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UP AND RUNNING quicker and less costly implementation process. Advances in access control provide better regulatory compliance and risk management. Combined, these allow IBM to claim a lower total cost of ownership for Maximo 7.1 compared with standalone asset-management systems. “As part of the Tivoli family of products, Maximo is part of a larger set of solutions including service management, green data centers and mobile solutions that deliver additional business improvements,” Sawyer adds. A basic version, IBM Maximo Asset Management Essentials, serves smaller implementations that require only a subset of the features included in IBM Maximo Asset Management. is version supports IBM’s oﬀerings in the small and medium business markets. oore Industries (www.mii net.com) is trying to ﬁnd the oldest of its products still in service. Moore started out as a three-person operation in a California garage in 1968 and now has ofﬁces worldwide. It began by making signal conditioners. “After working in the instrumentation industry for a few years, I saw a market for tough, reliable, noise-resistant signal conditioners,” Leonard W. Moore, the founder, says. “Drawing on my experience in the control center fabrication industry, we set out to build the best signal conditioners in the world.” Moore Industries seeks oldest products M Moore products logged three years in an environmental chamber at temperatures near 212 degrees. e instrumentation had logged the equivalent of 171,000 hours (20 years) without failure. Testing continues. e goal is to reach 300,000 hours (34 years). Many older products probably are still in service and the company wants to ﬁnd them, so it’s oﬀering $500 in merchandise to the three companies that are still using the oldest Moore Industries products. To submit an entry for the Oldest Moore Industries Product, send an e-mail to oldestmiiproduct@ miinet.com before Aug. 1. We Rent Solutions Cooling Heating Dehumidiﬁcation Rental Experts We keep manufacturing plants running at peak capacity. Don’t let temperature or humidity control problems degrade production rates or quality. Our engineers speak your technical language. Chillers Cooling Towers Pumps Heat Exchangers Air Conditioners Spot Coolers Air Handlers Dehumidifiers Heaters Boilers Generators 800-586-8336 CarrierRentals.com 14 We are the rental cooling, heating and dehumidiﬁcation experts. .PLANTSERVICES. J http://www.miinet.com http://www.miinet.com http://CarrierRentals.com http://CarrierRentals.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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