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July 5, 2011 - Invensys Operations Management named Advansys (Pty) Ltd to as an Endorsed System Integrator (ESI).

Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, Advansys provides specialized industrial control and automation engineering and consulting services to the manufacturing and utilities sectors throughout Southern Africa. Advansys was selected because of its demonstrated commitment to providing superior solutions and service for customers, as well as for building a strong business practice around delivering solutions built on Invensys Operations Management’s Wonderware software.

“Advansys emphasizes innovation, quality and customer value and has a long history of helping Wonderware customers achieve operational excellence,” said Ashtad Engineer, vice president, Ecosystem, Invensys Operations Management. “They won the Wonderware Southern Africa Innovation Award in 2010 for showing creativity in adapting our ArchestrA® toolkit to create their Diagnostic Suite, already being used by one of their key customers. And in 2011, Advansys won the Best SCADA / HMI Implementation award for demonstrating a new human-machine interface that provides unprecedented ease of navigation and operator communication. We look forward to working with them as we execute our long-term growth strategy.”

To achieve the endorsement, Advansys underwent a detailed business process assessment, including certification of its proven expertise in implementing Wonderware technology at customer facilities. Evaluations included a validated track record of delivering unique solutions built on Wonderware technology that have accelerated operational excellence for customers by increasing their efficiency, reducing costs and maximizing profits.

“We are proud that Invensys Operations Management has certified us as an ESI based on our track record of delivering successful industrial automation solutions to leading Southern African companies,” said Graeme Welton, director, Advansys (Pty) Ltd. “We will continue to emphasize innovation and the provision of high-quality, value-adding and cost-effective solutions to our customers using the ArchestrA System Platform. We particularly look forward to interacting with other partners within the Invensys ecosystem to leverage knowledge, sales support and business development and to share the innovations we have developed and will continue to develop.”

About Invensys Operations Management

Invensys Operations Management, a division of Invensys, is a leading provider of automation and information technology, systems, software solutions, services and consulting to the global manufacturing and infrastructure industries. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, its solutions are used by more than 40,000 clients around the world in more than 200,000 plants and facilities.