsize enterprise to control critical functions including work orders, purchasing, inventory and preventative maintenance, without the investment and extended implementation time required for large-scale installations.

Designed for mid-size companies with single or multiple sites, EAM Business Edition increases productivity while reducing downtime by managing several essential business functions within a single web-based solution. 

Invensys to Present Enterprise Asset Optimization Strategies at IMC-2006

Invensys’ Avantis (http://www.avantis.net) has announced that Dr. Peter Martin, vice president of performance management, will be a featured presenter at the 2006 International Maintenance Conference on December 7th at 1pm. Supporting the conference theme, “Manufacturing & Process Reliability”, Dr. Martin will describe how the concept of asset performance management can and should be applied to improving asset utilization, beyond the traditional focus of ensuring asset availability only.

Meridium’s RCMO v1.1 is now SAP xApps™ Certified

Roanoke, VA, USA – Meridium Inc., the leader in asset performance management (APM) software solutions, is pleased to announce that RCMO™ v1.1 is now an “SAP xApps™ Certified – Powered by SAP NetWeaver” solution. All SAP xApps Certified applications undergo a rigorous testing procedure administered by SAP to ensure performance and conformance to SAP standards.

Composite applications, or SAP xApps, are a new, elite class of SAP integrated software that reuse, integrate, and orchestrate functionalities from existing applications in the context of an enterprise services architecture. A composite application provides new application functionality over and above simple integration and supports analysis followed by action to enable the execution of business processes from start to finish. Building upon RCMO’s Powered by NetWeaver certification, the SAP xApps certified status is a further step toward aligning Meridium with SAP’s architectural vision. 

Meridium Selected by Dakota Gasification Company as Asset Performance Management Solution

Roanoke, Virginia, USA - August 1, 2006 - Meridium Inc., the leader in asset performance management (APM) software and consulting solutions, today announced plans for a Meridium implementation at Dakota Gasification Company (Dakota Gas), producer of more than 54 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas annually. Dakota Gas’ Great Plains Synfuels Plant supplies natural gas to thousands of homes and businesses in the eastern United States.

In the coming months, Meridium will provide software and services to implement its APM solution at Dakota Gas to maintain and improve the company’s equipment availability and overall reliability and reduce maintenance and operating costs.

Infor Provides Increased Control of Manufacturing Process

Infor, one of the largest global providers of enterprise software, today announced new enhancements to its Infor ERP Visual solution, a comprehensive suite of products for manufacturers that offers integrated functionality of advanced planning and scheduling, quality management, customer relationship management, time and attendance, business intelligence and warehouse management. Infor ERP Visual 6.5.2 adds new features and capabilities that reduce implementation time as well as simplify and speed access to manufacturing information, from order receipt to delivery.

Already recognized for its ease of use and rapid implementation, Visual is focused on improving manufacturers’ productivity and end product quality. With this latest release, new productivity enhancing features allow users to more quickly and easily view and process information by reducing the number of steps, or keystrokes, to obtain that data. The rapid access and complete view of the manufacturing process results in fewer production problems, increasing the overall product quality. 

EAM software implementation partnerships strengthen Invensys presence in Latin America

Invensys Process Systems has announced that two Latin American software consulting and implementation partners will continue to help sell and service its Avantis Enterprise Asset Management software in Latin America. Fundacion GCM, headquartered in Mexico, and Insyss, headquartered in Guatemala, will provide local implementation, training and support for all Avantis asset management products.

“Both Fundacion GCM and Insyss have extensive experience in helping Latin American companies to improve efficiency and profitability of process operations in such industries as food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and pulp and paper, and we are pleased to be able to provide them software and tools that will help them serve their markets even better,” said Neil Cooper, general manager of the Avantis unit of Invensys Process Systems. “

Digicom picks up Infor-Datastream partner award

Saudi Arabian IT services outfit Digital Computer Systems (Digicom) has landed the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) performance award for top licence value from asset and maintenance management solutions vendor Infor-Datastream.

“We’ve been working very hard for the past five years to position Infor-Datastream products and establish strong relationships with its customers and users in Saudi Arabia through our commitment to the quality standard in consulting and implementation of enterprise asset management (EAM) projects,” commented Abdulaziz A. Albakr, president and managing director at Digicom.

IBM to Buy MRO Software for $740 Million

IBM to Acquire MRO Software for $740 Million, or $25.80 Per Share, in Cash

ARMONK, N.Y. (AP)—International Business Machines said Wednesday it agreed to buy MRO Software Inc. for about $740 million in cash, expanding IBM’s consulting and computer-services businesses.

IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., plans to pay $25.80 per share for the Bedford, Mass., maker of asset and service management software, which is used to manage asset purchasing. The price represents a premium of 19 percent over MRO’s Wednesday closing price of $21.60.