Although 92 percent of the world’s largest corporations and government agencies have set environmental and energy reduction goals, two–thirds failed to achieve them.

IBM evaluated survey data from 130 sustainability–focused executives and professionals from companies and government agencies with revenues of more than $1 billion and found that 75 percent or more of organizations that achieved their sustainability goals currently invest in three clear activities to support green initiatives.

Read the full story to learn how top strategic and tactics to help achieve your organization’s energy reduction goals.

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Date	February 9th, 2012 1:00 – 2:00 PM Eastern
Venue	Complimentary On-line Webinar
Audience	Environmental Professionals, Energy Managers, Project Managers, Corporate Real Estate Professionals, IT Professionals and Facilities Executives responsible for planning and implementation of sustainability initiatives
Description	Come hear from US Federal agency executives and IBM Smarter Buildings industry experts as they discuss current mandates and ways to combat environmental, energy and operational challenges Public Sector organizations are facing today. Register to join a live webinar session with Ed Williams of Sandia National Labs on Thursday, February 9th at 1:00PM EST to hear how Sandia National Laboratories identified the need for a single overarching Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) that would provide a single reliable source for facility data, improve transparency, streamline business processes, provide customers with simple tools and real-time information, and reduce indirect costs by replacing approximately 30 software systems and 60 homegrown tools.
Website	https://events.webdialogs.com/portal/wipevents/register.php?id=b9ffe2fbb2&l=en-US
Contact	Tina Scott +1 770.923.4171

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February 9, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts – ARCHIBUS, Inc. (archibus.com), the #1 solution for real estate, infrastructure, and facilities management in the world, announces that the buildingSMART alliance™ has recognized ARCHIBUS software as having demonstrated the ability to consume Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie) data based on the most recent COBie public challenge parameters.

This recognition was given following the alliance’s December 2011 COBie Challenge in Washington DC, a public event which focused on the production and consumption of COBie data by Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and Computerized Asset Management Systems (CAMS). In this Challenge, design software vendors imported a set of simulated facility management information for the Common BIM files project, the Medical/Dental Clinic. The specific model file used was the COBie Handover file (ZIP).

An independent assessment of ARCHIBUS’ ability to meet the COBie data format and data quality requirements was made, results were evaluated, and the designation awarded. The COBie standard is a part of the National Building Information Model Standard (NBIMS).

The independent assessment was conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers, an NBIMS-supporting government agency, on behalf of the National Institute of Building Sciences, within which the buildingSMARTalliance serves as a formal council.

The Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie) format is a non-proprietary platform for the exchange of building design data that includes facility lifecycle data needed by facility managers. The COBie approach is to enter the data as it is created during design, construction, and commissioning. Designers provide floor, space, and equipment layouts. Contractors provide make, model, and serial numbers of installed equipment. Much of the data provided by contractors comes directly from product manufacturers who can also participate in COBie.

“Establishing and following an industry standard such as COBie is essential for both seamless information exchange and to fully leverage vital building lifecycle data for greater operational efficiency and lower cost of occupancy,” remarked ARCHIBUS president and CEO Bruce K. Forbes.

Government Mandate Underscores COBie Compliance Importance

COBie is among the growing list of standards being promoted by the federal government for greater cost-efficiency in the construction, management, and maintenance of its buildings.

The U.S. General Services Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Department of State’s Overseas Building Operations currently require the delivery of COBie data in their contracts. Because COBie is required by the government, it is also becoming increasingly important to the entire construction and facilities management sectors, where it is being adopted on a wider scale.

The benefits from GSA-wide COBie adoption, for example, are the consistent delivery of correctly-installed equipment information of all types without incurring any additional cost in worker time or other expense. COBie data can also be directly loaded into any maintenance management system or third-party software, such as ARCHIBUS, that is compliant with the standard.

2011 COBie Challenge Version

The December 2011 COBie Challenge exercised the COBie 2.4 version which had been specifically introduced for two reasons; (1) it ensures consistency between the SPie product data exchanges and COBie format, and (2) it also ensures compliance with United Kingdom mandate for COBie which begins in 2012. COBie 2.4 is backward compatible with previous COBie versions from 2.24 forward.

About ARCHIBUS, Inc.

ARCHIBUS is the #1 global provider of real estate, infrastructure, and facilities management solutions with the total annual expenditures for ARCHIBUS-related products and services valued at over $2.0 Billion (USD) annually. Through effective innovation and business transformation, ARCHIBUS users save their organizations over $100 billion annually.

With ARCHIBUS, organizations can use a single, comprehensive, integrated solution to make informed strategic decisions that optimize return-on-investment (ROI) and return-on-assets (ROA), lower asset lifecycle costs, and increase enterprise-wide productivity and profitability. ARCHIBUS is the worldwide proponent for the creation of ubiquitous environmental sustainability. For more than 30 years, ARCHIBUS has dominated the global real estate, infrastructure and facilities management automation market with a market share of over 94%.

More than 4,000,000 ARCHIBUS enterprise and Web users collectively manage over 5,000,000 properties, with organizations reporting facilities-related cost savings as high as 34%. With over 1,600 ARCHIBUS Business Partners, local and regional support worldwide is available in over 170 countries and in more than two dozen languages. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the founders of ARCHIBUS, Inc. have pioneered computer-aided real estate, infrastructure and facilities management technologies since 1976. Visit www.archibus.com.

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MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 6, 2012 — Manhattan Software, the global leader in enterprise real estate software and a leader in the 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Workplace Management Systems, announced today a strategic partnership with Indiabulls Real Estate.  Indiabulls Real Estate views the partnership as a strategic component in the capability of their IT team.

Indiabulls will bring Manhattan’s enterprise real estate solutions to the Indian, Middle-Eastern and Southeastern marketplace.  Indiabulls Real Estate is one of the largest real estate companies in India with development projects including high-end office and commercial complexes, premium residential developments, mega townships, retail spaces, state of the art special economic zones and infrastructure development.

In a recent corporate financial brief, it was noted how corporate real estate holdings in India have emerged as a dynamic asset class which now requires strategizing and optimizing an organization’s real estate portfolio.

The ability for Indiabulls to implement Manhattan’s Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) and Computer-aided Facility Management (CAFM) software will provide corporations and government institutions with the necessary applications to have the most comprehensive knowledge of their real estate property portfolios and be able to:

• Reduce the total cost of occupancy
• Increase visibility into scheduling, planning and decision making on the entire portfolio
• Improve collaboration to reduce expenses and time-to-market
• Increase productivity of both staff and built resources

“Partnering with Indiabulls complements and extends Manhattan Software’s growth into the global real estate community,” said Craig Gillespie, CEO of Manhattan Software, Americas. “As the leading enterprise real estate software company in the world, we are committed to providing the best solutions to our customers wherever they are.  As we grow our footprint in India, we could not have chosen a better partner than Indiabulls for implementation of Manhattan Software applications.

“Indiabulls is excited to be partnering with Manhattan Software,” said Tejinderpal Singh Miglani, Chief Information Officer of Indiabulls Group.

“Their IWMS and CAFM solutions add to our existing domain knowledge and portfolio of solutions for real estate developers and corporate real estate teams. Our presence in India, Africa and Asia Pacific, combined with their product strength, shall be an ideal agent of growth for both organizations.”

About Manhattan Software

Manhattan Software is the global leader in enterprise real estate software.  Manhattan is focused on improving the performance of our clients’ real estate portfolios and facilities around the globe.

Manhattan Software offers two product suites: Manhattan, the top-ranked Integrated Workplace Management Solution (IWMS) and CenterStone, the leading Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) software product.

As an integrated suite of products – including integration with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, geographic information systems (GIS), and building information modeling (BIM) and CAD tools – Manhattan Software solutions improve clients’ performance by enabling seamless management of all aspects of their real estate operations and portfolio.

Manhattan is an advanced, web-based real estate lifecycle solution that readily integrates into an organization’s existing infrastructure.

For additional information, visit www.manhattansoftware.us.

About Indiabulls

Indiabulls Group is one of the top 15 business houses in India with business interests in Real Estate, Infrastructure, Financial Services and Power sector. Indiabulls Group companies are listed in Indian and overseas markets and have a networth of 4 Billion US Dollars.

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2011 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period.

It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant.

The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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RALEIGH, N.C. – January 31, 2012 – FM:Systems, a provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, today announced FM:Interact is enabling Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to effectively track, analyze and report facilities information to improve operational effectiveness and minimize costs.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is a full-service health benefits company serving members throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.  The facilities team needed a better way to track space use for the organization to help cut operating costs. With more than 700,000 square feet managed by the facilities department, previous space management products either lacked functionality or weren’t flexible enough to integrate with other systems already in use.

In selecting FM:Systems, Harvard Pilgrim found a robust solution with a user-friendly interface and comprehensive data collection, tracking, and reporting capabilities, and they’ve been able to cut costs by consolidating unused space.  Previously manual processes like onboarding and maintenance requests are now entered in the system, enabling internal resources to be allotted to more strategic projects like ergonomics and work station evaluations. Having data centralized for quick access and reporting helps departments communicate and work together more effectively.

“We’ve really been able to streamline and simplify the way we do business,” said James Connolly, facilities manager, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. “Where we used to have disparate, manual processes, FM:Systems has made us more efficient by integrating our lease information, move and service requests, and work orders into one. We’re realizing savings in time and resources and have been able to manage churn more effectively.”

“It’s always exciting to see customers maximizing the potential of FM:Interact and using the system to make a big impact in their organization,” said Kurt von Koch, vice president of sales and marketing for FM:Systems.  “Harvard Pilgrim is a great example of how FM:Interact can help organizations cut costs, improve productivity and increase internal communications.”

About FM:Systems, Inc.
By connecting people, place and process, FM:Systems helps facilities and real-estate professionals improve customer service, reduce costs and increase productivity enterprise-wide. FM:Systems Web-based software improves management of space, occupancy, moves, maintenance, leases and property. Customer results include: real estate costs reduced by 15 percent, move spend reduced by 88 percent, enterprise productivity savings of $1.5 million and an internal customer satisfaction rate of 97 percent.

Many of the world’s leading organizations rely on FM:Systems products, including CA, Devon Energy, DuPont, GMAC, Herman Miller, Indiana University, Lockheed Martin, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST),  Northwestern University, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Progress Energy, Target stores, the U.S. Census Bureau and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

FM:Systems is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and conducts business in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information about FM:Systems, please visit www.fmsystems.com or call 1-800-648-8030.

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MENLO PARK, Calif., January 25, 2012 – Skire, Inc. (www.skire.com), the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for managing capital projects, facilities and real estate, today announced the release of a new version of its flagship platform, Unifier™.

In addition to significant enhancements to the cash flow engine, document manager, business process configuration and administration, this release includes Unifier’s most comprehensive capital project portfolio management solution to date.

Tightly integrated with the product’s market-leading capital project and program management (CPPM) capabilities, Unifier’s Advanced Portfolio Manager provides planners with a powerful, yet intuitive tool to plan and optimize project portfolios to meet the strategic financial goals of their organization.

At the center of the solution is a simple-to-use, fully interactive worksheet that provides visibility and access into the entire portfolio in one place. It lets portfolio planners easily collaborate with project managers to create multiple project planning scenarios to achieve optimal cash flow.

Key features of the Advanced Portfolio Manager include the ability to:

• Create multiple portfolios. Planners have the ability to create multiple portfolios so that different types of projects can be grouped and managed together, with projects automatically added to the portfolio based on configured project selection logic. With the interactive planning worksheet, planners can further sort, filter and group important project information to fully analyze and optimize each portfolio.
• Manage proposed projects alongside current projects and leverage real-time project data. One of the most powerful features of the Portfolio Manager is the ability to roll up real-time cost and cash flow data from active projects and analyze it side-by-side with forecasts for planned and proposed projects. This allows planners to apply budget targets to both current and planned projects, and analyze cash flow and budget variances.
• Define yearly plans with multiple scenarios. The Portfolio Manager worksheet lets planners and project managers collaborate by creating and analyzing multiple “what if” scenarios of projects and start dates based on budget targets, cash flow forecasting, and real-time project information to find the optimal project mix for the planning period.

“With the release of our enhanced capital portfolio management solution, Skire extends its leadership position and continues to set the bar for CPPM solutions,” said George Haddad, vice president of product management at Skire.

“Portfolio management is an integral piece of strategic financial planning that is critical to organizations of all sizes in all industries. We’re thrilled to deliver fully integrated portfolio management with our industry leading project management capabilities, and we will continue to push the envelope with exciting new features.”

Click here to register to view a live demo of Skire’s Unifier solution.

About Skire

Skire is the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for managing capital projects, facilities and real estate. Skire’s Unifier system has helped manage over $300 billion in capital projects and over three billion square feet of facilities and real estate.

From Global Fortune 1000 companies, including five of the Fortune 10, to universities, local municipalities and small businesses, organizations of all sizes utilize our best-in-class system to improve operations, reduce costs and enhance service delivery.

Skire’s solutions are purpose-built, flexible, and simple to deploy and use, and range from a full lifecycle IWMS approach to targeted solutions such as Project Controls, Document Management, Bid Management, Cash Flow Forecasting, Work Order Management, Lease Management, Space Management and more.

For more information, visit www.skire.com.

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Date	January 24, 2012 10:30am PST / 11:30am MST / 12:30pm CST / 1:30pm PST
Speaker	Phil Wales, CEO of EBUSINESS STRATEGIES
Audience	Facility Management and Real Estate Professionals in the Healthcare and Biotech Sector, Real Estate Executives
Description	EBUSINESS STRATEGIES assists some of the world’s largest organizations in restructuring their real estate and workplace management organizations.You will learn: Standardizing and improving how work is performed, Selecting the right enabling technology, and Successfully enabling a global business transformation within your organization. Concepts such as enhancing user experiences and alignment with industry best practices will be explained using practical examples from successful client deployments.
Website	Click here to register for this webinar
Contact	Tel: +1.888.647.EBIZ

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 | 11:30 am EST

Never before have advances in technology offered so many game-changing applications for the way facilities and real estate managers do their jobs. From integrated remote sensors to ever-expanding wireless connectivity, technology is helping organizations create optimal workplaces while, at the same time, delivering significant and sustainable operations cost savings.

To ensure you are up-to-date with the most important innovations, invest 30 minutes of your time for a webinar hosted by Corporate Real Estate Industry Veteran Larry Barkley and Planon CTO Erik Jaspers.

Topics include:

• Current business drivers shaping facilities and CRE management;
• Game-changing technologies that are redefining the possibilities;
• Lessons learned and ways to apply them;
• Strategies and tactics for implementing change.

Webinar: How the Top 10 Technology Trends Are Transforming the Business of Facilities & Real Estate Management

Day: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Time: 11:00 am to 11:30 am EST

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
http://bit.ly/wG9SFs

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FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts—January 17, 2012—PeopleCube, provider of intelligent workplace, resource, and energy management technology, today announced another year of record growth.

The company attributes the 40 percent increase it saw in its core business in 2011 to a number of factors, including the ongoing innovation of its suite of workspace and energy management solutions, the growth of its on-demand business, and strategic corporate acquisitions.

The 2011 acquisition of UK-based BusinessSolve and its room- and desk-booking software solution, Workspace Manager, secured PeopleCube’s position as the leading provider of scheduling solutions for small, medium, and enterprise organizations throughout Europe and North America.

In addition to enabling PeopleCube to significantly grow its business in those regions, the acquisition supported the sustained growth of the company’s subscription software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.

“Adding Workspace Manager to our product arsenal gives us the unique opportunity to bring efficient, accurate room and resource scheduling to a widely underserved market: small and medium businesses around the world,” said John T. Anderson, president and CEO of PeopleCube.

Solution Enhancements Addressed Evolving Business Needs

As in past years, PeopleCube maintained a focus on technical innovation throughout 2011. It added numerous capabilities to its workplace and energy management solutions, including new features to improve the productivity and efficiency of users of its flagship product, Resource Scheduler, and to simplify the application’s administration.

PeopleCube’s active Energy Management Solutions were named a “2011 Top Money Saving Product” by Buildings magazine. This ground-breaking technology helps organizations reduce energy costs through automated energy management. It allows for the implementation of submeters to monitor and analyze energy consumption levels to uncover inefficient use of energy, and integrates with building management systems to automatically control energy consumption based on actual space utilization.

More Innovation Means More Power and Control for Users

Brought to market in 2011, Workplace BI 2.0, the second generation of PeopleCube’s workspace utilization analysis solution, provides integration with Tableau software. This enables organizations to leverage Workplace BI’s interactive visualizations to measure, monitor, and analyze real-estate utilization trends; identify organizational inefficiencies; and make adjustments to improve real-estate performance and reduce costs.

Also during 2011, PeopleCube added desk-sensor capabilities to its PeopleCounter real-estate management and occupancy-detection solution. In combination with PeopleCounter’s innovative image sensors, this makes it possible for real-estate and facilities professionals to uncover cost-saving opportunities by tracking occupancy levels and utilization rates from across entire facilities right down to the individual workspace level.

Recognized as Industry Leader

During 2011 PeopleCube achieved significant growth in its SaaS subscription model and in its overall customer base, welcoming more than 150 new customers eager to maximize the efficient utilization of their workspace. This sustained growth resulted in PeopleCube being named to Software Magazine’s Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers for the third consecutive year.

“Any recognition PeopleCube receives,” said Anderson, “reflects our tireless dedication to providing customers with high-quality solutions that help enhance their workplace and achieve significant cost reductions.”

Efficient Workplace and Energy Management at Forefront of Cost-Reduction Initiatives

PeopleCube’s position as the market leader for workspace management solutions led to speaking engagements at numerous industry conferences and tradeshows throughout 2011. PeopleCube experts offered insights on automated active energy management; space occupancy and efficient utilization of real estate; best practices in telework management; and innovation in workplace business intelligence.

“Discussions with business leaders at events around the world confirmed our belief that efficient workplace and energy management are at the forefront of businesses’ cost-reduction initiatives,” said Anderson.

“As we move into 2012, we’ll push forward with innovative solutions and services that help customers run their organizations more efficiently and cost-effectively each and every day.”

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In 2010 we started our annual publication of 20 IWMS, CAFM and CMMS Blogs To Watch.

Both in 2010 and 2011 we created the list based on our knowledge of the industry, and relevant blogs.

This year we have decided for a different approach.

In our call for blogs to watch in 2012, we have asked our readers to submit their candidates to for inclusion in the list.

And so you did!

Wow!

We had expected you to participate, but we were very happy to receive more than 300 submissions for our list!

Thank you so much!

As always, the list below is randomized and we don’t consider it to be ranking.

	1. Ask Ebiz This is the blog for EBUSINESS STRATEGIES, and the blog is updated weekly with thought leadership topics on Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Management. URL: http://AskEbiz.com/blog
	2. PeopleCube’s Scheduling Chronicles For the third consecutive year Peoplecube’s Scheduling Chronicles has been included in our list. The Real Estate Management, Energy Management, & Resource Management Blog of Peoplecube is updated almost weekly with very interesting articles on a variety of topics. URL: http://www.peoplecube.com/blog/
	3. The BRG Blog BRG provides Workplace Management Solutions. BRG specializes in business advisory services, technology deployment and staff augmentation in support of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management organizations. On the BRG blog you’ll find team insights about industry trends, emerging technologies and innovative, fresh takes on Facilities Management. URL: http://brg.com/Blog
	4. FacilityBlog One of the most widely read Blog about facility management is FacilityBlog. FacilityBlog began in May 2005, and has been revamped in 2011. This great resource on Facility Management is a must-read for IWMS, CAFM, and CMMS professionals. URL: http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/
	5. IBM Asset Management Blog The purpose of this blog is to inform readers about current activities and offers for the Asset Management solution, as well as to provoke conversation about areas of interest in the market. It is also the new location of the former “Tririga Insights” blog. URL: http://ibm.com/blogs/assetmanagement/
	6. FM & Beyond FM & Beyond, Thoughts on the Practice of Facility Management, is the blog of Ken Burhalter, a seasoned facility management and project management professional with over thirty years experience with a wide range of organizations. As Deputy Director Facilities Services at The RAND Corporation Ken is primarily responsible for capital project planning and implementation. URL: http://www.fmandbeyond.blogspot.com/
	7. Manhattan Software IWMS Blog Nancy Sanquist of Manhattan Software is frequently posting thoughts and opinions on Manhattan Software and the industry. This is a very interesting blog of one of the leading IWMS vendors. URL: http://www.manhattansoftware.us/easyblog
	8. The Agile Workplace The Agile Workforce is the blog of AgilQuest. AqilQuest provides managers and employees tools to adapt and thrive in today’s workplace. Main topic of the blog include: Mobility, Hoteling, Space Usage, Sustainability and Business Intelligence. URL: http://theagileworkplace.wordpress.com/
	9. FM:Systems Blog FM:Systems provides IWMS, CAFM, BIM & sustainability solutions to help FM’s & RE professionals to deliver better customer service, reduce costs & improve productivity. Connecting People, Place and Processes is the blog of FM:Systems with news and thoughtful insights. URL: http://fmsystems.wordpress.com/
	10. Mintek Blog Stuart Smith is Mintek’s InBound Marketing Specialist. He works hard at creating compelling content to keep Mintek’s customers and prospects informed with relevant information. URL: http://www.mintek.com/blog/category/eam-cmms
	11. The Built Environment For the second consecutive year Michel Theriault’s The Built Environment blog has made it to our list. Last year Michel has launched the book “Managing Facilities & Real Estate” and has co-hosted a Planon webinar: Information Based Decisions. The blog is an extension of Michel’s thorough knowledge of the industry. URL: http://www.thebuiltenvironment.ca/
	12. Esri Blogs Geographic information system (GIS) technology leverages this geographic insight to address social, economic, business, and environmental concerns at local, regional, national, and global scales. What’s more it is becoming increasingly important in our industry. Therefore, we have included Esri in the 20 blogs to watch in 2012. URL: http://www.esri.com/news/blogs/index.html
	13. CFI Blog CFI is an all encompassing consulting and systems integration firm working exclusively in real estate and facility management. CFI has redesigned their website in 2011 and they now frequently post on all kinds of IWMS related topics. Keep up the good work guys! URL: http://www.gocfi.com/news/
	14. The Future of Work The Future of Work helps senior executives understand the changing nature of work, the workforce, and the workplace so they can design and build more effective organizations. URL: http://thefutureofwork.net
	15. Qube Global Software Blog For the second year in our list is Global View, the Qube Global Software Blog. Main categories of the blog include: News Archives, Property Management Software and Qube Global Software. As they keep posting interesting articles we have included them in our list for 2012 too. URL: http://www.qubeglobal.co.uk/blog/
	16. PM Tips The authors of PM Tips have many years of experience in IT consulting, Project Management and IWMS. They discuss project management from all kinds of different perspectives; e.g. the project manager, the consultant, the customer and others. If you want to have more information about IT project management PMTips is a resource that we would recommend. URL: http://pmtips.net/
	17. IWMSNews Blog Of course we need to include our own IWMSNews blog in the list ). Thanks to you we have been expanding our website constantly. We hope you will keep coming back to our blog for more information about IWMS, CAFM and other topics. URL: http://www.iwmsnews.com/
	18. CoreNet Global Blogs In our list the CoreNet Global Workplace Community is a new list item. CoreNet Global’s knowledge function within the community is now actively seeking participation and contributions in a number of areas. What’s more, many blog posts and interesting articles are available already, and more are on the way. Therefore we have included CoreNet Global in our list. URL: http://network.corenetglobal.org/Workplace/Blogs/ViewBlogs/
	19. Lucernex IWMS Blog For the third consecutive year we have included the Lucernex IWMS blog as a blog to watch in 2012. Although the Lucernex team hasn’t posted as many articles like previous years, still Lucernex is a good IWMS read. URL: http://www.lucernex.com/files/index.php/category/blog
	20. Lease Accounting Blog The Lease Accounting blog of Kelvin Smith, Vice President of Financial Computer Systems, Inc., and Chief  What’s more, he also frequently publishes on the expected lease accounting changes. This resource is extremely valuable for anticipating the impact of the Lease Acccounting Changes URL: http://financialcomputer.blogspot.com/

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