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© 2010 IBM Corporation Maximo Asset Management Roadmap and What’s new in Maximo 7.5 Andy Jackson, Technical Sales Professional, IBM Canada

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© 2010 IBM Corporation

Maximo Asset ManagementRoadmap and What’s new in Maximo 7.5

Andy Jackson,

Technical Sales Professional, IBM Canada

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Disclaimer

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general product direction and it should not be relied on in

making a purchasing decision. The information on new

products is for informational purposes only and may not be

incorporated into any contract. The information on new

products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation

to deliver any material, code or functionality. The

development, release, and timing of any features or

functionality described for our products remains at our sole

discretion.

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Maximo Product Update -Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Since 1990’s : Continuing the Maximo strategy

2006+ : IBM Extremely Committed to Maximo

2008+ : Accelerating the Maximo Strategy

2010+ : Continued Investment in Maximo Asset Management and Enabling the Smarter Planet

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Continuing the Maximo Strategy -Managing Performance of Critical Assets

• Asset and service management solutions for all critical assets across the enterprise

– Operating on open standards: J2EE-based service-oriented architecture (SOA)

– Delivered with deep industry-specific functionality

Building, Facilityand Property Assets

Production AssetsOil, Steel, Utilities

TransportationAssets & Infrastructure

IT Assets &Infrastructure

CommunicationsInfrastructure

Since 1990’s

+ + + +

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IBM Extremely Committed to Maximo and the EAM Market

• Continued investment in Maximo

market leadership

– Product development

– Sales – direct and channel

– Support and professional services

• IBM investments are for

complete asset coverage

– Across all asset classes (transportation, facilities, production, IT and communications)

Maximo is Key Component of IBM’s Smarter Planet Strategy

2006 +

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Objectives

• Enhance Maximo best-in-class capabilities and solutions

• Drive innovation with input from customer groups, advisory councils and business partners

• Protect customer investment; upgrades to future Maximo versions

– no rip and replace

• Commit to open standards: J2EE, SOA

– both IBM and non-IBM platform components

Development Principle: Drive Higher Customer Value

2006 +

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Maximo Asset Management Release 7.1

• Current release and base for the future

– 1st major EAM release since IBM acquisition of MRO Software

– Expanded support for additional asset classes and enhanced work management

– Added capabilities to Lower the Total Cost of Implementation and Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership

• Accelerated the Maximo strategy and solidified foundation for Asset and Service Management

• Launch in context to External applications or web sites

• Launch in context to External applications or web sites

• Nested Job Plans• Nested Job Plans

• New File Import/Export application• New File Import/Export application• Enhanced Asset Swap capabilities• Enhanced Asset Swap capabilities

• Dynamic User Interface, Security and Field Control

• Dynamic User Interface, Security and Field Control

• Multiple Assets & Locations on Work Orders

• Multiple Assets & Locations on Work Orders

• Configuration, Migration & deployment

• Configuration, Migration & deployment

• Linear Assets• Linear Assets

Lower Cost of OwnershipLower Cost of OwnershipEnhanced User FunctionalityEnhanced User Functionality

2008 +

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Release 7.1 – 2009 Incremental Value & Add-On’s

•Maximo Scheduler – New application for graphical Planning and Scheduling, Gantt chart, CPM, plan Work and Resource allocations

•Maximo Archiving with Optim Data Growth Solution – archive historical data, preserve application performance in production environment and reduce data for faster upgrades

* initially available for Release 6.2.4

•Maximo Everyplace - Uses browser technology in the mobile/handheld devices, enables ability to access Maximo functionality anyplace via ‘connected’access, easily configured to support ‘task’based applications

2008 +

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Release 7.1 – 2009 Incremental Value & Add-On’s

• ITM for Maximo – System Administrators can easily monitoring performance of Maximo environment, User sessions, Memory usage, information is displayed in configurable dashboard

•Cognos Report Integration – register and execute Cognos BI reports from within Maximo, packages are Dynamically created through Maximo framework and object structures

•Maximo for Energy Optimization – measure and benchmark energy and thermal performance, Collect and report actual energy & thermal metrics from IT, facilities and assets, enables condition monitoring to take action on results

2008 +

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Maximo 7.x Focus

• Enhancing Maximo Scheduler

• Enhancing Maximo Everyplace

• Maximo Real Time Asset

Location (RFID)

• Continued Industry Focus

– Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Transportation, Utilities

Continue Incremental Value-add and leverage current architecture:

• Enhancing Add-on’s– Service Provider, Asset Configuration Mgr., Primavera Adapter, etc.

• Enhancing Maximo Spatial

• Linear Asset Visualization

• Enhancing Maximo Archiving

• Enhanced Supply Chain & Materials Mgmt Capabilities

2010 +

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2010-11 Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap

Maximo 7.x

Archiving with

Optim Data

Growth Solution

Maximo Scheduler

7.x

Maximo for Energy

Optimization 7.x

Q4 2009

Maximo for Life

Sciences 7.x

Q1 2010 Q3 2010

Maximo Mobile Suite

7.1.1

Q4 2010

All dates are estimates and specific content is subject to change.

Maximo for Oil &

Gas 7.1.1.0

Maximo for

Transportation

7.1.1.0

Maximo for Nuclear

Power 7.1.1.0

Maximo for Utilities

7.1.1.0

Maximo Spatial

7.1.1.0

Maximo Asset

Configuration

Manager 7.1.1.0

Q2 2010

Maximo Space

Planning for

Facilities

Maximo Adapter for

Primavera 7.1.1.0

TAMIT 7.x

Maximo Real Time

Asset LocatorMaximo for Data

Center

Infrastructure

Mgmt

Maximo for

Healthcare

Tivoli SRM 7.2

Tivoli SRM 7.x

H1 2011

Maximo Adapter for

Primavera 7.x

Maximo for Service

Providers 7.x

Maximo for Internal

Service Providers

7.x

Maximo for Oil and

Gas 7..x

Maximo for Utilities

7.x

Maximo Asset

Management 7.x

Maximo Asset

Management

Essentials 7.x

Industry Solutions

7.x

TSRM 7.x

TAMIT 7.x

CCMDB 7.x

Maximo for Energy

Optimization 7.x

Maximo Scheduler

7.x

Maximo Everyplace

7.x

Maximo for Service

Providers 7.x

Maximo for Internal

Service Providers

7.x

Maximo Spatial

Asset

Management 7.x

Maximo Asset

Configuration

Manager 7.x

Maximo Adapter for

Primavera 7.x

Maximo Adapter for

Microsoft Project

7.x

Maximo Mobile Suite

7.x

Existing Product –

New Release

New Product – Initial

Release

Maximo for

Healthcare

Maximo Space

Planning for

Facilities

Maximo for Data

Center

Infrastructure

Mgmt

Key:

Maximo Real Time

Asset Locator

Maximo Everyplace

7.x

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Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap 2010

• Maximo Scheduler 7.1.1 – Preventive Maintenance Forecasting capabilities

• Single forecast for a PM• Utilizing the same PM frequency criteria already used in the PM application

• Definable forecast range• Respects Seasonality, Hierarchy, Job Plan Sequence just as the current PM application does

• Editable forecast dates

• Cron task to leverage an automated means to maintain the “forecast window”

• Stays in lock step synchronization with the generation of PM WO from the PM application

– Provide the ability to aggregate forecasts in the Scheduler Gantt view

• View resources necessary to complete the forecasted work

• Drag and drop PM Forecast Dates to dates where the resource demands can be better met

• Apply and respect date constraints as per Scheduler functionality

– View project work, regularly scheduled work, and future PM work all in the same Gantt view

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Maximo Archiving with Optim Data Growth Solution

Extract, Store and Restore

Non DBMSRetention Platform

ATA File Server

EMC Centera

IBM RS550

HDS

Offline Retention Platform

CD

Tape

Optical

Archive

Restore

Maximo

Production

Database

Current

Data

1-2 years

Active

Historical

3-4 years

Archive Reporting

Database

Online

Archive

5-6 years

Offline

Archive

7+ years

Compressed

Archives

Compressed

Archives

Compressed

Archives

IBM Optim

IBM Optim

Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap 2010

• Supports Maximo 7.1

• Additional objects (Tickets, Escalations)

• Restore to source database

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Maximo Real-time Asset Locator

• IBM Maximo Real-time Asset Locator allows Maximo customers to manage and trigger Asset events based on the real-time location of an asset from within the Maximo Asset Management

• IBM Maximo Real-time Asset Locator provides Maximo clients the ability to access the location of assets using RFID and other supported real-time location technologies. Support for multiple sensor solutions (Ultrasound, RFID, WiMax, etc.)

Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap 2010

• Improves compliance support in highly regulated markets where events must be triggered based on locations.

• In highly regulated industries, like Healthcare and Life Sciences, the location of assets may trigger specific service management and disposition rules

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Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap 2010/2011

• Maximo Industry Solutions 7.x

– Transportation • State & Local Government

• Tires, Replacement Modeling, GSA Leases/reporting

–Oil & Gas• Permit to Work

• Manifesting

–Utilities• Intelligent Utility Networks

– Revenue meter management

–Asset Configuration Management• Fleet planning/Maintenance forecasting

• Provide Minimum Equipment List

–Nuclear Power• Procurement Engineering

–Spatial (GIS)• Support for Linear Assets

• Mobile Dispatching

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Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap 2010/2011

Maximo Asset Management 7.x

– Calendar enhancements that respond more quickly to clicks by eliminating round trips to the server

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Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap 2010/2011

Maximo Asset Management 7.x

– Application level Import/Export • Conditional import/export tool bar icons

• Select records for export, modify, return via Import

• Can be used for initial data entry/load purposes, data maintenance/update

• Uses the business objects

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Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap 2010/2011

Maximo Asset Management 7.x

– Dojo based widgets added to Long Description and Comm template text editor

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Maximo 7.5 Supply Chain Enhancements

• GOALS– Enhance existing processes and functionality primarily in the materials

management and procurement areas

– Efficiencies to simplify business processes and provide corrective action capabilities

– Streamline integration with ERP’s

– Focused key enhancements around those that can be delivered without the need for a traditional upgrade, allowing for quicker time to value for the customer. (ie: Based on Maximo Asset Management 7.x)

• SOURCE OF ENHANCEMENTS– Existing customers

• Development Partners

• Utilities

• Oil & Gas

• Transportation

– Sales

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Maximo Asset Management Product Roadmap 2010/2011

Maximo Asset Management 7.x

– Material Visibility• Immediate awareness of Storeroom and Direct Issue item availability

• Additional details available so that a “go no go” decision can quickly be made on the work order

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Materials Management

• New App: Inventory Usage – Add a ‘statusable’ document for issuing and transferring items

– Provides for streamlining the issue and transfer process while increasing the breadth of functionality: Support for workflow of issues and transfers, staged and shipped items, multiple assets and source bins per line.

• Issues and Transfers – Transfers via Shipment

– Enhances and streamlines business process for items in transit. Serves as a foundation for manifesting for Oil & Gas customers.

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Materials Management

• Item Master – Add ‘true’ stocked/non-stocked item support

– Clarifies usage of stocked/non-stock item terminology. Better alignment with ERP systems.

• Issues and Transfers – Hard/Soft material reservations

– Allows requested items to be set as a hard or soft reservation on a work order that will prevent the item from being issued elsewhere.

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Materials Management

• Inventory Costing Enhancements

– Default Costing Method• Allows the user to set the costing method for an item at the inventory level.

– LIFO/FIFO Inventory Costing• Support for costing method that allows for valuation at actual receipt costs on a LIFO

or FIFO basis

– Consignment Inventory• Adds support for ‘vendor-owned’ inventory valuation. Allows for items to be paid for

on use rather than pay on receipt

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Purchasing

• PO Revisions– Improves the process for creating PO revisions. Applies the 6.x revision

capabilities to the PO application.

• WO/PR/PO/RFQ/RECEIPTS/INVOICE – View entire supply chain– Will provide the user with the ability, from one screen, to view all upstream and

downstream processing of any line items currently in the supply chain.

• Item Master, PO – Tax exempt items– Provides support for setting items as ‘tax-exempt.’ Tax exempt items will bypass

the normal tax code application process on purchasing lines.

• RFQ – Allow item comparison in base currency– Currently, quotes may be submitted in various currencies and there is no valid way

to compare the line items in this case. The functionality will use the Exchange Rates app to display the line items in the native and base currency.

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Receiving

• Receipt Tolerances

– Provides functionality to control against ‘over-receipt’ of lines against a PO. Establishes a tolerance threshold at which the user can be either warned or stopped during an over-receipt situation.

• Better support for returning received services

– Brings service receipt return functionality in line with what is offered for material receiving.

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Receiving

• Support for voiding a receipt. (ie: cancelling a receipt line)

– Allows the reversal of a receipt line prior to processing, similar to a return, and reverse balance updates, etc, but would NOT allow the user to create a credit invoice for the voided line.

• Return serialized assets to a vendor

– Provides the functionality to select the asset being returned and business logic to disable the use of the returned asset records.

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Invoicing

• Ability to create invoice reversals

– Allows the creation of reversal invoices against PO lines that have already been fully matched. Also allows for the ability ‘back out’ an approved, but incorrect invoice.

• Enhance ‘Copy PO Lines’ dialog box

– Enhances usability by allowing invoice users to filter on additional fields.

• Specific date to derive the financial period

– A Posting Date will be added to the invoice header to be used to derive the financial period.

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Chart of Accounts Enhancements

• Date ranges for account validity

– Provides functionality to set the start and end date that GL accounts are ‘open’ for use in financial transactions.

• Support different GL account structures per Organization

– Allows for the creation of GL structures that are specific to an organization.

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Miscellaneous• Work Order Tracking - Add visibility for storeroom materials on backorder

– Adds visibility from a work order of a ‘waiting material’ situation for storeroom items in addition to direct issue items.

• Labor Contracts – Premium pay rates on labor contracts– Allows that the same rate options that are available on the labor record would be available

on the labor contract record.

• Organizations – Support multiple addresses per site– Allows for additional addresses to be registered against a site. This data will be used by

the purchasing applications in the scenario where multiple ship-to and bill-to addresses are possible per site.

• Person – Associate multiple commodity codes with a person record– Satisfies the use case of a ‘buyer’ person record. Person records associated with these

commodity codes could then be used within workflow etc, for routing purchasing documents to the appropriate individual.

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Looking ahead: Focus on Innovation -Visualization, Optimization

2010 +

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Let’s build a smarter planet.

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