PSDI Announces New Version of MAXIMO Maintenance
Management Software For Microsoft SQL Server
PR Newswire - March 05, 1997 17:28
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- PSDI (Nasdaq: PSDI) today
announced a new version of its flagship MAXIMO(R) maintenance management
software for the Microsoft SQL Server(TM) database. The new SQL Server
versions of MAXIMO Enterprise and MAXIMO Workgroup allow enterprises to
achieve significant cost and productivity savings by leveraging the latest
technology for maintaining the useful life of their capital assets. The SQL
Server version further expands PSDI's breadth of product line for
manufacturing, facilities, and a host of other vertical markets, and gives
PSDI one of the widest ranges of supported databases in the client/server
maintenance management software industry.
"PSDI holds a strong position in the market and is well positioned to
introduce SQL Server into mid-range and large maintenance operations that
require industrial strength, client/server enterprise solutions," said Brooke
Banbury-Masland, manufacturing industry manager for Microsoft. "Combining
MAXIMO's proven client/server system with Microsoft's SQL Server technology
will set new standards in the manufacturing industry."
"The release of MAXIMO for SQL Server will significantly enhance MAXIMO's
appeal to the growing number of industrial organizations embracing the NT
computing environment," said Chip Drapeau, executive vice president of
worldwide sales and marketing for PSDI. "Producing the MAXIMO SQL Server
version further supports PSDI's strategy to provide open solutions that offer
a wide range of price and performance alternatives to our market."
PSDI's MAXIMO for SQL Server version 6.5 will be available later this
month for Windows NT servers, including NT 3.5.1 and NT 4.0, supporting
Windows95, Windows95B, all Windows 3.x systems, and NT 3.5.1 and NT 4.0
clients. PSDI also sells MAXIMO ADvantage which is available on the Microsoft
Access platform. MAXIMO also supports Oracle, Sybase, Oracle for Workgroups,
and Centura's SQLBase platforms.
PSDI develops, markets and supports applications software used by
businesses, government agencies, and other organizations to assist them in
maintaining high-value capital assets such as plants, facilities and
production equipment. The Company's products are designed to enable customers
to reduce downtime, control maintenance expenses, cut spare parts inventories
and costs, improve purchasing efficiency, and more effectively deploy
productive assets, personnel and other resources.
Based in Cambridge, Mass., PSDI markets its products through a direct
sales force with sales offices throughout the United States, Canada,
Argentina, Australia, UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sweden and the
Netherlands, combined with a network of international sales agents.
The statements made in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
including without limitation risks related to delays in product development
and new product introductions, rapidly changing technology, an intensely
competitive market, market acceptance of new products, foreign operations and
general economic conditions.
NOTE: All PSDI news releases are available via the PSDI Home Page at
psdi.com. The Internet provides an easy way to find information
about all PSDI products and services.
SOURCE PSDI
CONTACT: Christine Simeone of Lois Paul & Partners, 617-238-5700 or
christine_simeone@lpp.com or Rob Bloom of PSDI, 617-661-1444 or
rob_bloom@psdi.com |
