Two-day event will assemble MRO Software experts and regional customers, prospective users and partners


June 28, 2003

The MAXIMO Middle East User Group 2003 conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai on October 15 and 16, 2003, and will be attended by high caliber industry professionals as well as MAXIMO customers and partners. Event registration is also open to prospective MAXIMO users and any Middle Eastern decision makers interested in learning on how to achieve the maximum return on their mission critical assets.

The event is being organized by eSolutions trading as MRO Software Middle East, the leading provider of e-Business solutions for strategic asset management in the region, under the theme “MAXIMO – make it all count” to focus on how new technology can help the user’s organizations to meet the business challenges of tomorrow. Presentations by some of the largest hands-on MAXIMO users in the Middle East and other industry professionals will tackle industry specific and tactical usage of MAXIMO, integration and return on investment issues, functional add-ons and how streamlining the supply chain for maintenance and repair items can increase organizational operating efficiency.

“The biennial MAXIMO user group conference is an important business and educational event that provides a friendly meeting ground for users from across the Middle East,” said Oliver Schulz, Sales and Marketing Manager, MRO Software Middle East. “It is designed to ensure users gain maximum benefit from their MAXIMO implementation by increasing awareness about the system’s full potential, and addressing a wide range of real-life asset management and MRO procurement issues.”

“Businesses in the Middle East are increasingly depending on MAXIMO, the Strategic Asset Management system with web architecture designed to meet the enterprise business requirements of large plants and facilities where integration with corporate business systems is critical,” said Schulz. “This forum presents a unique opportunity to look at the solution through the eyes of the user as well as from expert opinion, making way for new viewpoints on making optimum use of the solution for high productivity and efficiency.”

“We would like to invite users and prospective clients from across the Middle East to fully benefit from this event by networking with fellow users and share their experiences in an informal atmosphere,” said Gaby Matar, General Manager, eSolutions. “We attach great importance to this year’s event because it comes at a time when the whole region is displaying strong buoyancy in IT and the demand for MAXIMO has been significantly increased over the past few years. Our total number of Middle Eastern MAXIMO users recently reached the 10,000 mark in 100+ prestigious organizations across the region and participants will be able to keep pace with ongoing new developments and updates on MAXIMO.”

A highlight of the event will be a unique entertainment evening after the first day of the conference allowing delegates to discuss business in a more casual environment. The conference will also feature an exhibition area where technology partners will be on hand to discuss how they can further assist the participants develop their business.

Registering for this conference can be done by completing a conference registration form available from eSolutions. A reduced fee is being offered to those delegates who register before July 15, 2003.

The MAXIMO Middle East User Group conference was last held in April 2001 at Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai, on the theme “MAXIMO  the new evolution, powering the supply chain” and was attended by a high profile audience of nearly 200 delegates.

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EDITORS NOTE:
About eSolutions
With over 40 full time staff based in the area, “eSolutions trading as MRO Software Middle East” is the leading provider of solutions for maintenance optimization, industrial supply chain planning and supplier enablement in the Middle East.

eSolutions is head quartered at Dubai Internet City and offers an additional regional office in Saudi Arabia to promote, MAXIMO® enterprise and e-Procurement software to accounts of all sizes in the Middle Eastern region through appointed agents in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen. The sales team is fully backed up by the professional service team of almost 40 full time MAXIMO Consultants to implement and support the solution. eSolutions can be contacted on +971 4 391 2999 or sales.info@mrome.co.ae

About MRO Software
MRO Software is a leading provider of e-Business solutions for strategic asset management. The company’s integrated suite of applications optimises performance, improves productivity and service levels and enables asset-related sourcing and procurement across the entire spectrum of strategic assets.

The company’s asset management solutions allow customers to manage the complete lifecycle of strategic assets including: planning, procurement, deployment, tracking, maintenance and retirement. Using MRO Software’s solutions customers improve production reliability, labour efficiency, material optimisation, software license compliance, lease management, warranty and service management and provisioning across the asset base.

MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI) is a global company based in Bedford, Mass., with approximately 1,000 employees. The company markets its products through a direct sales organization in combination with a network of international distributors. MRO Software has sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Additional information on MRO Software can be found at http://www.mro.com.
 
The form can be downloaded from the website www.mrome.co.ae or call Carole Ghorayeb at MRO Software Middle East on +971 4 3912999.

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