Maximo (MRO)

IBM Maximo Asset Management software provides asset lifecycle and maintenance management for all asset types on a single platform. It is used to help maximize the value of critical business and IT assets over their lifecycles with workflows by enforcing best practices that yield benefits for all types of assets, including transportation, production, delivery, facilities, communications and IT. Industry-tailored solutions are available for utilities, nuclear power, transportation, government, telecommunications, life sciences, and oil & gas.

MRO Software, the provider of Maximo, was acquired by IBM in August 2006.^{[1] [2][3][4] [5][6][7]}

The current release, IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5, is the third release built upon a J2EE Service Oriented Architecture. It is an Enterprise Asset Management, Service Management and IT asset management suite of applications that are scalable and easily integrated into existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

Maximo is also the basis of Tivoli Process Automation Engine, which is the central part of Tivoli Service Automation Manager.

References

1. ^ IBM
2. ^ IBM Maximo User Groups
3. ^ IBM Asset Management Community
4. ^ IBM Asset Management LinkedIn Group
5. ^ Maximo users group - Run by Christopher Wanko and Wes Williams since 1999; largest independent user group for Maximo, very high signal/noise ratio. Technical support found here is recommended by MRO specifically.
6. ^ IBM Maximo Enterprise Suite - Asset and Service Management Software
7. ^ IBM Maximo Asset Management - Product Support