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NJC: 2011 e-business award winner
Amonet, a purpose-designed web-based management information system, built and operated by Not Just Cleaning Ltd, is the winner of this year's i-FM e-business Award.
Rising to the critical data challenge
The third in our series of reports from the companies shortlisted for this year's i-FM e-business award outlines a purpose-built solution to the problem of gathering up-to-date global building data.
2011 e-business shortlist revealed
The annual i-FM e-business Award is for companies and organisations in the facilities sector that are exploiting new technologies to improve business processes and performance.
End of May deadline for e-business award
Start planning now. Entries for the 2010 i-FM e-business award are due in by Friday, 28 May.
e-business award shortlist unveiled
Four companies have been named to the shortlist for this year's i-FM e-business Award.
Record number of contenders for 2009 e-business award
This year's i-FM e-business award has drawn an exceptionally strong field of contenders, including several late entries arriving just ahead of last Friday's deadline.
i-FM e-business award shortlist revealed
This year's i-FM e-business award competition drew an exceptionally strong field of contenders. Three have made it through to the shortlist.
Welsh put procurement online
The public sector in Wales is set to be the first in the UK to be able to buy all of its goods and services online.
End of May deadline for e-business award
Entries for the 2007 i-FM e-business award are due in by Friday, May 25th.
2007 i-FM e-business award open for entries
The i-FM e-business award, now in its seventh year, recognises the exceptional application of technology in any aspect of the facilities business.
London borough plans to save £1m via e-procurement
Camden Council has launched a 'better and cheaper' efficiency drive and will roll out a new 'e-Buy' system to help council staff save time and money by buying services and making payments electronically.
Liverpool aims to slash paper out of key services
Liverpool City Council says it will use a new joint venture with BT to save thousands of pounds on its operation of procurement services, legal services and social services.
Last call for e-business award entries
You only have until the end of May to get your entry in for this year's i-FM e-business award.
Wales throws its weight behind e-procurement
Finance and Public Services Minister Sue Essex has urged public services across Wales to make better use of electronic procurement.
2006 i-FM e-business award open for entries
The i-FM e-business award, now in its sixth year, recognises the exceptional application of technology in any aspect of the facilities business.
Web-based collaboration system recognised
BuildOnline, the web-based collaboration system, has been pulling in the industry kudos lately.
e-business award deadline looms
Friday is the deadline for entries for the i-FM e-business award, so there's still time to enter the competition - but not much.
2005 i-FM e-business award open for entries
The i-FM e-business award, now in its fifth year, recognises the exceptional application of technology in any aspect of the facilities business.
Decision day for e-business awards
Judging is underway today for this year's i-FM e-business award, sponsored by Mowlem and held in conjunction with the much-anticipated PFM Partnership awards.
Entries invited for i-FM e-business Award
Companies and other organisations which are using new technologies to improve business processes and performance in facilities management are urged to compete for this year's i-FM e-business Award.
Serco buys e-learning company
Serco Learning has bought Teknical, a subsidiary of training and technology specialist Feedback plc, for £350,000 in cash.
DSA and Siemens FM win 2003 i-FM e-business Award
Derek Smith Associates, working with Siemens Facility Management, won the third i-FM e-business Award last night for its fmNet information application.
Maintenance firm wins national e-commerce award
Response Maintenance and Building Services has been singled out as national winner of the DTI-backed InterForum E-Commerce Awards.
Shortlist announced for i-FM e-business Award
Three finalists will compete for the 2003 i-FM e-business Award.
VPM secures new funding
Online tendering service Virtual Property Market has completed its second round of funding with a total of £150,000 being invested in the Glasgow-based company.
DSA joins forces with environmental specialists
An FM services and solutions provider, Derek Smith Associates (DSA), has entered into a collaborative relationship with professional consultancies Praxis42 and HBI to develop the market for its web based management information systems.
Entries invited for i-FM e-business Award
Companies and other organisations which are using new technologies to improve business processes and performance in facilities management are urged to compete for the i-FM e-business Award.
DTZ's Steventon takes non-exec role at online venture
The web-based accommodation services marketplace oiol has appointed DTZ group director David Steventon as a non-executive director.
Corporate websites
Most major company websites are poorly maintained and many have not been redesigned or updated for a year. A report by the Interactive Bureau highlights deficiencies in the FTSE 100 companies' websites.
Half of UK firms now ordering online, says DTI
The results of a DTI-led study show that there has been little change in the proportion of businesses using information and communication technology over the past year, but UK firms are adopting a more strategic approach to it.
BuildOnline in profit
Construction e-business service provider BuildOnline says it is now in profit having signed several new customers including Tishman Speyer Properties.
E- procurement may not be such a cost revolution
FMs who think that e-sourcing can save up to 10% should think again, says Forrester.
Europe faces procurement skills shortages
European companies are increasingly confronted with skills shortages in their procurement departments, according to a new pan-European survey of more than 120 procurement directors.
Call for tender for the government secure intranet
The upgraded Government Secure Intranet (GSI) will offer the capacity necessary for bandwidth-hungry applications like videoconferencing, whiteboard services and mobile telephony interaction, facilitating a range of services within the FM sphere.
i-FM e-business Award shortlist announced
The three finalists for the second annual i-FM e-business Award have been chosen. They demonstrate the way in which inter, intra and extranet technology is rapidly being adopted to improve perfomance in the FM sector.
FMs are modernists, says Overbury
To launch its new website, office fit out specialists Overbury devised a light-hearted test which shows that FMs have the personality of the new Greater London Authority Headquarters!
Arlington Online wins e-business Award
The internet portal developed by Arlington for its business park occupiers has won the first i-FM e-business Award.
CAFM Explorer user group fixture
The CAFM Explorer User Group held its 16th Annual event earlier this month at Charlton Football Club.
FacilityPro buys PurchasingFirst
FacilityPro has acquired Ohio-based procurement services firm PurchasingFirst to support its new business development initiatives.
EU-Supply prospers
Eu-supply.com, an internet enabled procurement portal for contractors and suppliers, today released a report that states revenues are increasing by 30% month on month and that almost half of the top 200 European contractors use the site.
First Property Online to buy CPD companies
First Property Online, which operates a B2B online property transaction service, has entered an agreement to acquire the two operating companies of CPD Online.
Ergonom launches office systems website
Office furniture supplier, Ergonom, has launched a new office systems website.
Amec to play key role in Canadian Government's online projects
The Canadian government has chosen Amec as a primary supplier of professional services to Canada's various online projects.
ISS continues its e-strategy
ISS Group has launched a new web site as part of its e-strategy, launched in November last year simultaneously with the group's overall strategy, create2005.
Fprop posts £0.5m loss
First Property Online (fprop) has reported losses of £547,000, although chief executive Ben Habib is not worried.
London is best e-business location in Europe
London leads Europe as the best place to locate an e-business according to a survey by real estate consultants Healey & Baker.
Property site launches three new services
First Property Online is to launch three new products to streamline the commercial property transaction process through its website www.fprop.com.
European FM website closes
Just over a year since its launch the European FM website, developed by Dutch publishers Arko, is to close along with its associated quarterly magazine.
Microsoft COO bullish at IDRC congress
Robert J. Herbold, Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft Corporation, told delegates at a corporate real estate conference this week not to fear a global slow-down.
Servus launches e-business arm
An e-business outsourcing company - Servusb2b - has been launched to meet the demands of business' support activities.
Johnson Controls introduces FM e-business portal
Johnson Controls has launched its e-business portal solution to the US real estate market at the International Development Research Council (IDRC) Tech Fair in Seattle, Washington.
Occupier.org a success, says FMGC
Occupier.org, the web site developed by the Facilities Management Graduate Centre (FMGC) at Sheffield University, received 2,997 hits in its first four weeks, 10% from outside the UK.
AvidXchange forms partnership with Hughes Supply
AvidXchange, a provider of web-based procurement and competitive bid management products and services, has formed a partnership with Hughes Supply, a diversified wholesale distributor of construction materials.
MRO to streamline industrial supply chain
MRO Software has announced the release of its next generation of hosted products that will quickly and affordably 'e-commerce enable' distributors and manufacturers of industrial parts and equipment.
Xerox focuses on solutions and services
Xerox Corporation plans to use its $3.5bn outsourcing business and rapidly growing solutions and professional services units to pursue an estimated $100bn market opportunity.
Causeway poised to buy Mercadium
Online trading portal Mercadium is up for sale and Causeway Technologies is in exclusive talks with the company, according to an industry source.
Features - Search found 5 features
Real-time Solution
In the third in our series of reports on the projects shortlisted for this year's i-FM e-business Award, Atkins Asset Management explains its solution to the need-to-know challenge.
All in a Day's Work
In the second in our series of reports on the projects shortlisted for this year's i-FM e-business Award, Johnson Controls explains its unique workplace survey tool.
Putting the 'e' in procurement
Will e-procurement drive facilities management down the commodity route or is it simply a faster, cheaper, better way of doing business? Frank Booty looks at the rise of electronic tendering and auctions.
Net savings
E-bidding or reverse auctions are driving down the cost of procurement. But, asks Louis Wustemann, what's the catch?
Joining up the dots
UK plc is slowly getting online but are FM providers exploiting the potential of web-based business? Richard Byatt offers an overview of their response to the challenge.
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