DORTMUND, Germany, May 2 /PRNewswire/ --     MATERNA Information & Communications, a leading European supplier in 
service management consulting and implementation, will exhibit at
The Facilities Show 2008 in Birmingham (stand E33). The company presents
professional IT solutions for the facility management industry. MATERNA
combines its long lasting experience and comprehensive know-how in service
management with software partners offering additional solutions that are
specialised for this industry segment: Therefore, exhibits are the mobile
solution ePocket Handyman(TM) used for mobile work order management and IBM
Maximo Asset Management, a comprehensive enterprise asset management (EAM)
solution.

IBM Maximo Asset Management

MATERNA has extended its Quick Results approach to IBM Maximo
Asset Management which is widely used in facility management. Quick Results
is MATERNA's standard implementation package to quickly and successfully
accomplish service management projects within a fixed time and budget.

IBM Maximo Asset Management is widely used in facility management for 
both, in-house facility management departments and specialised
service providers. The solution provides comprehensive asset lifecycle and
maintenance management for all asset types on a single unified platform. It
consists of six key management modules: asset, work, service, contract,
materials and procurement management. IBM Maximo Asset Management enables
facility management companies to develop comprehensive programmes for
preventive, predictive, routine and unplanned maintenance to help maximise
return on assets. Together, these programs contribute to the goals of
reducing costs and increasing asset uptime.

ePocket Handyman(TM)

Facility management is characterised by a multitude of
activities that need to be carried out by technicians on-site like electrical
installation, plumbing, or maintenance of heating, cooling and ventilation
equipment. Handyman(TM), the mobile solution developed by MATERNA's Norwegian
software partner ePocket Solutions AS, is designed to support mobile
technicians in all these areas of facility management.

The mobile client (for example PDA or Laptop) enables the
technician to receive and update detailed information on new work orders, to
register time, expenses, and parts used and to manage his in-vehicle
inventory of spare parts. In addition, Handyman(TM) features a checklist
editor to easily create custom-specific checklists that guide technicians
through a repair or maintenance job.

Handyman(TM) is a proven standard solution used alike by small
companies with less than 10 technicians and large companies with more than
1,000 technicians. All customers enjoy a significant increase in technician
productivity, improved service quality and fast paperless processes for work
order management and invoice preparation.

MATERNA GmbH

As a leading software company in the information and
communication technology sector, MATERNA employs approx. 1,300 staff
Europe-wide and earned revenues of 175 million euros in 2007. MATERNA
supplies process and technology consulting services together with the
implementation of appropriate IT solutions for companies and public
administrations. MATERNA has proven specialist expertise in the areas of
service management, infrastructure management, business process management,
and government & applications. MATERNA also provides cellular phone and fixed
network solutions for network operators, service providers and companies.

Further information: MATERNA GmbH, Information & Communications

    Public Relations

    Christine Siepe
    Vosskuhle 37, 44141 Dortmund, Germany
    Phone +49-231-55-99-1-68
    Email: Christine.Siepe@Materna.de

http://www.materna.com