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January 26, 2009 — ICONICS released its OPC-UA Server Library. This release signifies the largest and most comprehensive inventory of OPC-UA and OPC-DA Servers. The product CD contains over 100 Standard and Premium versions of ICONICS OPC-UA Server as well as KepWare Ex OPC-DA Servers. The new ICONICS OPC-UA Server supports both OPC-UA and OPC-DA connectivity for any application. The Standard and Premium Edition Servers have their own unique set of drivers. ICONICS OPC-UA Server can be installed and licensed as a stand-alone product or with ICONICS GENESIS32 V9 or GENESIS64 V10. OPC-UA is intended to expand the framework for moving information between applications in the enterprise space by taking the existing OPC specifications and integrating them all together, leveraging Web Services as the key technology enabler in the new architecture for deploying applications such as asset management and true resource modeling that can utilize the OPC-UA specifications to move data and information. “The introduction of ICONICS OPC-UA Server Library is yet another step in the evolution of OPC technology,” said Tom Burke, President and Executive Director of The OPC Foundation. “Products such as these by ICONICS further expand the reach of OPC Server technology that is becoming increasingly common in today’s industries utilizing process control and automation.” ICONICS is pleased to offer the world’s first total end-to-end OPC-UA solution and the most comprehensive list of OPC-UA Servers. The “ICONICS OPC-UA Server by Kepware” integrates HMI/SCADA and visualization with a rich library of device connectivity from Kepware. This OPC-UA, 64-bit solution handles several different I/O devices and is certified for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The solution is truly OPC-UA-To-The-Core and uses Web Services technology, making it simple to integrate plant floor visualization with Manufacturing Intelligence and Enterprise solutions. “Manufacturers are increasing their agility by accessing and visualizing real-time information and applying it to speed up and improve operations integrating business, manufacturing, and production,” said Craig Resnick, Research Director, at ARC Advisory Group. “This is a primary driver behind the traction being gained by OPC-UA with manufacturers, processors, and OEMs. ICONICS’ incorporation of the OPC-UA specification in its latest products, along with their partnership with Kepware for device connectivity, will help their customers to better focus on continuous performance and agility improvement, visualization and control of production equipment, and deployment of digitized manufacturing operations, all while providing a more unified and standardized plant IT infrastructure.” “ICONICS continues to push OPC technology, including OPC Unified Architecture (OPC-UA) for every day use in industrial automation applications,” said Russ Agrusa, President and CEO of ICONICS, Inc. “Our new ICONICS OPC-UA Server Library will allow developers and customers to benefit from increased connectivity options from the equipment level to high level analysis throughout the enterprise.” ICONICS Background Information Founded in 1986, ICONICS is a leader in the development of Web-enabled industrial automation and manufacturing intelligence software for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Offering the industry's only suite of fully-integrated OPC-based components and products, GENESIS32 Enterprise Edition is available for Windows XP, XP Professional x64, Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64. Pocket GENESIS for Windows CE and Pocket PC was built from the ground up based on ICONICS' OPC-To-The-Core framework. BizViz is a suite of manufacturing and business intelligence products, which bridge the gap between manufacturing and corporate business information systems. BizViz is designed around Microsoft .NET technology and Microsoft SharePoint Services. ICONICS also offers a complete set of Plug and Play automation components, including best-in-class OPC ActiveX Controls, OPC Toolkit, Human Machine Interface (HMI), Microsoft SQL Server-based data logging, Multimedia Alarming, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) products. ICONICS is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner represented in over 60 countries, and has more than 225,000 product installations worldwide. |
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