Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer technology to aid in the design of a product, particularly the drafting of a part or the product—a part visual (drawing) and part symbol method of communications particular to a specific technical field. It is in origination, the use of computers to aid the art of drafting—the integral communications of technical drawings — which for a three dimensional object are typically represented by three projected views at right angles —drafting is the Industrial arts sub-discipline which underlies all involved technical endeavors. Current CAD software packages range from 2D vector base drafting systems to 3D solid and surface modellers. Modern CAD packages can also frequently allow rotations in three dimensions, allowing viewing of a designed object from any desired angle, even from the inside looking out. Some CAD software is capable of dynamic mathematic modeling, in which case it may be marketed as CADD — Computer Aided Design and Drafting.

CAFM (Computer Aided Facility Management Software) or TIFM (Total Integrated Facilities Management Software) is used by facilities and building maintenance departments and organizations to maintain control over repair costs and preventive maintenance of physical assets. Space planning and maintenance are included. A significant ROI can be achieved using CAFM TIFM Software with proper training and diligence.

Condition monitoring or CBM (Condition Based Monitoring ) is an effective form of predictive maintenance (PdM) where, as you may have guessed, you monitor the condition of specific areas of plant and equipment. This can be done automatically with the use of instrumentation such as machinery vibration analysis and thermal imaging equipment or manually. In automatic CBM when any monitored and predefined condition limit is exceeded, a signal or output is turned on. This output can be sent directly to a CMMS so that a work order is generated automatically. This is particularly suited to continuous process plants where plant failure and downtime can be extremely costly.

CMMS is widely used as a method of controlling group industrial maintenance operations. CMMS was first introduced as a means to control costs in a manufacturing machinery maintenance setting. Many industries have since learned that CMMS software can be most beneficial in virtually every type of group industrial maintenance setting.

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Software is an all-encompassing description covering many types of valuable software systems used to train, track, and ensure compliance in many areas relating to environmental responsibility, occupational health and safety, and other regulatory requirements for business. EHS Software can also be mixed around into HSE Software. Both acronyms represent the same type of Health, Safety, and Environmental Software. EHS Software not only helps a business save money by avoiding lost-time labor due to injury, but also protect itself from ramifications resulting from environmental non-responsibility or poor training records and regulatory compliance activity tracking. Today there are dozens of EHS Environmental Health and Safety Compliance Software providers. Each hope to provide the best EHS Software for your business.

A geographic information system (GIS) is a system for capturing, storing, analyzing and managing data and associated attributes which are spatially referenced to the earth. In the strictest sense, it is a computer system capable of integrating, storing, editing, analyzing, sharing, and displaying geographically-referenced information. In a more generic sense, GIS is a tool that allows users to create interactive queries (user created searches), analyze the spatial information, edit data, maps, and present the results of all these operations. Geographic information science is the science underlying the geographic concepts, applications and systems, taught in degree and GIS Certificate programs at many universities.