FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Foxwoods Development Company Chooses Skire Unifier for Standardizing Financial Tracking and Reporting
Solution to Play Key Role in Streamlining Development of Multiple Gaming Properties
MENLO PARK, CA, October 25, 2007 – Skire, Inc. (www.skire.com), the leading provider of capital program, integrated workplace, and project portfolio management software, today announced that Foxwoods Development Company, the commercial gaming and hospitality arm of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino (www.foxwoods.com) in Connecticut, has chosen Skire Unifier™ for standardizing its capital project management and reporting processes. Foxwoods Development Company is using the product for financial tracking, as well as for standard project submittals, Requests for Information (RFI), document management, and reporting. With the agreement, Skire extends its presence in the rapidly growing gaming and hospitality market. Skire Unifier will enable Foxwoods Development to centralize project management among project managers, contractors, and architects and to streamline business processes among a variety of projects. Because the company is currently in the process of developing several commercial gaming, tribal gaming, hotel, resort, and golf course projects across the United States, the Unifier Web-based platform is easily accessible for collaboration among all team members.
“Unifier’s flexibility is a key advantage for us,” said Randee Bach, director of design and construction for Foxwoods Development. “We can standardize our financial reporting while retaining the flexibility to map our business processes to our needs. We expect that the system will significantly improve our management efficiency across multiple simultaneous projects, and play an important role in maximizing the use of our capital budgets.”
Foxwoods Development often teams with tribal and commercial gaming interests to develop new properties. The company is using Unifier for a project with the Pauma Band of Mission Indians north of San Diego, California that will encompass a resort, casino, hotel, meeting and convention space, and parking garage. A project is also underway in Philadelphia for a slot machine, entertainment, and casino project that will expand to include a restaurant, hotel, and shopping complex.
“Gaming customers are demanding a diverse, high-quality entertainment experience,” said John Leet, director of marketing for Skire. “We are delighted that Foxwoods Development has chosen Unifier for managing its new and expansion projects, and we look forward to working closely with its team as we expand the number of projects under management.”
Skire Unifier is a powerful business process automation platform for managing programs, projects, resources, and assets. The platform centralizes comprehensive management capabilities and makes them available to everyone who needs them through a standard Web browser. With robust cost management and project controls capabilities, Skire’s Unifier delivers the best combination of pre-defined workflows, best practices, ease-of-use, and adaptability.
About Foxwoods Development Company
Wholly owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Foxwoods Development Company is the entity through which the tribe utilizes its financial and human resources to develop and manage hospitality related enterprises outside of Connecticut. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has operated Foxwoods Resort Casino in southeastern Connecticut since 1992.
About Skire
Skire, Inc. (http://www.skire.com) is the leading provider of capital program, facility lifecycle, and project portfolio management software. Since 1988, we have been providing end-to-end solutions for hundreds of organizations, including market-leading Fortune 500 companies and leading government agencies from across the country. Skire's Unifier and uDesigner products are now the premier suite of enterprise applications utilized in the execution of large-scale projects and programs. Skire helps organizations of all sizes increase productivity, enhance visibility, and accelerate schedules.
Unifier and uDesigner are the industry's only owner-centric solutions designed by a seasoned product development team with decades of experience in complex facility design, construction and operations. Skire brings this deep domain expertise to deliver technologies tailored to industries such as chemicals, commercial construction, consumer goods, education, oil and gas, government, pharmaceutical, power and utilities, pulp and paper, semiconductor, and more. Our products and services are truly unique in the marketplace because we provide unparalleled flexibility, robust capabilities, and a thorough understanding of your industry.
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