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Austin, Texas – November 1, 2007 - InduSoft’s RealTime Performance Management solution enables manufacturing and process plants to gather real-time data from PLCs, PCs, DCSes and historians, as well as ERP programs, MES and WRP software. This comprehensive solution also enables the definition of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) - a critical analytical tool. Plant KPIs can be displayed and analyzed in real-time or in historic reports by operational and management personnel using SPC, trending, and financial impact assessment to facilitate improved organizational efficiency. RealTime Performance Management from InduSoft provides the “missing link” that allows everyone in the plant to access real-time performance data whenever they need it, in whatever format is needed, and on whatever computing devices running any supported Microsoft operating system, such as laptops or PDAs. “In today’s modern manufacturing and process environments, performance monitoring metrics and KPIs are vital to efficient operations,” says Marcia Gadbois, vice president of business development at InduSoft. “RealTime Performance Management makes it possible for everyone in the plant to analyze key performance metrics. Process engineers, executives, and other key individuals all have access to the same critical data and can create reports tailored to meet their unique needs. Because our software has built-in Thin Client capability, anyone who needs access to specific information can get what they need quickly and easily.” InduSoft makes it possible for anyone in the company to access information from PCs, laptops, tablet PCs, PDAs and cell phones by using standard Web browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. Performance data and analyses can be accessed through the plant intranet, over a wireless, mobile device, or remotely, over the Internet. RealTime Performance Management employs a PC Server that runs InduSoft Web Studio-based application. The Server obtains all the key, real-time and calculated data from a variety of sources, such as PLCs and ERP systems, and then pushes the data to Thin Clients through a Web browser. But that’s not all. If need be, the data can also reside natively on a mobile device or work station. The Server also supports redundant configurations for high reliability, and it can be protected by multiple levels of security - including a secure viewing system that controls Internet access. InduSoft, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, manufactures products that run on all operating systems supported by Microsoft, including Microsoft Mobile, Microsoft CE and Microsoft Vista. InduSoft also supports all key industry standards, such as .NET, Active X, COM/DCOM, ODBC, ADO.NET, XML, SOAP, OPC client/server, DDE client/server and VBScript. This support enables interaction with virtually all OPC and Microsoft-based applications, such as Office, relational databases, historians, and SPC, QA, ERP and MES software. InduSoft also has device drivers for virtually all PLCs and DCSes, so it can access real-time information from any modern control device in use today quickly and efficiently. Configuration is easily accomplished with menus, templates, and dashboards enabling key personnel to quickly design and implement displays and software programs that analyze important metrics and KPIs. In short, RealTime Performance Management represents a major breakthrough in data collection and delivery for SCADA systems. It makes it possible for even small manufacturing and process plants to obtain and analyze vast amounts of data—from the plant floor to the enterprise. About InduSoft Founded in 1997, InduSoft provides a powerful family of industrial software products for developing applications in industrial automation, instrumentation, and embedded systems for all Microsoft-supported operating systems. InduSoft develops tools and technologies that empower people and companies to develop graphical interfaces for embedded PCs, PCs, and mobile devices to highly redundant systems. Today more than 20,000 InduSoft HMI, SCADA, control and data acquisition systems are operating worldwide. |
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