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The new lease accounting standards: Implications and Opportunities

This article discusses the changes that the new IFRS and FASB lease accounting standards will impose on real estate lease practices. Their implications encompass more than merely reporting: it may well impact decision-making procedures as well as lease administration processes themselves.

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Planon's software receives validation on IASB and FASB

Planon has received additional validation from a Big Four accounting firm on leasing calculations performed by Planon’s software. This validation confirms Planon has the capability for accurate lease calculations for operating and finance/capital leases in accordance with both the current and the new lease accounting standards from the IASB and FASB.

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Corporate Real Estate: no benchmarking without the correct data

Reliable references and background An increasing number of organisations are looking for insights into their real estate portfolios. In many cases, this quest runs alongside a process of centralising real estate management into one department. But insight into property is not enough: without some context, it’s impossible to identify potential improvements in real estate, implement the focused actions and evaluate the results. Benchmarking against similar organisations using comparable standards is the solution for translating insights into reliable forecasts.

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Get in control of your real estate, lease contracts and financial obligations

Discover the actual situation within corporate real estate, new challenges of corporate real estate managers, as well as upcoming changes that will influence the real estate landscape.

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Are you in control of your property management?

It is increasingly critical to have a robust property management strategy. Property managers are tasked with staying within budget and reporting accurate numbers for crucial and expensive decisions. So transparency in your portfolio is vital to ensure that you are in control. Answer these six simple questions to find out whether you are truly in control of your property.

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Planon to sponsor a new IFMA Foundation publication

Planon and the IFMA Foundation have released a new publication, Work on the Move 2 that focuses on how innovation is transforming the workplace in a digital economy.

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Planon Universe officially certified by SERVIEW

Planon announced that its Integrated Services Management Solution is officially a SERVIEW Certified Tool. The certification is based on Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), a set of practices for IT service management.

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Point Solution or Integrated Solution, what makes the difference?

Many organisations have had problems choosing the right software solution for Facility and Real Estate Management. What makes these software solutions really different? Moreover, what differentiators are relevant for your specific choice?

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Siemens Real Estate deploys Planon REM software worldwide

Siemens Real Estate, through its ONE Global project that is designed to harmonise and standardise global real estate processes, has chosen to deploy Planon’s Accelerator software worldwide.

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Planon group strengthens market-leading position in worldwide IWMS market

The past year has again been a highly successful one for Planon. In 2015 the company was able to continue its strong growth of the past 25 years, growing its total revenues by 20%.

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Planon named as a representative vendor in the 2016 Gartner Market Guide for IWMS

Planon announced it has been identified by Gartner, Inc. in its Market Vendor Guide as a representative vendor in the IWMS space.

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How can you benefit from BIM as a Facility Manager?

Facility and property managers are more and more interested in BIM. This is not surprising, BIM models contain a lot of information relevant to them. For example, information about the structure of the building and the properties of each component. However, BIM is also raising many questions. For instance, “How can a BIM help me as a facility or property manager?”

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Flexibility, mobility and the Internet of Things will dominate the workplace in 2016

Five trends Real Estate and Facilities Managers should adopt in 2016. As businesses plan for workplace changes that will impact them in 2016, five trends seem to be dominating the conversation, according to a research conducted by the software company Planon.

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Planon launched a new publication to guide CRE and FM experts in implementing an IWMS

Planon published “A quest for excellence: Guidance for CRE & FM executives implementing a global IWMS.”

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Planon Asia forms strategic alliance with IFMA Singapore Chapter as Corporate Sustaining Partner

Planon has joined the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Singapore Chapter as their first Corporate Sustaining Partner (CSP).

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