Manhattan Software announced today that it has donated copies of its CenterStone computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software to Pratt Manhattan today. The Facilities Management Masters of Science department at Pratt is one of the few Facilities Management graduate degree programs in the US. The mission of the school is to effectively prepare graduates as critical and creative thinkers to assume executive leadership responsibilities in the management of facility operations, projects and finances.

Pratt students will use the CenterStone application in Associate Professor Russell Olson's class on Computer Applications for Facilities Management. Professor Olson is also President of the R.O.I. Consulting Group which has partnered with Manhattan on a number of successful implementations over the years for such clients as Pepsi Cola and Comcast.

Harriet Markis, PE and Chair & Associate Professor of the Facilities Management program at Pratt noted, "The donation of the CenterStone software will allow our students hands on experience with the leading FM software product as rated by the IT research firm, Gartner. By using CenterStone, our students will be able to understand the process of automating space planning and management, preventive and reactive maintenance, asset management and lease administration. These future FM leaders will be tasked to save millions of dollars in facility related operating costs, contribute to sustainability and make their own staffs more productive in the organizations they join. Using a state of the art CAFM solution like CenterStone will be essential to achieving those goals."

"Manhattan is very pleased that Russell Olson enabled us to make the CenterStone donation to Pratt," said Craig Gillespie, CEO of Manhattan North America. "We applaud the efforts of this leading FM graduate program and look forward to providing updates and new applications when they are available."

About Manhattan Software

Manhattan Software is the #1 global full service corporate real estate, facility management, property management and enterprise asset management software company. Manhattan is focused on creating competitive advantage for its clients. Manhattan Software offers two product suites: Manhattan, an Integrated Workplace Management Solution (IWMS) and CenterStone, the leading Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) software product. As an integrated suite of products, Manhattan improves clients' performance by enabling seamless management of all aspects of their real estate operations and portfolio. Manhattan is an advanced, web-based real estate lifecycle solution that readily integrates into an organization's existing infrastructure.

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