August 26, 2008
Ivara New Partnership with Apollo RCA
BURLINGTON, Ontario, Canada and HOUSTON, Texas, USA – (August 18, 2008) –Ivara Corporation, the industry leader and innovator in asset performance management solutions, announced that it has formed a partnership with Apollo Associated Services, the industry leader in root cause analysis methodology, training and consulting. With the partnership, Ivara’s asset performance management software, EXP Enterprise, will integrate Apollo’s RealityCharting®™ software and is expected to be available by the end of 2008.
EXP customers already benefit from a cohesive, real-time view of asset health and performance driven by a comprehensive reliability program that optimizes asset performance. The addition of Apollo’s RealityCharting® software will allow EXP Enterprise customers to benefit from an integrated root cause analysis methodology and reporting system. Apollo’s root cause analysis methodology is proven to prevent problem recurrence and ensure continuous improvement. Unlike other root cause analysis methods which are based on a predefined hierarchy of causes, RealityCharting® encourages input from all stakeholders—top to bottom – resulting in effective solutions that everyone can agree on every time.
“With the addition of Apollo’s RealityCharting® functionality, our customers will gain a disciplined approach to avoid the recurrence of unexpected failures which might still have occurred after a Failure Mode analysis had been implemented,” said Gerry Bleau, CEO, Ivara Corporation. “We are pleased to join forces with Apollo and offer our customers enhanced functionality to accelerate resolution of chronic problems and a systematic approach for continuous improvement.”
“EXP Enterprise is the industry’s leading asset performance management software that prevents industrial equipment failure, increases production, and lowers costs,” said Chris Eckert, President, Apollo Associated Services. “Partnering with Ivara enables us to bring the market a newly integrated tool that empowers organizations to be more efficient in assuring the reliability and cost-effectiveness of their assets.”
About Ivara
Ivara is the leader in asset performance management software, Ivara EXP Enterprise, and services including Ivara RCM2™, the leading reliability strategy development methodology. RCM2 is delivered exclusively by The Aladon Network, Ivara’s global network of reliability experts. Ivara EXP prevents industrial equipment failure, increases production and lowers costs for better business performance. EXP transforms data into real-time intelligence and helps plant and operations management make fast and accurate business decisions. Customers worldwide, representing a cross section of asset intensive industries, realize the benefits of EXP every day. For more information, visit www.ivara.com
