CWorks Taps into the Middle East’s Rapidly Growing Market for Maintenance Solutions

CWork’s Low-Cost, High-Value Computerized Maintenance Management Systems Prove to be a Hit with Middle East Firms

SHARJAH, 27 February, 2008 –
Malaysia’s leading computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) developer CWorks looks set to develop a strong regional presence. Designed to manage the various maintenance processes at a facility, and typically includes task planning, scheduling, inventory control and cost accounting, CMMS is set to become a must-have product as companies grow into corporations.

Following on the from the phenomenal success of its basic software product CWorks FREE which enables users to test its award-winning CMMS software free of charge, CWorks CEO Abdul Rani Achmed Abdullah is looking to push forward with promoting the company’s higher-end CMMS solutions.

“As we give away our most basic version for free we have a lot of people downloading from this region. This has resulted in us developing business opportunities here in the UAE and across the region. However, we want to get closer to our customers here, in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and across the region,” said Abdullah.

With a single sales channel based on internet sales, CWorks solutions can now be found in over 80 countries across the world. Developed through extensive user experience and designed to meet the needs of both large and small maintenance departments, CWorks has rapidly become a company to watch on the global market.

“We made the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2006 list and we have shaken up our product segment with a solution that is truly unique. We’re not competing with other CMMS vendors, we’re in a field of our own. We at CWorks understand our market segment, we know what our end users want and we believe that our product is suited for a region which is experiencing unprecedented growth.”

CWork’s regional client list already includes the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and the Saudi-based Al Hokair Group. Despite focusing mainly on the small to medium business segment, the company is looking to replace the spreadsheet in businesses of all sizes.

“With our pricing points, we’re not competing with traditional CMMS vendors. A lot of our customers were using excel. With our software they’ve made tremendous savings in terms of both money as well as time, and they’ve been able to improve the efficiency of their maintenance departments. We’re the natural evolution for a company looking to implement a professional CMMS system, and we believe that
Middle East businesses will take to out solutions,” concluded Abdullah.

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About CWorks
CWorks Systems Berhad, a company specializing in CMMS, is managed in Malaysia and the United States by a group of maintenance and information technology practitioners who between them have more than 60 years combined experience in maintenance and IT from both local and multinational organizations in many countries. In addition to their experience in maintenance and IT, the CWorks team’s expertise includes a huge base of implementation experience, as they have implemented CMMS at a variety of sites internationally that include LANs, WANs, and call centers environments.

The combined know-how of the CWorks team enables CWorks Systems to produce a CMMS product that is truly fit for purpose as it is produced by practitioners for practitioners. CWorks is the sensible approach to maintenance management not only for its affordability but because it is designed and implemented by experienced practitioners who understand the costs associated with asset maintenance, operational effectiveness, and the need for continuous improvement.

CWorks’ main activities are the design, development, production and support of CWorks Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Following successful sales in North America, CWorks in 2005 formed a joint venture company, CWorks Systems, Inc., in the USA to ensure optimal customer service and sales support for its North American clients. CWorks Systems Berhad, formed in August, 2001, is a Multimedia Super corridor (MSC) status company and is listed on the Malaysian Bourse MESDAQ board (CWorks:0079).