Total Resource Management, Inc. (TRM) today launches a new partner channel aimed at Maximo(R) software implementers and consultants around the globe featuring TRM RulesManager SE(TM). The channel program is designed to attract three types of business partners: implementers and consultants, asset management service providers and industry-focused, enterprise asset management business consultants and developers. For the first time, these organizations have the opportunity to partner with Total Resource Management to resell TRM RulesManager (the leading software application for configuring Maximo) into their established enterprise asset management client base.


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Maximo is the world's leading enterprise asset management (EAM) application and provides asset owners with the most powerful tool available to manage physical assets, reduce asset maintenance costs and increase return on assets. The addition of TRM RulesManager SE exposes all of the power of this enterprise application to developers, administrators and business analysts in the most intuitive, menu-driven, content-assisted, integrated development environment available on the market. "The combination of RulesManager and Maximo create such a powerful tool for managing enterprise assets, that we believe every Maximo customer should benefit from the capabilities that RulesManager brings in terms of configuring and managing the EAM lifecycle," explains Al Johnson, vice president of product development. "This is why we are launching this channel and giving companies that help implement EAM systems or use Maximo to manage other organizations' assets the potential ability to resell RulesManager and employ this tool," he explains further.


TRM RulesManager SE is the only software application and rules engine that:


* Reduces time and expense to configure, integrate and manage the


lifecycle of Maximo (and any technology that interfaces with it)


* Provides iron-clad data integrity with system-enforced business process


rules


* Offers real-time, dynamic screen changes with an interactive display


engine


* Enables fields, tabs and records to be highlighted, hidden or displayed


based on business rules, groups, and user-levels


* Integrates business applications with Maximo


* Enables add-on applications to be tailored to specific industry needs.


This newly-created channel program will allow organizations that configure, integrate or migrate Maximo for their clients the ability to bring to bear the power of RulesManager for their clients.


TRM invites companies that are interested in learning more about Total Resource Management's business partner program to become a VAR (value-added reseller) for RulesManager to register with TRM here: http://www.trmnet.com/newsletter/channel/register.htm.


About TRM


Total Resource Management, Inc. (TRM) delivers strategic consulting and information technology solutions in an Integrated Asset Management framework. We help organizations improve the management and performance of their enterprise assets, (facilities, infrastructure, production, logistics, technology, business processes and human capital). Since 1993, TRM has supported well over 200 clients with asset management technology expertise, professional services and productivity enhancement products that result in significant improvements to their business operations. Its headquarters are located in Alexandria, Virginia and supporting offices are located across the U.S. Total Resource Management's Advanced Technology Centers are located in Virginia, California, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Hawaii. More information is found at http://www.trmnet.com.


Maximo(R) is a registered trademark, and MRO Software(TM) and MXES(TM) are trademarks, of IBM and Total Resource Management disclaims any rights to trademark..


TRM RulesManager SEis a trademark of Total Resource Management, Inc.


Please note that Total Resource Management is not owned [or licensed] by or in any way affiliated with IBM or MRO Software Inc. and that IBM / MRO Software Inc. is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this press release or for the content, performance or quality of Total Resource Management's products or services.