CONNtextFramework

Minding the Maintenance and Engineering Information Gap with IBM Maximo Asset Management and IBM

Enterprise Content Management

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September 13, 2011John Schivera Solution Architect

Agenda

• Armedia Overview• CONNtext Overview• CONNtext Solution View• Demo• Q&A

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Armedia

• An Established Enterprise Content Management, Systems Integrator and IT solutions company

• Over $10M in revenue and 55 employees• Veteran owned 8(a)/SDB certified, GSA

Schedule IT70 holder• CMMI Level 3 Certified• Offices in Atlanta GA, Vienna VA and

Huntsville AL• www.armedia.com

Information Gap Why Care

• Internal Challenges– Multiple, siloed warehouses of business information– Isolated business processes– Eliminating cost inefficiencies– Managing ever increasing amounts of unstructured

content– Leveraging enterprise system investments– Maintaining up to date design documentation

• Compelling Events– Maintaining assets up and running– Reducing non-compliance risks– Proactive response to asset management lifecycles

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Solution Introduction

IBM FileNet BPM Manager

IBM Maximo Asset Management

CONNtext provides a seamless bi-directional solution between IBM Maximo and IBM FileNet BPM system.

Real-time access to appropriate IBM

FileNet content and ability to link to

specific document version

Real-time access to IBM Maximo

information from the IBM FileNet user

interface

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Solution Description

• Provides a seamless bi-directional connection between the

IBM Maximo Asset Management and FileNet system

• Operates inside of IBM FileNet and Maximo clients

• Real-time synchronization

• Operates within the design of the IBM Maximo Attached

Document service

• Configurable business processes allows tailoring of the

solution to client requirements

• Leverages IBM service orientated architecture (SOA)

infrastructure and Web services

• Ability to link IBM Maximo Asset Management activities to a

specific document version

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Solution Features and Benefits

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Value Proposition

• Value proposition – CONNtext provides “the right document, to the right person, at the right time, in the right context.”

• Financial impact analysis, including strategic and financial cost of delay

– Too much information– Hard to find, 50% of searches are abandoned– 40 % knowledge workers cannot find information on their

intranets• CONNtext maximizes the production and ease of use for

IBM Maximo users• CONNtext makes IBM Maximo activities version aware• CONNtext helps enable change management

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CONNtext Architecture

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Solution Screenshots

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Technical Components

• ECM Products– IBM FileNet Content Manager – IBM FileNet WorkplaceXT – IBM FileNet BPM

• Tivoli Products– IBM Maximo Asset Management

• Armedia Components– Web Services– Workplace extension– IBM FileNet properties, event actions, process maps– IBM Maximo API extensions

• Third Party Software -NA• System Integration

– None Required

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CONNtext Differentiators

• Automatic posting• Ability to link to

specific version• Determine document

usage• Uses BPM for

processing• Automatic capture of

work order version information

• Logical filtering of repository content

• No additional training required

• Adapts to changes in system

• Business process driven

• Operates within existing Maximo and DMS client UI

• Supports proper configuration management practices

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Q&A and Contact Information

John Schivera Solution ArchitectArmedia, LLCjschivera@armedia.com(256) 542-1266

Larry JohnsonDirector of Business DevelopmentArmedia, LLCLjohnson@armedia.com(256) 497-4836