Maximo (software)

Maximo was originally developed by Project Software & Development Inc (PSDI) which changed its name to MRO Software in 2000.{{cite news|title=IBM buys MRO Software - Gives Big Blue more depth|first=Tony|last=Lock|publisher=The Register|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/21/ibm_buys_mro/|date=August 21, 2006|access-date=March 9, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Changing PSDI to MRO Software Represents More Than a Name Change|url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/318181/changing-psdi-mro-software-represents|date=December 20, 2000|access-date=April 22, 2018|id=G0094807|website=Gartner|first1=Kristian|last1=Steenstrup|first2=Dan|last2=Miklovic}}

The product was acquired by IBM and placed in the Tivoli Portfolio.{{cite web|url=http://www.mclansys.com/pdf/maximo-roadmap.pdf|title=The IBM Maximo roadmap: What it means for Enterprise Asset Management|access-date=April 1, 2018|date=2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401222119/http://www.mclansys.com/pdf/maximo-roadmap.pdf|archive-date=April 1, 2018}} Previously the Tivoli portfolio contained software that was related to the Information Technology sphere; this acquisition brought management of non Information Technology assets into the portfolio.{{cite news|url=http://searchitoperations.techtarget.com/news/1315230/IBM-Tivoli-Pulse-Tivoli-product-updates-and-cloud-confusion|date=May 27, 2008|first=Michael|last=Coté|title=IBM Tivoli Pulse: Tivoli product updates and cloud confusion|id=Tivoli's acquisition of MRO|access-date=April 2, 2018|website=TechTarget}}

Upon release 7.6, the program was given options to be deployed in a multitenant architecture with options for deployment to the cloud and delivery via a SaaS model. The program has traditionally been based on a character-based user experience known as the classic interface. Later versions have also provided a graphical interface referred to as Work Centers.{{cite web|url=http://www.mavenasset.com/getting-started-with-maximo-work-centers/|title=Getting Started with Maximo Work Centers|last=Gorinas|first=Christen|date=January 5, 2018|website=Maven|access-date=April 1, 2018}}

In 2020, IBM Maximo 8.0{{Cite web| title=IBM Maximo 8.0 Moving to an Integrated Suite of Applications | url=https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/Q5ROA9E3 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918121218/https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/Q5ROA9E3 | archive-date=2020-09-18}} was released. With it came the IBM Maximo Application Suite, integrating all licensed software and add-ons into one suite of applications. The suite included ViiBE integration,{{Cite web|url=https://community.ibm.com/community/user/datascience/blogs/silver-hawak1/2021/10/13/ibm-maximo-the-worlds-leading-cmms-includes-viibe?CommunityKey=ab7de0fd-6f43-47a9-8261-33578a231bb7|title = IBM Maximo, the world's leading CMMS, includes ViiBE in its offer to respond to the consequences of the pandemic|date = October 13, 2021}} which was added in late 2021.

Maximo originated as a stand-alone solution running on an IBM Personal Computer. {{As of|2018|04|post=,}} it is supported on specified versions of AIX, Linux and Windows Server, previously HP-UX and Solaris were also supported.{{cite web|title=End of Support (EOS) Announcement for Maximo 6.0 and 6.1|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?tcss=Newsletter&uid=swg27018831|date=May 26, 2010|website=IBM|url-status=live|access-date=April 1, 2018|archive-date=April 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401044905/http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?tcss=Newsletter&uid=swg27018831|first=William J.|last=Sawyer}} Successive versions have developed to leverage newer technologies. Interfaces have been developed for automated interfacing feeds, integration with enterprise level database, resource and reporting tools.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Pre-configured models for some industries are available including rail, nuclear and mining. Software is also available to assist in the interfacing with other software packages and protocols.{{cite book|title=IBM Maximo Asset Management The Consultant's Guide|isbn=978-8394419226|date=April 18, 2016|first=Robert|last=Zientara|publisher=Doradca IT Robert Zientara |edition=1.8}}

In February 2018 Kalibrate Asset Management, a consultancy specializing in Maximo, sued IBM for 500,000 dollars in a deal registration dispute.{{cite news|title=Kalibrate Asset Management Sues IBM for Half a Million Dollars over Deal Registration Dispute|date=13 February 2018|access-date=March 9, 2018|publisher=CRN|url=https://www.crn.com.au/news/kalibrate-asset-management-sues-ibm-for-half-a-million-over-deal-registration-dispute-485027|url-access=limited}} This suit was dismissed by the court on 23 March 2018 as Kalibrate had failed to demonstrate it had a contractual right to the commission, nor had it established a claim for misleading and deceptive conduct.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/635379/court-moves-throw-kalibrate-legal-case-against-ibm/|title=Aussie reseller's legal case against IBM thrown out by court|website=ARN|date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=October 23, 2019}}{{Cite court|litigants=Kalibrate Asset Management Solutions Pty Ltd v. IBM Australia Ltd|vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court=County Court of Victoria |date=March 23, 2019 |url=https://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/files/documents/2018-08/kalibrate-asset-management-solutions-pty-ltd-v-ibm-australia-limited-2018-vcc-332.pdf |access-date=May 5, 2020 |quote= }} Kalibrate was ordered to pay IBM's costs.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

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