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"The CMMS/EAM software industry began in the 1970s, but grew rapidly with the advent of the personal computer in the 1980s," according to Carol Owens, President of DPSI. "With each passing year, the value of this software became more evident as computers became more powerful. Today's CMMS/EAM software products are far more powerful and sophisticated, and they've become an indispensable business tool within most industries."

Numerous CMMS/EAM software companies were started during the past two decades, but many have gone out of business or been acquired by large conglomerates. DPSI has remained an independent company, still focusing exclusively on the needs of the CMMS/EAM market and still driven by the same mission -- developing feature-rich maintenance management software at reasonable prices while offering unequaled support to customers.

The founding executive team continues to lead the company. DPSI's management team has more than 130 combined years of maintenance industry experience and more than 150 combined years of IT experience.

The company places great importance on being large enough to provide world-class software and services, yet not so large that customer relationships become impersonal. As Carl Maglio of Lands' End remarked, "I wish all of our other vendors would take care of their customers with the same dedication as DPSI." Close customer relationships also shape new product releases. The company's User Advisory Boards and customer surveys help identify desired new features. Mickey Reaves of Sonoco Corporation noted that "DPSI listens to our feedback and implements our suggestions."

DPSI customers range from small firms to large multi-site enterprises. Major customers include FedEx® Ground, Lands' End, Volvo™ Trucks, Black & Decker®, Kraft™, Coca-Cola®, Beckton-Dickinson™, Johns Hopkins University, General Electric™, Edison Mission Energy®, the City of San Diego and the U.S. Government.

2006 also marks the 20th anniversary of DPSI's first product, PMC, originally named Preventive Maintenance Control. Since then, the software has continued to evolve, becoming one of the most widely-used CMMS systems in the world. In 2001, the company released an additional product line, iMaint®, an Enterprise Asset Management system with greater capabilities than those offered by CMMS systems. DPSI and its products have won many awards, including Plant Engineering magazine's 2003 "Product of the Year" for iMaint Mobile, a module for handheld PDAs.

ABOUT DPSI
DPSI is a leading developer of Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions. Since 1986, the company has served more than 6,000 customers and 50,000 users in over 50 countries, including more than 400 of the Fortune 500. The company's software is used to manage maintenance for factories, processing plants, facilities, vehicle fleets, utilities equipment, public works infrastructure, and much more.

Company headquarters are in Greensboro, North Carolina. Branch offices were established in Canada in 1998. The company also has international partners and resellers in South America, Europe, Asia, Central America, the Southwest Pacific and the Middle East.

DPSI's family of software solutions includes:

PMC: A maintenance software solution for single computers and small networks. One of the most popular CMMS products in the world.

iMaint, iMaint Fleet and iMaint Online: Enterprise solutions that can be tailored to specific needs. Add-on modules are available for mobile PDAs, a Web browser interface, integration with other software, online work requests and FDA compliance.

For more information, contact DPSI's corporate office at 1-800-897-7233, or visit www.dpsi.com.