The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Selects Skire Unifier for Work Order and Asset Management - MarketWatch

Skire, Inc. ( www.skire.com ), the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for managing capital projects, facilities and real estate, today announced that The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (Commission) has chosen Skire Unifier as its new Enterprise Asset Management System. The Unifier solution will provide a web-based platform for Inventory Management, Asset Management, Work Order Processing and Project Management. Skire was selected after a formal procurement process considering a variety of asset management systems.

A bi-county agency created by the State of Maryland in 1927, the Commission plans for orderly development and protection of the natural resources in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, the two suburban Maryland counties bordering the District of Columbia. The population of the area it serves has increased to more than 1.6 million residents of great economic, racial, ethnic and geographic diversity. The Commission acquires, develops, maintains and administers a regional, 55,000-acre system of parks within the two counties. These include stream valley parks, large regional parks, neighborhood parks and park-school recreation areas.

In addition, the Commission operates public recreation programs and facilities in Prince George's County, and has won five National Gold Medal awards for excellence in parks and recreation management. The Commission is responsible for continuously improving service delivery, providing customer focused programs, incorporating contemporary technologies and focusing on mission-driven core services.