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THE MASS BLOG                    THE MASS BLOG
     A Fresh                                                                                                                                                           weB CentRalS new InteRfaCe




     New ARCHIBUS



     2019 Issue 1




        As a New Year starts, not only are we setting        introduced within the new version. But, I will
        New Year’s resolutions (as discussed in              leave all the technicalities for the ‘techies’, so
        Eve Feeney’s blog), but we are also looking at       for now, I will  simply cover ARCHIBUS’ Fresh New
        the work we have set for the upcoming year. In  Look and the new capabilities within
        my role here at MASS as Sales Account                Self-Service.
        Manager, I take the beginning of a New Year to
        seek new opportunities, learn new things in the
        world of ARCHIBUS, and to share this with our
        clients and beyond.


        Which brings me on to my main topic. At MASS,
        we are all fired up and excited to tell you more
        about the latest version of ARCHIBUS, V.24.1;
        “2019 – Marks a Year of Major Change in
        ARCHIBUS”. The full release will include the                                                                             Moving on... ‘Self-service at the Speed of Business’ - in V 24.1, the new self-service ARCHIBUS
        Enterprise Suite (“load it and go”), the                                                                                 Workplace interface will be a responsive Web application. Making it easy for anyone to request
        Professional Suite (for full-time staff to leverage                                                                      maintenance and services, reserve spaces and to also find anything else they may need.
        advanced productivity) and finally the Essential                                                                         ARCHIBUS Workplace will be a seamless experience across all devices, from phones and tablets
        Suite (for organisations needing a highly                                                                                to desktops and kiosks. The idea behind this being that it connects all users, be it at their
        customisable, multi-domain solution). If you                                                                             workstations, conference rooms or equipment, all achieved through an easy online system. This
        want more in-depth information on the suites                                                                             is all complimented with the ability to create and access interactive floorplans and QR-Codes
        and their functionalities I am more than                                                                                 (Quick Response Codes) - how jazzy!
        happy to help. MASS will share more in relation
        to release dates in our next couple of blogs.            Some pictures from the event and then a                         Going forwards, all users of the system will be able to launch the application from a URL or from
                                                                 selection of ARCHIBUS Business Partners,
                                                                                                                                 a QR-code which is attached to a workstation, conference room or equipment. Managers will
        I, alongside MASS’ Project Manager David                        including some MASS staff!                               be able to track all requests in one place, with alerts and metrics - optimising workplace
        Perkins, attended the ARCHIBUS Connect 2018                                                                              strategies.
        event, which is the main regional event for the      Let’s start with Web Central’s new interface. The
        ARCHIBUS Business Partner community. This            new interface has new layout elements with                          On phones and mobile devices, the application will support an “Add to home screen” function.
        year’s event was hosted at a venue                   new fonts to help legibility (this is especially
                                                                                                                                 This means that even though it appears on the home screen application, it doesn’t require any
        within Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. This      handy on those complex forms!). Some                                installation or syncing.
        was a very fitting venue in which to showcase        examples of Web Central’s new interface can
        the launch of V24.1 to the Business Partner          be seen over the page with the login screen                         Guests can use this application or use a kiosk as a guest, or sign in. If signing in, you can then
        community.                                           view, then the Space Gap Analysis view ending                       view and manage your personal queue of requests. As briefly mentioned above, Managers will
                                                             with the Define Employees view. I think the new
                                                                                                                                 also be able to use ARCHIBUS Workplace to track employees, space, moves and requests.
        Following on from this week’s introduction blog,     look is definitely a positive change in the right
        we will be sharing a course of blogs                 direction.                                                          Ravi Girn 16/01/2019
        going through all the new capabilities

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