Baarn, 4 juni 2002 – J.D. Edwards, leverancier van flexibele, geïntegreerde softwareoplossingen voor optimalisatie van interne en externe bedrijfsprocessen, introduceert een nieuwe versie van haar Real Estate Management-toepassing (REM). De nieuwe REM-toepassing is bedoeld voor de optimalisatie van het gebruik van gebouwen, ruimte en vloeroppervlak. Tevens biedt de toepassing betere mogelijkheden voor de presentatie van lease-opties en het voorspellen van verkoop aan huurders. De nieuwe toepassing is onderdeel van de J.D. Edwards 5 ERP-suite.
“Voor veel ondernemingen is uit concurrentieoverwegingen de inzet van technologie onvermijdelijk. De toegang tot kritische data is ook in de vastgoedsector van levensbelang. J.D. Edwards is momenteel de enige leverancier van een geïntegreerde, schaalbare en webgebaseerde oplossing gericht op het plannen, voorspellen en automatiseren van processen in deze branche”, aldus Andrew Rains, Senior Real Estate Marketing Manager van J.D. Edwards.
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J.D. Edwards Announces Launch of Enhanced Real Estate Management Solution
Summer Release of Solution Delivers New Functionality for Retail & Commercial
Property Owners
DENVER & LAS VEGAS (ICSC Spring Convention), May 21, 2002 — J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC), today announced the launch of its new Real Estate Management Solution. As part of the J.D. Edwards 5 ERP suite, the Real Estate Management Solution will include significant new functionality for retail and commercial property owners, and will debut in mid-June.
Customers can use the new functionality within J.D. Edwards Real Estate Management Solution to ensure the most advantageous property, space and square footage use, thereby better managing their assets and in turn improving revenue potential. Additionally, the newly enhanced real estate solution will allow for better visibility into lease options and forecasting of tenants’ sales.
J.D. Edwards also announced plans to unveil details of its soon-to-be-released Advanced Real Estate Forecasting product. This best-in-class module will integrate with the new J.D. Edwards Real Estate Management Solution. Details of the Advanced Real Estate Forecasting product will be announced later this summer. The launch of both products will continue to strengthen the company’s position as the leading provider of real estate management software.
“For most businesses today, technology means competitive survival. If you don’t have instant access to your critical data – you perish. The real estate industry is no different,” said Andrew Rains, senior real estate marketing manager at J.D. Edwards. ”There is a reason why half of the top 10 retail owners in the country are using J.D. Edwards solutions. They needed an integrated, scalable, Web-based real estate solution that provided detailed forecasting and process automation. And J.D. Edwards is the only software vendor offering that today.”
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J.D. Edwards Real Estate Management Solution includes new functionality in addition to all of the existing features of the company’s former industry-specific product – J.D. Edwards Property Management Solution. The J.D. Edwards Real Estate Management Solution will bring enhancements to CAM occupancy floors, lease option tracking, occupancy analysis, occupancy costs/sales reports, sales forecasting, sales history inquiry, percent rent and sales review reports.
“J.D. Edwards is continually working with its customers to improve its products and address the specific needs of the real estate industry,” said Kevin Moss, Chief Information Officer, General Growth Properties, Inc. ”Through this collaborative effort, we’ve been able to provide critical insight to J.D. Edwards for its new Real Estate Management Solution.”
As a Web-based application, J.D. Edwards Real Estate Management Solution allows users to gather information from many disparate locations in a short period of time. Information can be gathered in real-time, asynchronously, or offline. At any point along the way, users can look at reports through the Web interface, either individually or collectively. Customers and partners have the ability to securely view only their own data, make changes, and collaborate with their suppliers.
Select Functionality Highlights of J.D. Edwards Real Estate Management Solution:
Sales Forecasting automates the forecasting of tenant sales information for analysis as per best practices for the retail industry. This functionality also allows retail property owners to use historical sales data to model trends and create forecasts.
Sales History Inquiry is an online inquiry of actual and estimated sales over a rolling 24-month period. And Sales Review Report allows users to evaluate sales and determine and report on which leases are missing actual sales.
Percent Rent encompasses multiple programs offering the ability to forecast sales, create accrual entries on actual or forecasted sales, use a new computation method for lease/building pro-rations, and provide reports on sales histories for actual and estimated sales.
CAM Occupancy Floors is an enhancement designed for retail Common Area Maintenance (CAM) cost recovery at the lease level. This functionality offers property owners improved processes and billing cycles.
Lease Option Tracking provides an effective way to manage, identify and report against financial clauses and legal options in portfolios. By making use of this option, owners can reduce their legal exposure and liability through better and more proactive property and space management.
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Occupancy Analysis allows users to track a key metric in the real estate industry known as percentage leased or percentage occupied. It also provides greater visibility at the portfolio, property, unit type and individual unit levels. Users can view this information in a spreadsheet format to take advantage of monthly and yearly views with 12-month rolling averages. Users can define their unit of measure as well as denominators in retail cost-recovery calculations.
Occupancy Costs/Sales Report is specific to the retail real estate industry and can be used by landlords to monitor risk and identify problematic tenants who may need marketing or relocation assistance within a retail property. This function measures and reports on credit risk and the likelihood of tenant default.
Over the last 10 years, J.D. Edwards has helped hundreds of real estate organizations streamline their operations. The company continues to differentiate itself within the real estate industry by providing flexible, Web-enabled software that measures performance, automates processes, installs operations and expense controls, and uses detailed forecasting. J.D. Edwards’ hands-on approach and unique software solutions allow its customers to become more efficient, more productive and more profitable while delivering the lowest total cost of ownership.
About J.D. Edwards & Company
J.D. Edwards (Nasdaq: JDEC) makes customers stronger, enabling them to solve their most important business challenges. The company offers collaborative enterprise software as well as consulting, education and support services. J.D. Edwards’ offerings are differentiated by a deeply-ingrained attitude of listening to customers, innovating on their behalf, and delivering solutions as part of a results-oriented relationship. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Denver, J.D. Edwards focuses on long-term business partnerships and helping its 6,500 customers in 113 countries collaborate electronically to manage their business processes, supply chains, and supplier and customer relationships. For more information: www.jdedwards.com or 1-800-727-5333.
For a sampling of J.D. Edwards’ real estate customers, please visit www.jdedwards.com.
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Over J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards is toonaangevend leverancier van ondernemings- en business-to-business software en services. Organisaties kunnen daardoor nauw samenwerken met toeleveranciers, klanten en andere zakenpartners. Dit bedrijfsmodel is bekend onder de naam Collaborative Commerce (C-Commerce). Het aanbod van J.D. Edwards C-Commerce bestaat uit een zeer complete bundel applicaties voor Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Planning en Supply Chain Executie, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) en kennismanagement. Het biedt interoperability-technologie om computerplatforms en -applicaties binnen en tussen ondernemingen beter met elkaar te verbinden. Daarnaast omvat het een aantal instrumenten voor business process integration. Door een aantal partnerships met andere leidende technologiebedrijven biedt J.D. Edwards ook oplossingen voor onder andere e-procurement, marketplace management en professional services automation.
Het hoofdkantoor is gevestigd in Denver, Verenigde Staten, de Nederlandse vestiging bevindt zich in Baarn. Meer informatie vindt u op de website: www.jdedwards.nl.
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