ClickSoftware and Syclo Announce Partnership to Deliver Rapid Deployment Scheduling Solution for Asset Management Applications
12 Setembro 2005 - 10:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Companies Combine Their Industry-Leading Mobile Computing and
Scheduling Optimization Technologies to Offer Smart Schedule, a
Rapid Deployment Mobile Workforce Management Solution HOFFMAN
ESTATES, Illinois. and BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, September 12
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mobile software solutions provider, Syclo
and ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NasdaqSC: CKSW), the leading
provider of workforce and service optimization solutions, have
integrated their products to create SMART Schedule, a rapid
deployment scheduling and dispatch solution targeted at companies
leveraging enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions such as MRO
Software's Maximo. Through this agreement, the partners are
offering the first pre-integrated, pre-configured scheduling and
dispatch solution for the asset maintenance marketplace. SMART
Schedule bridges the gap between the limited work management tools
available to maintenance organizations today and the completely
automated scheduling optimization solutions deployed by large field
service organizations. By leveraging the strength of the industry's
most sophisticated optimization engine, ClickSchedule, and
utilizing Syclo's Agentry mobile technology and domain expertise in
asset maintenance, the two companies have developed a tightly
integrated solution that can be deployed in a matter of days. For
the first time, sophisticated scheduling optimization will be
within the reach of asset maintenance organizations with workforces
both in the field and inside the four walls of the enterprise. "The
need for improved scheduling tools is equally critical on the plant
floor as it is in the field," said Dr. Moshe, BenBassat, founder
and CEO of ClickSoftware. "Through our partnership with Syclo we
are extending our ClickSchedule solution into the asset maintenance
space and filling an important void in the market. We chose Syclo
because of their extensive experience within the Maximo installed
base and the asset maintenance industry as a whole. Coupled with
ClickSoftware's experience with scheduling optimization, the joint
experience and products form an excellent vehicle for rapidly
delivering the solution." SMART Schedule assists organizations who
maintain physical assets such as equipment, plants, facilities, and
fleets to schedule the right person to perform the right work at
the right time. Solving this resource management issue enables
significant improvements in worker productivity, customer
satisfaction and asset reliability. Through pre-configured
scheduling rules and business objectives, SMART Schedule provides
planners and schedulers with a powerful tool for planning work,
dispatching assignments and managing conflicts. When combined with
Syclo's mobile solutions leveraging MRO Software's Maximo
enterprise asset management system, customers have a complete
workforce automation solution that provides visibility into the
work order execution process, enabling organizations to dynamically
manage work - in real time. "Maintaining equipment is all about
planning and scheduling work; however, due to the complexity of
modeling these processes and the difficulty of integrating
scheduling tools to EAM systems, few maintenance organizations have
leveraged this powerful technology," said Richard Padula, Syclo
CEO. "We selected ClickSoftware because they are the clear leader
when it comes to scheduling software and offer the most powerful
and sophisticated solution in the market. Through our partnership,
we are delivering a solution that can be deployed in days rather
than months, therefore removing a critical adoption hurdle." SMART
Schedule is now available for shipment. About ClickSoftware
ClickSoftware is the leading provider of workforce and service
optimisation solutions that maximize workforce productivity and
customer satisfaction while minimizing operations costs.
ClickSoftware's ServiceOptimization Suite provides an integrated,
intelligent solution for automatic, efficient and effective
decisions over the entire service decision-making chain. It
includes reliable customer demand and workload forecasting,
strategic and tactical capacity planning, daily service scheduling,
troubleshooting and repair support, wireless workforce management
and business analytics, connecting all organizational levels and
functions. The company has offices in Burlington, Mass., and
Israel, as well as in Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information
about ClickSoftware, please call +1-781-272-5903 or
+1-888-438-3308, or visit http://www.clicksoftware.com/. About
Syclo Syclo is a leading developer of mobile solutions that
streamline workflow and maximize productivity. Building on its
flagship development platform Agentry, Syclo offers fully
configurable mobile applications that run on a variety of devices
and support real-time wireless or offline computing. Syclo's SMART
Suite, the most widely deployed solution for enterprise asset
management, includes pre-packaged and pre-integrated applications
for maintenance and field service teams. Syclo's and its partners
utilize Agentry to design, develop and integrate customized
solutions on-time and within budget. Over 500 Global 1000
corporations across industries have deployed Syclo's solutions. For
more information, visit http://www.syclo.com/ or email . This press
release contains express or implied forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, those regarding future
results of operations, visibility into future periods, continued
growth and rate of growth, increasing transaction size, greater
involvement of channel partners in transactions, and expectations
regarding future closing of contracts, recognition of revenues, and
deferred revenues. Such "forward-looking statements" involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause
actual results or performance to be materially different from those
projected. Achievement of these results by ClickSoftware and its
subsidiaries may be affected by many factors, including, among
others, the following: the company's ability to maintain or
increase relationships with strategic partners; the size of
transactions the company is able to complete; the ability of the
company's professional services group to successfully complete
implementations; and the company's ability to compete and the level
of competition. The forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are subject to other risks and uncertainties,
including those discussed in ClickSoftware's annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and subsequent filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is under
no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to)
update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result
of new information, future events, or otherwise. Contacts Laura
Wells LEWIS +1-617-454-1107 Liz Avery ClickSoftware, Inc.
+1-781-272-5903 x2273 Erica Leborgne Syclo +1-847-713-9135
DATASOURCE: ClickSoftware and Syclo CONTACT: Laura Wells, LEWIS,
+1-617-454-1107, . Liz Avery, ClickSoftware Inc, +1-781-272-5903
x2273, . Erica Leborgne, Syclo, +1-847-713-9135,
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