2016 Recap

Reflecting & Looking Ahead

By Eliza Theiss on Dec 27, 2016 in News

As 2016 comes to a close, we look back in reflection on a successful year. Here are a few of our favorite Yardi moments from 2016:

• The Balance Sheet, Yardi’s corporate blog, celebrated its fourth anniversary!

• In February, Yardi launched a new data centre in Dubai to meet the data security and infrastructure needs of a growing client base in the Middle East.

• Yardi welcomed iMS Immobilien Management System GmbH to the Yardi family! iMS GmbH is a German developer of commercial property management software.

• CSU Channel Islands and Pacific Coast Business Times honored Yardi Systems and CEO Anant Yardi. Anant Yardi was named Business Leader of the Year by the Business & Technology Partnership at California State University, Channel Islands.

• Mr. Yardi was also inducted into the Pacific Coast Business Times Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his contributions to the software industry.

• Yardi aided displaced Fort McMurray fire evacuees. Mobilizing teams in four different time zones, Yardi created a centralized housing registry connecting local landlords and residents in need of housing.

• Yardi acquired Proliphix, a leading provider of energy control solutions. We welcomed its clients and staff to the Yardi family!

• Gordon Morrell was named Executive of the Year at the South Coast Business & Technology Awards. “I’m honored to receive this award, but it really is not for me,” Morrell said. “It is for the entire global team at Yardi. The reason for our success is the exceptional collaboration of everyone at the company, rather than the efforts of one individual.”

• Yardi won a NREI/IMN Commercial Real Estate Award in recognition of the Yardi^®Smart Energy Suite.

• Multi-Housing News earned Gold for best website at NAREE’s fiftieth conference.

• In August, we celebrated 5,000 Yardi employees strong worldwide!

• Yardi released Yardi Genesis²for Affordable Housing.

• Yardi welcomed two new Marketing Geniuses. Meet Mia Wentworth, Marketing Director at Monarch Investment & Management Group and Kelley Shannon, Vice President of Consumer Marketing at The Bozzuto Group.

• In November, Yardi released Bill Pay, a new tool that automates vendor payments and saves clients time, reduces errors and decreases paper use.

• Forbes named Yardi Systems to the 2016 Best 100 Cloud Companies List. “We’re honored that Forbes chose to recognize our efforts to provide industry-leading cloud solutions for our clients,” said Anant Yardi. “This is a tremendous acknowledgement of the work we have done over the last decade to transition our products and clients to the cloud.”

• National Apartment Association recognized Anant Yardi with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award acknowledged Mr. Yardi’s nearly 40 years of work supporting the apartment industry.

• Insights Success magazine recently named Yardi one of the “10 Fastest Growing Cloud Solution Provider Companies.” Insights Success focuses its coverage on emerging and quickly growing companies and their leadership.

• In 2016, Yardi provided expanded training offerings for clients. We hosted inaugural forums for Affordable Housing & PHA and Senior Living clients. The Yardi Forums offered targeted training and provided networking within specialized markets. In addition to Yardi Forums, the Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) events boasted a record number of attendees and course offerings for clients in 2016. The multi-day conferences were hosted in five different regions, including events held in Dubai, Washington, D.C., Anaheim, Sydney, London and Singapore. Explore #YASC2016 on your favorite social media channel for photos from the year.

It has been a pleasure to work with our clients and employees the past year. We look forward to our continued partnership and to your success in 2017.