FOXBOROUGH, MA — April 7, 2008 — ICONICS released its 64-bit-based, OPC-integrated, Web-enabled HMI/SCADA suite, GENESIS64.
The GENESIS64 suite includes several modular solutions that simplify connectivity from the plant floor to corporate business systems. Designed from the ground up to take maximum advantage of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, .NET and SharePoint technology, it allows plant operators and IT professionals to integrate real-time manufacturing and business information into a common, Web-enabled visualization dashboard. The GENESIS64 suite is comprised of GraphWorX64, TrendWorX64, AlarmWorX64, EarthWorX and the Workbench Web-based development, deployment and operations products.
The largest cost of any automation project is in engineering the application. For an average project, this can be well over 60% of the total expenditure. Taking advantage of 64-bit computer can greatly reduce this effort, resulting in enormous savings and helping a company’s bottom line.
“GENESIS64 is the first product for manufacturing and automation to take full advantage of the growing popularity of 64-bit computing technology,” said Russ Agrusa, President and CEO of ICONICS. “Coupled with the innovative capabilities found in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the GENESIS64 suite’s next generation features provide customers with a 360-degree view of their entire organization.”
Customers benefit from tie-ins to new Microsoft technology including Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), 3D Hardware-accelerated Visualization, Windows Communications Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), Sidebars/Gadgets/Sideshow, OPC Unified Architecture (OPC-UA), User Account Control Persistence, Windows Vista Search & Organize, Vista-enhanced Virtual Earth, and .Net-managed Code Design, among others. GENESIS64 also utilizes other key features from Windows Vista, Virtual Earth and other Microsoft technologies. ICONICS has provided award-winning industrial automation and Manufacturing Intelligence software for over 21 years, successfully deploying more than 225,000 solutions worldwide.
“Microsoft is proud to count ICONICS among the first companies worldwide to earn the Certified for Windows Server 2008 software logo for their automation solutions,” said Tony de Freitas, director of Windows Server marketing at Microsoft. “By certifying early, ICONICS is helping our manufacturing customers fully leverage the security and solid foundation of Windows Server 2008, while enjoying a technically superior experience on the 64-bit platform.”
ICONICS was on board early in Microsoft’s development of the new Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems, integrating the operating systems’ breakthrough features into its new HMI/SCADA and business visualization solutions and receiving the 2007 Microsoft Trailblazer of the Year Award as well as the “Certified for Windows Vista” and “Certified for Windows Server 2008” designations.
“We’re pleased to see ICONICS focus on integrating the powerful features of Windows Vista, such as Windows Presentation Foundation into their solution,” said Robert Doi, Vista Group Product Marketing Manager with Microsoft. “ICONICS and GENESIS64 are helping to drive Windows Vista‘s adoption and are enhancing the user experience for industrial automation users.”
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. GENESIS64 takes advantage of 64-bit processors running 64-bit optimized Microsoft Windows operating systems including Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. 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.
