ADVOCO PRESENTS "MANAGING THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD" AT INFOR'S MIDDLE EAST USER CONFERENCE IN DUBAI.

San Francisco, CA - Presenting to over 1,000 attendees at Inforum, Infor Corporation's Middle East User Conference, Advoco, a global consulting firm, revealed how it is helping Nakheel to manage the transformation of Dubai's waterfront. Nakheel is the lead contractor behind Dubai's most ambitious construction projects, including the Palm Trilogy, The World and Waterfront. Together, Nakheel's Dubai projects will add more than 600 miles of beachfront, cover over 2 billion sq ft. , and house over 2 million people.

Presenting for Advoco, Marty Osborn, the firm's Vice President, Technology Practice, described how Advoco created a tailored configuration of Infor EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) in order to simplify the process of managing and tracking work orders with purchase orders and supplier contracts at the Nakheel Asset Management Group. With over 350 Nakheel employees and more than 100 sub-contactors relying on Infor EAM, the work order and purchase order process is fundamental to Nakheel's success.

"Advoco has enabled us to honor our customer service agreements across our properties," said John Godfrey, EAM Project Manager, Nakheel. "Now Nakheel's Facility Management group can track and measure the service levels, response time, and cost of assets across our property portfolio. This degree of visibility and control will help us to identify areas where costs can be reduced and service levels improved."

About Advoco

Advoco Inc. is a global consulting firm dedicated to maximizing the value of business processes, by enabling clients to generate real-time, accurate data on operational performance across the enterprise and improve integration among systems. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2001 and has additional offices in Greenville, SC, and Dubai United Arab Emirates. www.advocoinc.com

About Nakheel

Nakheel is the force turning the vision of Dubai into reality. The company is one of the largest property development and management firms in the Middle East, and employs over 1800 people, all working to deliver US $60 billion of iconic developments. Nakheel Asset Management (NAM) is Nakheel's fastest growing division, managing the operations, infrastructure and community facilities on behalf of owners and residents. www.nakheel.com

About Infor

Infor Corporation makes business software better by acquiring and improving proven, functionally rich software backed by domain experts. In a few short years, Infor has become one of the leading providers of business software, with over 70,000 customers, 125 direct offices, and implementation and support capabilities in over 100 countries. www.infor.com

Contact

Marty Osborn
Advoco, Inc.
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San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 503-4382
Fax: (415) 503-4387