Why is the program called Fritz? - Fritz - CMMS

The phrase "on the fritz" is a common American expression meaning that something is out of order. "The Air -conditioner is on the fritz again".  In Australia and England the equivalent saying would be... "it's on the blink".

Its first usage is believed to have been in 1902, however at that time the saying was used more to explain that something (other than machinery) was in a bad way. E.g. The economy is "on the fritz".  When naming our software we looked for something unique that would be associated with its use - hence Fritz!

The acronym C.M.M.S. is a generic term with stands for Computerised Maintenance Management Software (or System).

See World Wide Words by Michael Quinion.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ont4.htm