IBM SG24-7645-00 manual Maximo Asset Management Essentials, 7645New.fm

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Chapter 2. Maximo Asset Management Essentials 7.1

This chapter provides details of Maximo Asset Management Essentials 7.1 and an overview of each of the features available for Asset Management. Maximo Asset Management Essentials is a lighter version of Maximo Enterprise Asset Management.

An entry-level member of the IBM Maximo Asset Management product family, Essentials, is ideal for smaller organizations that require a subset of the extensive range of features in the IBM Maximo Asset Management Product. With Essentials, smaller organizations can take advantage of proven Maximo Asset Management technology, while also enjoying cost savings. Small organizations, with smaller asset management needs are good candidates to choose Maximo Asset Management Essentials compared to the fully blown enterprise version of the product which is predominantly implemented for larger organizations with multiple companies, sites, and process complexity.

The following are the main areas of focus for Maximo Asset Management Essentials

￿Optimum for the small-to-medium business

￿Has a licensing restriction of a maximum of 25 named users.

￿Limited functions, and therefore reduced implementation planning and deployment effort.

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