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Ascendum Acquires Turner's Facility Management Software Business UnitCINCINNATI, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascendum Solutions, a global information technology (IT) provider, announced today that it completed the acquisition of technology and business assets of FMS, a subsidiary of Turner Construction Company, an international construction services company. The acquisition specifically includes two major products: construction management (c.docs) and facility management (Facilify) software both built on Microsoft's SharePoint platform. These domain specific products extend Ascendum's portfolio of SharePoint solutions geared towards clients to improve performance, reduce cost and drive more value/ROI from their SharePoint investments. Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150504/213536LOGO "I am excited to add two robust construction products (c.docs & Facilify) to our portfolio of SharePoint Solutions. Built from significant investment over years, these products are 'best in class' for both the management of construction projects (c.docs) as well as providing a living and breathing operations and maintenance solution (Facilify) that's easily integrated with other complimentary products," states Rich Kurz, Ascendum Solutions Geneal Manager. "We are looking forward to incorporating our intellectual property (IP) to improve these products right away as well as working with Turner and other customers to meet more and more of the demands in the construction market," Kurz added. The company plans to leverage this technology to assist construction and facilities management organizations, improve project delivery, ensure compliance and better control costs in both construction and facilities management. Ascendum also plans to "cloudify" the products using its CenterGrid private cloud infrastructure and offer these solutions as secure, privately hosted cloud solutions to construction and facility management companies worldwide. ABOUT ASCENDUM: Ascendum is a global IT Solutions provider delivering innovation with speed, providing strategic business solutions to Fortune and Global class clients. Headquarter in Cincinnati, Ohio; operating since 1982, in 7 locations worldwide, we are part of the Vora Group, a technology holding group of hi-tech IT companies, creating new and exciting products for industries and markets served by its member companies worldwide. We help our clients solve their business challenges through technology, offering a full range of consulting services, which include: Strategy, Application Development, Infrastructure Management Services, Content Collaboration, and QA Testing. High levels of technical expertise, a commitment to exceeding customer expectations, a dedicated and highly motivated global workforce, coupled with a seamless onsite/offshore delivery model and a state-of-the-art worldwide infrastructure, gives us the competitive edge to provide comprehensive, end-to-end IT solutions to our diverse client base. Learn more on our website www.ascendum.com CONTACT: To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ascendum-acquires-turners-facility-management-software-business-unit-300076638.html SOURCE Ascendum 
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