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Maximo Asset Management
Project Software and Development
Developer(s)
Inc(PSDI)
1985;
Initial release
34 years ago
Stable release 7.6 / December 2014; 5 years ago
Website https://www.ibm.com/products/maximo

Maximo is enterprise asset management software originally developed by Project Software &
Development with the first commercial version released 34 years ago.[1][2] Purchased by IBM in
2005, it is currently branded as IBM Maximo Asset Management.

Maximo is designed to assist an organisation in managing its assets such as buildings, vehicles,
fire extinguishers, equipment recording details such as details, maintenance schedules and
participating in workflows to manage the assets.

Contents
 1 History
 2 Architecture
 3 Disputes
 4 References

History
Maximo was developed by Project Software & Development Inc (PDSI) which changed its name
to MRO Software in 2000.[3][4]

The product was acquired by IBM and placed in the Tivoli Portfolio[3][5] Previously the Tivoli
portfolio contained software that was related to the Information Technology sphere; this
acquisition brought management of non Information Technology assets into the portfolio.[6]

With release 7.6 the program has been developed with options to be deployed in a multitenancy
solution[buzzword] which has options for deployment to the cloud and delivery by Software as a
Service (SaaS) solution[buzzword] . The program has traditionally been based on a character-based
user experience known as the classic interface. Later versions have also provided a graphical
interface termed by IBM as a Work Center based graphical interface.[7] . It is available for a
mobile platform as Maximo Anywhere

Architecture
Maximo originated as a stand-alone solution running on an IBM Personal Computer. Currently it
is supported on specified versions of AIX, Linux and Windows Server, previously HP-UX and
Solaris were also supported.[8] Successive versions have developed to leverage newer
technologies. Interfaces have been developed for automated interfacing feeds, integration with
enterprise level database, resource and reporting tools.

The Tivoli Process Automation Engine is the key component for building and implementing the
workflows. These are customized to match the business processes. Core functionality is
increased by add on modules including spatial, scheduler and asset health insights.

Pre-configured solutions[buzzword] customised models for some industry solutions[buzzword] are

available including rail, nuclear and mining. Some of these solutions[buzzword] will require add of
components. Adapter solutions[buzzword] are available for interfacing to other software packages
and protocols.[9]

Disputes
 As of February 2018 Kalibrate Asset Management, a consultancy specialising in
Maximo, is suing IBM for 500,000 dollars in a deal registration dispute.[10] This suit was
dissmissed by the court on 23 March 2018 as Kalibrate had failed to demonstrate it had a
contractual right to the commission, nor had it established a claim for misleading and
deceptive conduct[11][12]. Kalibrate was ordered to pay IBM's costs.

References
1.

 Chertow, Dick. "How Maximo began". DeveloperWorks.

  Gurton, Annie (November 2000). "Dawn of the age of smart assets". Computer Weekly.
Reed Business Information.
  Lock, Tony (21 August 2006). "IBM buys MRO Software - Gives Big Blue more depth". The
Register. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  Steenstrup, Kristian; Miklovic, Dan (20 December 2000). "Changing PSDI to MRO
Software Represents More Than a Name Change". Gartner. G0094807. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  "The IBM Maximo roadmap: What it means for Enterprise Asset Management" (PDF).
2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  Coté, Michael (27 May 2008). "IBM Tivoli Pulse: Tivoli product updates and cloud
confusion". TechTarget. Tivoli's acquisition of MRO. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  Gorinas, Christen (5 January 2018). "Getting Started with Maximo Work Centers". Maven.
Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  Sawyer, William J. (26 May 2010). "End of Support (EOS) Announcement for Maximo 6.0
and 6.1". IBM. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  Zientara, Robert (18 April 2016). IBM Maximo Asset Management The Consultant's Guide
(1.8 ed.). ISBN 978-8394419226.
  "Kalibrate Asset Management sues IBM for half a million dollars over deal registration
dispute". CRN. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  "Aussie reseller's legal case against IBM thrown out by court". ARN. Retrieved 2019-10-23.

12.  Cosgrave, His Honour Judge (23 March 2019). "Judgement of the County Court of
Victoria" (PDF). Victoria Count Court. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

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 Business software
 IBM software

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