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Solutions for Business

www.sobis.com

Our software and your power

for successful projects.

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We are an international IT company specialized in software solutions for large EPC projects concentrating on sectors power, chemical, water and transportation.

Founded in 1998 in Mannheim, SOBIS employs about 75 skilled specialists worldwide.

Besides the German head office responsible for the Euro-pean and American market, we have additional offices in India and Dubai taking care of our Asian and Middle Eastern customers.

SOBIS – our software and your power for successful projects

Core BusinessOur customers rely on our software solutions since 1998. They directly benefit from our hereby gained experience which allows us to continuously adapt our software to the requirements of modern plant engineering and construction companies.

Our standard products, PIRS and PIRS:Claim, support teams during project execution, in the area of correspon-dence management and the distribution, revision and stor-age of technical documents, as well as in area of change and claim management.

Founded 1998

Head Office in Mannheim

Branches in Bangalore and Dubai

75 Employees worldwide

SOBIS | Facts

SOBIS LocationsPIRS and PIRS:Claim Customer Projects

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Working MethodsWe provide software that is tailored to our customers specific requirements. Our top priority is to work in close cooperation with our customers. We support the entire pro-cess, starting with the conception and the development, to the roll-out and implementation of an application.

By combining the knowledge of SOBIS employees from all our locations in one common pool, resources can be utilized optimally and flexibly across various countries.

Benefit from our experience and knowledge in the area of software development, support and project management!

Quality StandardsWe put special emphasis on quality standards which we improve by continuously educating our employees and by following internationally recognized guidelines.

In addition to our Java, Oracle and IBM Notes certified software developers, our trained service desk employees support our customers according to the ITIL® best practice approach.

SOBIS also meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 stan-dard for the optimization of business processes.

Various large companies rely on our quality standards and our working methods. We are longtime IBM Premier Busi-ness Partner and member of the Microsoft Partner Network.

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Markets: Europe, Asia,

America, Middle East, Africa and Australia

Customer sectors: Energy, water,

chemicals, transport

Core Business:Software for plant en-

gineering, construction and procurement (EPC)

industry

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Standard SoftwareOur standard products PIRS and PIRS:Claim support more than 6,000 projects worldwide, since 1998.

Both products are available as platform independent web version as well as IBM Notes version.

SOBIS | Standard Software

Easy Management of Correspon-dence, Project Information and Technical DocumentsPIRS - Project Information Retrieval System - is a system for managing and distributing all kinds of information that accumulates during the course of a project.

PIRS serves as a central filing system for project related cor-respondence and for important contractual information and enables the storage, the revision management and easy distribution of technical documents / drawings.

For more information about PIRS visit us at: www.pirs.works

• General Project Information (Contracts, Specifications, Minutes of Meetings)

• General Correspondence (E-mails, Letters)

• Technical Documents and their Revisions

• Drawing-related Correspondence (Transmittal Slips, Comments)

• Control over Delivery Deadlines

• Task Management (Action Items)

• Project-relevant Contacts

Access for external partners via the PIRS Portal

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Clear Documentation of Claims, Changes and Best PracticesPIRS:Claim is a system that supports the capture, assess-ment and categorization of events, changes and claims throughout the project duration.

Disturbances and project variations are documented within PIRS:Claim and communicated automatically. Potential ad-ditional costs can hereby easily be identified and evaluated directly.

PIRS:Claim documents and monitors the progress of your project, from the contract negotiations to the handover to the customer.

Claims

Knowledge

For more information about PIRS:Claim visit us at: www.pirsclaim.com

Costs Estimates

Changes

PROJECT TEAM CLAIMMANAGER/ PROJECT MANAGER

EVENTINTERNAL VARIATION

Legislative Amendment

Change Requests

Delays

Variations

DamagesChanges without official

Change Request

Performance Shortcomings Occurring

EventsCapture Events

Capture Cost Estimates

Identify and Execute Changes

CHANGE ORDER

Enforce / Defend Claims

CLAIM/INCOMING CLAIM

Collect project experience and generate knowledgeLESSONS LEARNED

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SOBIS | Application Development & Infrastructure Services

Agile Application DevelopmentOur development team applies the newest agile methodolo-gy. Hereby we concentrate on the development of platform independent rich internet (web) applications, mobile busi-ness applications for smartphones and tablets as well as applications based on IBM Notes and Microsoft SharePoint.

Web Applications (Web Apps)Business tool requirements can be implemented as web ap-plications which offer the advantage of being independent from any platform. Users can operate them using a browser without relying on additional software. Software updates can be implemented easily and users will always work with the newest version.

Mobil Business Applications (Mobile-Apps)Being able to work on the road is a necessity now-a-days. Data stored within your systems can be accessed quickly and easily using mobile apps running on devices such as smartphones or tablets. We develop mobile business appli-cations to fit your specific needs.

IBM Notes ApplicationsYour organization uses IBM Notes? You may benefit from our 15+ years of experience in using, developing and ad-ministering IBM Notes applications, clients and servers. Today, many of our individual IBM Notes applications are still in use with great success. We also develop your cus-tomized IBM Notes application.

Microsoft SharePoint ApplicationsWe offer the implementation and customization of your Microsoft SharePoint applications. We provide a range of solutions starting by developing minor additional features, up to implementing entire individual solutions.

Interface DevelopmentEach industry sector and business area usually uses its own specific software. Nevertheless, there are often over-laps between the individual systems. For this requirement we develop special interfaces allowing users to access data from one system while working in another. Software tools are adapted to your business processes and workflows sup-porting your daily work.

Web- Applications

IBM NotesApplications

Interface Development

MicrosoftSharePointApplications

Mobile Business Applications

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Migrating Existing Systems

Facelift for IBM Notes Applications

Application Archives

Application ArchivesWhen projects last several years, a large amount of data is generated and it becomes necessary to store legacy data in archives. Another reason to request an archive solution could be a change in technology, especially when licensing costs for old and new systems are incurred. Therefore, we offer to archive data on external storage media (e.g. DVDs or hard disks).

Migrating IBM Notes Applications and Other SystemsDue to technical progress, older systems are often replaced by modern applications. However, legacy data needs to be available while working with the new systems. We assist with the migration of your old data to your new system.

Facelift for IBM Notes ApplicationsDue to the continuous improvement of Notes by IBM, newer versions offer more creative leeway to modify applications than they used to. User-friendly interfaces are gaining in importance. Studies show that logically constructed and vi-sually appealing interfaces increase the users’ motivation to work with a software application. In the wake of this devel-opment, we offer the service of a graphical facelift for your IBM Notes applications.

SOBIS Cloud ApplicationsIn case the required internal IT infrastructure to run our ap-plications is not available, we provide a hosting option for your applications in a modern data center (Cloud). Our cer-tified data center satisfies the latest standards in terms of, e.g. fire protection, reliabilty and security.

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On-Site Service During many projects, one challenge is to provide a functional IT infrastructure.

Therefore, we offer to build and maintain your IT infrastructures on-site. Mainte-nance can be provided locally or via re-mote access.

IT Service ManagementOur service team is certified in ITIL® standard service management meth-ods and follows ITIL® processes for our incident, problem and change manage-ment. We offer quick and competent services to all our clients.

Service Desk

Our Service Desk team in Mannheim offers support to our customers world-wide via telephone, e-mail and remote access. The Asian market is also sup-ported by our Indian Service Desk team.

In addition to their IT know-how, our employees also have knowledge about the efficient usage of software deployed in EPC (engineering, procurement, con-struction) projects. Our customers ben-efit from our experience and best prac-tices.

SOBIS | IT Service Management & Training

ITSM based on ITIL®

Professional Service Desk

Training for Custom- Designed Software

On-Site Services

TrainingPIRS and PIRS:Claim Training

During our PIRS and PIRS:Claim training, we show how our applications will support you in your daily work. In order to be able to focus on each participant, we hold our trainings in small groups. Our PIRS instruc-tors will adapt your sessions considering the roles of the participants - project managers, engineers, docu-ment controllers or administrators - and focus on their responsibilities.

Concerning PIRS:Claim, we differentiate between claim managers, project managers and the project team. Depending on the respective participants, our in-structors will focus on and emphasize certain features.

Based on the area of responsibility, our training pro-vides each team member with the knowledge to use our software most effectively.

Training for Custom-Designed Software

In addition to the training for our standard applications and in order to allow a higher acceptance of our ap-plications within your company, we offer training for all software that was custom-designed by SOBIS.

IBM Notes / Domino Training

During our IBM Notes user training you learn about the IBM Notes main features - e.g. mailing, calendar, task management, search

and find, database replication and Sametime chat. In order to ensure an optimal training environment we suggest holding the sessions in small groups.

The IBM Domino administrator training pro-vides you with the knowledge required to ad-minister an IBM Domino environment.

Topics such as the usage of the Domino Administrator Client, the Domino Directory, replication management, mail routing, user management, policies, and SMTP routing as well as error-handling procedures are being addressed.

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Individual Content Our instructors will of course adapt the content as well as the time frame of your training to fit your specific requirements.

Certificates

After having successfully completed a training session, each participant re-ceives a personal certificate.


PIRS and PIRS:ClaimTraining

IBM Notes / IBM Domino Training

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SOBIS | Consulting

Our software.

Successful projects.

Your power.

Project Information Management

Claim Management

Microsoft SharePoint

IBM Notes / Domino

Document Control

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ConsultingBased on our extensive project experience, we are able to offer you expert consulting services. Hereby we always focus on improving the efficiency of your project pro-cesses and ensuring a successful project outcome.

Project Information ManagementWe offer advisory services for managing project information. Our experienced consultants first analyze your current pro-cedures concerning the management of project information. Subsequent to this assessment they suggest constructive process improvements, supported by suitable software solu-tions to improve your project efficiency.

Document ControlWe analyze the document flow in your project and help to optimize the document review and approval process inter-nally, and with your external partners.

Claim / Change ManagementIn close cooperation with professional claim consultant com-panies, we offer consultant services for the operational area of claim management. Hereby we advise you on reducing the workload of claim management by using software.

In order to avoid possible penalties and project delays, we put an emphasis on the documentation of all project devia-tions throughout the project duration. Our consultants will show you methods and tools to best document all occurring events, thus securing a positive outcome of your project.

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IBM Notes / DominoIn terms of questions and issues concerning IBM Notes / Domino you can greatly profit from our years of experience in this area, since 1998. That’s how we earned our IBM Premier Business Partnership.

Microsoft SharePointWe offer expert advice and support, from the preparation and implementation to the integra-tion and operation of Microsoft SharePoint ap-plications.

Developing Infrastructures and EnvironmentsThe foundation of any IT-supported business process is a robust and flexible IT infrastructure. Our experts offer assis-tance and advice on required expansions and optimizations of your infrastructure.

Our Customers

Solutions for Business

www.sobis.com

Europe - GermanySOBIS Software GmbHFraunhoferstraße 868309 MannheimPhone: +49 621 1228 5600

Middle East - DubaiSOBIS Software GmbHBuilding 16, Dubai Internet CityP O Box 390742Dubai UAEPhone: +971 55 763 7314

Middle East - Saudi ArabiaSOBIS K.S.A.Wasel: 8974, Zip code: 12214Unit 4 – Wadi Ath ThumamahRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPhone: +966 11 216 1180

Asia - IndiaSOBIS Software (India) Pvt. Ltd. #12, Varsav Plaza, Jayamahal Main RoadBangalore – 560 046, IndiaPhone: +91 80 2354 7953

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