SpatialNews Press Release
WorkplaceIQ Named
Autodesk Developer Network Partner; Innovative Online Corporate Real
Estate Service Offers Interactive Site Map and Drawing Capabilities
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 23, 2000--WorkplaceIQ Ltd., a provider of
innovative online services for collaborative corporate real estate and facilities management, today
announced that the company has been named an Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) partner. As an
ADN partner, workplaceIQ will integrate Autodesk MapGuide(TM) into its online service,
workplaceIQ.com, enabling corporate real estate professionals to create customized interactive maps
and floor plans of their corporate locations.
"Our ADN partner program enables companies to stay competitive and develop custom design
applications to meet the demands of their customers and clients. The product development expertise of
our partners is integral in promoting the success of our products," said Guido Haarmans, Senior Manager
of the ADN Group. "We are pleased to have workplaceIQ on board. The Autodesk MapGuide and
ADN partner network are a perfect match for workplaceIQ's innovative online solution for the
corporate real estate industry."
WorkplaceIQ.com makes it easy to organize pertinent information and dates, control critical projects,
and collaborate with outside vendors and brokers. The addition of Autodesk's advanced mapping
capabilities provides users with the added ability to track, maintain, and update floor plans, blueprints, and
detailed interior layouts of specific corporate properties under management, and provides street level
maps of a property's surrounding area. Layouts are seamlessly integrated into corporate real estate
portfolios and updated as changes are made. Information can then be immediately shared with vendors
and other key project partners in any location across the globe.
"The integration of MapGuide into workplaceIQ.com allows us to offer advanced design functionality
to improve the management of critical corporate real estate and facilities management projects," said
John Fleming, CEO of workplaceIQ. "The CRE industry is benefiting from the comprehensive offerings
of Internet services and with Autodesk capabilities, workplaceIQ.com will provide customers with the
ability to rapidly respond to changing facility management needs, dramatically increasing their business
potential and impacting their bottom line."
About Autodesk
Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of design software and digital content creation tools. One of
the largest software companies in the world, Autodesk has more than four million customers in more
than 150 countries. For more information, contact any Authorized Autodesk Reseller, call Autodesk at
800-964-6432, or visit www.autodesk.com. Discreet(TM) product information is available at 800
869-3504 or on the Web at www.discreet.com. Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq national
market under the symbol ADSK.
About workplaceIQ
WorkplaceIQ Ltd. provides innovative online services for collaborative corporate real estate and
facilities management. Through its new online service (workplaceIQ.com) launching in Fall 2000,
workplaceIQ provides the tools and resources to manage all aspects of corporate real estate and facility
projects - from site selection to disposition - in one fully integrated and secure online environment.
Formerly known as Vicusoft, workplaceIQ is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with
development facilities in Tel Aviv, Israel. Backed by top investors and partnered with Microsoft, Oracle,
and NaviSite, the company has deployed infrastructure management solutions at a variety of Fortune
1000 corporations, including Cisco Systems. For more information on the company, please visit
www.workplaceIQ.com.
Vicusoft, workplaceIQ, and workplaceIQ.com are trademarks of workplaceIQ Ltd.
CONTACT: Collaborative Communications, Inc.
Laura Cleveland, 617/520-9133
cleveland@collaborative.com
or
workplaceIQ
Amy Zinkann, 781/642-8814
amy@workplaceIQ.com
www.workplaceIQ.com
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