| Several software companies design programs for | | | | tasks, and record any emergency repairs made on |
| preventive maintenance. Most of the preventive | | | | equipment. ImOnIt! is a useful program for any type of |
| maintenance software companies produce programs | | | | equipment maintenance and is useful for record |
| for facilities and businesses. Because many programs | | | | keeping as well. |
| are adaptable, they can be used for different types of | | | | The Smartware Group produces the |
| facilities. Some of the best know preventive | | | | Smartmaintenance preventive maintenance software |
| maintenance software companies are SMGlobal, Inc., | | | | program. Several editions are available, ranging from a |
| Sigma Data Systems, Inc., and Smartware Group. | | | | stand-alone version that costs $1,395, a network |
| SMGlobal, Inc. manufactures FastMaint CMMS | | | | edition for $2,995 and $300 per additional user, and a |
| software. This program comes in basic, standard, and | | | | handheld version for $650. With each edition, users |
| professional models, with the price ranging from $495 | | | | have options for scheduling maintenance, ranging from |
| for basic to $2495 for the professional edition. Some | | | | hourly to annually, or to correspond with mileage or a |
| of the features included in all editions are the ability to | | | | meter reading. Smartmaintenance is used by such |
| schedule maintenance work by date and to adjust the | | | | prominent companies and institutions as Du Pont and |
| date, track inventory and supplies, and predict | | | | the Federal Reserve Bank. |
| maintenance costs. FastMaint is easy to learn and can | | | | Each of the above listed preventive maintenance |
| be used for a variety of facilities. | | | | software companies produces products that can be |
| Sigma Data Systems, Inc. produces ImOnIt! preventive | | | | adapted to work for many different applications. When |
| maintenance software. This program costs $499 and | | | | choosing a preventive maintenance program, it is |
| has available support packages for $99 per year. | | | | important to keep the specific size and scope of your |
| ImOnIt! can be used to track an individual workers | | | | organizations needs in mind. Each program comes with |
| productivity and expenditures, create a database of | | | | a 30-day trial to ensure a good fit prior to purchase. |
| work orders, automatically schedule maintenance | | | | |