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OPC Member Press
Releases
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MatrikonOPC Security Gateway fills the security gaps in any existing OPC Architecture!
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Release from: Matrikon, on September 2, 2008 |
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EDMONTON, AB. September 2nd, 2008. -- MatrikonOPC is proud to announce the release of MatrikonOPC Security Gateway. Companies can now deploy out-of-the-box industrial automation system security that easily integrates into their existing systems. Security Gateway makes full use of the OPC Foundations OPC Security specification, providing authentication between OPC client and OPC server connections. In addition to DCOM security, users can fully control which OPC clients can browse, add, read and/or write to a tag on a per-user-per tag basis in any OPC DA server. As companies face security risks in their OPC data architectures, MatrikonOPC Security Gateway has been developed specifically to provide users with peace of mind. It is the secure front-end to new or existing systems and provides added security, even if the OPC Clients do not support the OPC Security Specification.
MatrikonOPC Security Gateway eliminates many security gaps, including unrestricted read-write access for the entire OPC architecture, unauthorized personnel reading production data or even OPC clients crippling the control systems with device-writes. Your control systems data has never been safer.
We are the leader in industrial connectivity. Our customers trust us to provide robust solutions that address the industries big concerns. Today, securing control system data access is the number one challenge many of our customers face. MatrikonOPC is committed to delivering the most secure OPC Server platform in the world; Security Gateway delivers on this promise, says Sean Leonard, Vice President OPC Products, Matrikon.
MatrikonOPC Security Gateway provides a powerful security not seen in the vast majority of OPC products on the market today. It is reliable intuitive security that gives complete control to the user.
Stop unwanted user access now. ... [Full Story]
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Kepware Releases Plant Floor Connectivity Suite for Oracle Discrete Manufacturing and Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on September 2, 2008 |
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Kepware Releases Plant Floor Connectivity Suite for Oracle Discrete Manufacturing and Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center
RELEASE: Portland, ME Sept 2, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that it has released its latest product delivering device connectivity from plant floor equipment to Oracle's manufacturing applications including Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center, and
Oracle Discrete Manufacturing components of the Oracle E-Business Suite. Kepware's KEPServerEX product, with over 130 protocols supporting connectivity to 1000s of devices, will deliver plant floor information directly to these Oracle products through interfaces built specifically for each, maximizing reliability and ease of use.
Kepware announced its relationship with Oracle in February 2008 and began the development of enhancements to its KEPServerEX product to specifically meet
Oracle connectivity requirements. These enhancements include; two new Plug-ins for Oracle Discrete Manufacturing and Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center connectivity, Advanced Tags delivering math and logic
functionality, and an OPC DA Client Driver enabling KEPServerEX to be a gateway between third party OPC Servers and the Oracle Applications.
These new features will enable KEPServerEX to monitor the operation of any machine or process, collect or calculate information related to machine or process performance, and deliver that information to Oracle Applications for further analysis, reporting and enterprise dissemination.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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OPC Unified Architecture Myths Explained
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Release from: OPC Training Institute, on August 27, 2008 |
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OPC Unified Architecture is the latest OPC specification for universal industrial data connectivity released by the OPC Foundation. The OPC Training Institute is scheduled to explain how this standard will impact the manufacturing industry worldwide. Many OPC integrators are asking if existing OPC networks will become obsolete. ... [Full Story]
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ICONICS Welcomes CB Automation as Newest Sales Partner
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Release from: ICONICS, Inc., on August 25, 2008 |
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Latest ICONICS Sales Channel Partner Will Cover Eastern Canada Region
FOXBOROUGH, MA August 20, 2008 Today, ICONICS a 2008 Microsoft Gold Certified Partner of the Year and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows operating systems, announced the addition of new sales channel partner, CB Automation, Inc., a Canadian automation and instrumentation products and service provider to the industrial marketplace. CB Automation will serve as a master distributor with focus on specification, training and support in conjunction with existing ICONICS distributors in the eastern Canada provinces.
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Online Development Selects Kepware as Communications for their New M2M Gateway Product
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on August 25, 2008 |
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HEADLINE:
Online Development Selects Kepware as Communications for their New M2M Gateway Product
RELEASE: Portland, ME Aug 18, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies,
the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that it was selected as a strategic provider of communications for Online Development Incorporated (OLDI) and their development of a new Machine to Machine (M2M) communications Gateway for use with an Allen Bradley Control Logix controller and as a standalone solution for use between other third party automation controllers.
Online Development Incorporated is a leading developer of add-on and private labeled modules for Allen Bradley automation solutions. Their next generation of intelligent module is targeted at enabling the Allen Bradley ControlLogix platform to
communicate with other automation equipment in a high performance and reliable M2M configuration. A partnership with Kepware is making this possible through the licensing of Kepware's KEPServerEX and LinkMaster products. This new product is currently under development and will be available in the fall timeframe. This product will be available in both stand alone and PLC module configurations and will be marketed and supported by Online Development.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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Canary Labs is "Connected with Kepware"
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on August 19, 2008 |
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HEADLINE:
Canary Labs is "Connected with Kepware"
RELEASE: Portland, ME Aug 18, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that it was selected as the primary provider of device communications by Canary Labs Inc.
Canary Labs is a leading provider of historian and trending tools for automation and laboratory applications. While their products support a number of data interfaces, their most widely used interface, an OPC Client interface, enables connectivity to data from a wide variety of OPC Server solutions. In an effort to provide the best reliability and connectivity for their customers, Canary Labs has entered into a marketing relationship with Kepware to endorse Kepware's KEPServerEX technology as their preferred solution for device connectivity. Canary Labs will both recommend and support Kepware's KEPServerEX technology. The "Connected with Kepware" designation signifies an ongoing partnership with Canary Labs to ensure they are aware of upcoming technology and will stay current with Kepware developments in order to offer the best connectivity for their customers.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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Serck Controls is "Connected with Kepware"
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on August 13, 2008 |
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HEADLINE:
Serck Controls is "Connected with Kepware"
RELEASE: Portland, ME Aug 13, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies, the leader in
Communications for Automation, announced today that it was selected as the primary provider of manufacturing oriented device communications by Serck Controls Inc.
Serck Controls is a leading SCADA and Telemetry systems engineering company that provides both products and services. While they offer some of their own protocols to address the special needs of their vertical markets, Serck Controls also recognizes the need for connectivity to the widest possible set of protocols for the benefit of their customers. As such, Serck Controls has chosen to be "Connected with Kepware," licensing Kepware Protocols for use with their SCADA software solutions. The "Connected with Kepware" designation signifies an ongoing partnership with Serck Controls to ensure they are aware of upcoming technology and will stay current with Kepware developments.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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Eaton Corporation Joins Kepware's Protocol Program
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on August 4, 2008 |
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HEADLINE:
Eaton Corporation Joins Kepware's Protocol Program
RELEASE: Portland, ME Aug 4, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies, the leader in
Communications for Automation, announced today that Eaton Corporation's Electrical Group has chosen Kepware as their primary provider of
device communications and has joined Kepware's VEP (Vendor Endorsed Protocol) Program.
Eaton embeds Kepware communication protocols in a variety of HMI Products. Kepware protocols enable connectivity to thousands of automation
devices from various third party vendors. In addition, Eaton relies on Kepware for connectivity to their own products through their own
proprietary protocols. By joining the Kepware VEP (Vendor Endorsed
Protocol) program, Eaton will ensure that Kepware will offer the industry's best connectivity to their products now and into the future.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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MatrikonOPC and IBM Collaborate to Help Customers Increase Energy Efficiency
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Release from: Matrikon, on July 21, 2008 |
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EDMONTON, Alberta, July 20 Matrikon Inc. is proud to announce that its MatrikonOPC Server technology will leverage IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management software to help customers manage energy consumption across their businesses. IBM Tivoli software is designed to help maximize energy efficiency and reduce the costs associated with power usage in data centers.
One of the main concerns that large data centers face are their energy requirements. The best way to reduce energy costs is through intelligent energy management, which requires access to all operating data (HVAC and IT systems). IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management software and MatrikonOPC technology provide a comprehensive mature solution that can help significantly reduce the energy foot print of large data centers, says Sean Leonard, Vice President OPC, Matrikon.
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Columbia Weather Systems "Connected with Kepware"
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on July 21, 2008 |
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HEADLINE:
Columbia Weather Systems "Connected with Kepware"
RELEASE: Portland, ME July 21, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that it was selected as the primary provider of device communications by Columbia Weather Systems.
Columbia Weather Systems is a leading manufacturer of Weather Stations for fixed mount, vehicle mount and portable applications. Their microprocessor based weather station interface (Weather MicroServer) offers data communications through both Modbus and SNMP protocols enabling integration with automation systems. Columbia Weather Systems has selected to support and resell Kepware's KEPServerEX communications, providing the interface from their supported protocols to automation industry products through the standard interface of OPC (for OPen Connectivity). In addition, Columbia Weather Systems is leveraging the wide range of relationships Kepware enjoys in order to deliver a proven solution with all major HMI/SCADA automation solutions. The "Connected with Kepware" designation signifies an ongoing partnership with Columbia Weather Systems to ensure they are aware of upcoming technology and will stay current with Kepware developments in order to offer the best connectivity for their customers.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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Top 20 OPC Integration Questions Released
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Release from: OPC Training Institute, on July 16, 2008 |
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The OPC Training Institute, a global technology training provider, has compiled and released the most common questions asked by OPC Integrators. In addition to the questions, multiply OPC experts will form an online forum on August 13, 2008 to answer the most common questions. ... [Full Story]
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Japan Interop proves the latest OPC DataHub more robust than ever
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Release from: Cogent Real-Time Systems Inc., on July 16, 2008 |
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HEADLINE: OPC DataHub tests well at IOP Japan for 3rd
straight year.
The latest release of the OPC DataHub from
Cogent Real-Time Systems easily passed all connectivity tests at the
OPC Interop
Workshop in Japan last month, including network disconnection
tests and the stringent 'poorly behaved' client and server tests.
"One key to our continued success is firm adherence to the OPC
specifications," said Andrew Thomas, President of Cogent.
This release of the OPC DataHub now offers an all-new
Connection Viewer for monitoring connections to all OPC servers and
clients in real-time, new streaming AJAX pages for viewing data in a
web browser, and other feature enhancements.
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Wonderware Selects Kepware as Endorsed Partner for Expanding Device Communications Offerings
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on July 16, 2008 |
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Wonderware Selects Kepware as Endorsed Partner for Expanding Device Communications Offerings
RELEASE: Portland, ME July 16, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that it was selected as the primary provider to extend device communications options for Wonderware's System Platform 3.0 product beyond Wonderware's own line of device communications servers.
Wonderware's System Platform, built on the industry standards-based ArchestrA® software architecture, gives customers one common strategic platform for all of their networked HMI, SCADA, MES, EMI and business connectivity solutions. The partnership with Kepware enables the Wonderware System Platform offering to connect to thousands of additional devices through the over 130 protocols that KEPServerEX currently supports. Kepware will create a private branded version of KEPServerEX to be sold and supported as a 'Kepware for Wonderware' product.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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DGH is "Connected with Kepware"
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on July 14, 2008 |
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HEADLINE: DGH is "Connected with Kepware"
RELEASE: Portland, ME July 14, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that it was selected as the primary provider of device communications by DGH Corporation.
DGH is a leader in sensor-based data acquisition offering a complete family of data acquisition products that provide analog and digital inputs and outputs for computer and networked applications. DGH data acquisition products can communicate via RS232 and RS485 using Modbus RTU protocol. DGH has specifically tested Kepware's KEPServerEX and has selected it as their preferred Modbus connectivity solution. The "Connected with Kepware" designation signifies an ongoing partnership with DGH to ensure DGH is aware of upcoming releases and technology, and will stay current with Kepware developments in order to offer proven connectivity for their customers.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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ICONICS and IQity Solutions Announce Strategic Partnership
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Release from: ICONICS, Inc., on June 27, 2008 |
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Co-Branded Lean Process Management to Enhance Business Intelligence Solutions
FOXBOROUGH, MA June 27, 2008 Today, ICONICS a 2008 Microsoft Gold Certified Partner of the Year and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows operating systems, announced the formation of a strategic partnership with IQity Solutions, LLC, a premiere business improvement consulting firm empowering business performance with next generation consulting and technology enabled business solutions.
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ICONICS Honored as 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year for ISV/Software Solutions
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Release from: ICONICS, Inc., on June 25, 2008 |
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FOXBOROUGH, MA June 17, 2008 Today, ICONICS proudly announced it has won the 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year award for ISV/Software Solutions. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology. ... [Full Story]
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Kepware is Named as Technology Partner for Itron Inc., a Winner of Managing Automation's 2008 Progressive Manufacturing 50 Award
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Release from: Kepware Technologies, on June 23, 2008 |
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HEADLINE: Kepware is Named as Technology Partner for Itron Inc., a Winner of Managing Automation's 2008 Progressive Manufacturing 50 Award
RELEASE: Portland, ME June 23, 2008 -- Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that it was selected as a technology partner for Itron Inc., a winner of the fourth annual Progressive Manufacturing 50 Awards, presented by Managing Automation, a Thomas Publishing Company, LLC media brand.
For more information please contact Kepware Technologies at 207-775-1660 or visit our web site at: www.kepware.com
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Exele updates TopView Alarm and Notification Software
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Release from: Exele Information Systems, Inc., on June 23, 2008 |
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New Page 1
Exele's TopView OPC software is a
powerful, yet easy-to-configure, alarming, notification, and remote monitoring
tool for Process and Automation data (OPC) as well as System Performance and
Network Ping Response data.
Sends alarm notification messages through email, SMS, alphanumeric pagers, and
cellular phones. Voice annunciation and text-to-speech technology allow delivery
of audible alarm messages over the phone or computer's speakers
Version 6.2.5 highlights:
- Alarm limit deadbands
Change the "return-to-normal" value for comparison limit conditions by
applying a deadband to the alarm limit
- Alarm/Point priorities
Prioritize monitored points and alarms for display and notification delivery
- Contact Aliases
Simplify frequently changing notification recipients
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ICONICS Adds Visualization to SAPs Future Factory Initiative
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Release from: ICONICS, Inc., on June 9, 2008 |
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ICONICS GENESIS64 Considered 'Best-of-Breed Visualization by SAP Research
FOXBOROUGH, MA June 6, 2008 Today, ICONICS, an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows operating systems announced its participation in SAPs Future Factory Initiative (FFI).
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