Siveco China, the country's largest maintenance consultancy, officially announced the release of its bluebee^® mobile solution during a French trade delegation visit to the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) pavilion at Expo 2010.

The smartphone-based solution features a highly intuitive user interface, designed to assist maintenance technicians working in the field by providing easy access to a central technical database, as well as diagnosis and expert support. Entirely developed in China, bluebee^® complements existing Siveco solutions: the Coswin maintenance management system and know-how sharing platform Mtv. bluebee^® is also compatible with other maintenance systems available in the market.

"I am proud to unveil the bluebee^®, the result of a two-year R&D project we initiated at the worst of the financial crisis" declared Bruno Lhopiteau, Siveco China General Manager, who demonstrated the use of bluebee^® to inspect the facility. He added: "The solution primarily target urban infrastructures and field service companies, with a mobile workforce operating over a large area. bluebee^® is already used by our own engineers to carry out facility assessment services and will soon be implemented by our customer Great Wall Property Group, a leading FM service supplier in Shenzhen. I am glad to say that bluebee^® was showcased earlier this week at the Metro China 2010 show and received excellent feedback from visitors."

The announcement was followed by a Q&A session with the media present.

For more information on bluebee^®:

Article in the May 2010 issue of "Maintenance in China" newsletter:
//www.hbdbzs.com/en/newsletter/siveco-partner-terra-nova-enabling-mobile-field-service-for-chinese-infrastructures/. The complete newsletter, focused on infrastructures, is available here.

For more information on Great Wall Property Group:
//www.hbdbzs.com/en/news/landmark-agreement-for-siveco-in-the-chinese-property-management-market/

Announcement of the setup of Siveco China R&D center:
//www.hbdbzs.com/en/news/in-midst-of-crisis-siveco-confirms-its-commitment-to-china-by-investing-in-rd-for-innovative-mobile-solutions/

Siveco is the number one supplier of Facility Management (FM) and Maintenance Management Systems (MMS, also known as EAM) in Europe with around 82,000 users in over 60 countries. Siveco works with industry-leading customers in the manufacturing, infrastructure, and facility management markets. By implementing innovative management solutions, the company assists facility owners (and their service suppliers) in optimizing the utilization of their assets and reducing their operation costs, while improving safety and ensuring regulatory compliance. Siveco Group was founded in 1986, with headquarters in Paris and global R&D in Montpellier, South of France. Global customers include Airbus, BP, Carrefour, EDF, the European Space Center, Faurecia, Fiat, GDF SUEZ, the Greek Olympic Facilities, Nestle, Singapore Metro, etc. Siveco China was set up at the end of 2004 in Shanghai, with already over 40 references including Beijing Oriental Plaza, Changcheng Property Group, Brose, Danfoss, Saint-Gobain, SCA Packaging, Ikea, etc.

Siveco website: www.hbdbzs.com

Siveco China edits the monthly "Maintenance in China" email newsletter, available to subscribers and online readers (//www.hbdbzs.com/en/maintenance-in-china/).