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Integration Objects upgrades OPCNet Broker
- 11/23/08
Enhancements allow users to securely tunnel HDA (Historical Access Data) data between OPC clients and servers.
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Longwatch introduces Video Historian to archive manufacturing video
- 11/17/08
Video Historian archives video that documents procedures in batch applications, provides visual proof of regulatory compliance, and monitors machinery.
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Ethernet Direct releases IRE-500EC ring switch for Modbus over TCP
- 11/13/08
IRE-500EC 5-port Ethernet Switch supports Modbus/TCP, Modbus/RTU and OPC protocols.
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Cyberlogic releases OPC Crosslink for OPC data bridging
- 11/13/08
OPC Crosslink Suite lets users bridge data between OPC servers, configure an OPC Data Concentrator, and configure redundant OPC servers.
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Integration Objects releases OPC Data Transfer software
- 10/30/08
ODT helps configure and monitor data transfers between OPC servers (local and remote), thus allowing different control systems to exchange information.
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Cyberlogic updates MBX Driver to support USB Modbus Plus
- 10/22/08
Users of MBX family of software can download a free update from Cyberlogic’s website.
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ICONICS enhances GENESIS64 with Silverlight
- 10/20/08
Version 10.5 of GENESIS64 incorporates Microsoft Silverlight cloud services technology, providing cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device capability.
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ICONICS announces FacilityWorX for Building Automation
- 10/16/08
Built on the industry standard BACnet protocol, FacilityWorX provides visualization and control into multiple facility-based systems.
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ICONICS enhances Hyper Historian
- 10/16/08
Enhancements include Statistical Process Control and Audit Trail Capability, and integration with SQL Query Language.
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Advantech introduces OPC Server drivers
- 10/12/08
Any software system with OPC client capabilities can access the OPC server drivers.
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Control Microsystems adds Kepware to ClearSCADA software
- 10/01/08
Kepware OPC drivers add 50 device protocols to ClearSCADA.
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Control Microsystems enhances ClearSCADA Software
- 09/08/08
Enhancements include support for 64-bit operating systems, integration of Kepware’s KEPServerEX OPC Server, and a Direct SMS Driver to send messages to a mobile phone.
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Kepware enhances KEPServerEX
- 09/08/08
Enhancements include a Math and Logic option, OPC-UA Server Plug-in, Oracle MES and MOC connectivity, and an OPC-DA Client Driver.
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Ethernet Direct releases SNMP OPC Server
- 08/14/08
SNMP OPC Server software supports SNMPV1/V2C/V3 and LLDP, so users can integrate industrial managed switches to a SCADA/HMI system.
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Software Toolbox upgrades OmniServer 2.6
- 07/22/08
Version 2.6 OPC and I/O Server adds support for Windows Vista and Server 2008, along with the ability to generate alarm notifications via email.
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Jemmac upgrades OPCFailover
- 06/24/08
V1-7 of OPCFailover provides pre-emptive failover, detached I/O management and sophisticated handling of deadlocked OPCServers.
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Exele enhances alarms on TopView
- 06/23/08
Enhancements in the TopView 6.2.5 Release include upgrades to the alarm limit function.
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ReLab introduces IEC-61850 OPC Server for substation automation systems
- 06/02/08
Using the IEC-61850 OPC server with ClearView-SCADA enables users to build a complete multi-vendor substation automation solution.
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Kepware upgrades iSNMP and KEPServerEX
- 05/07/08
iSNMP is now a Plug-in to KEPServerEX, while KEPServerEX has enhancements to more than 45 of its drivers.
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MatrikonOPC releases server for Honeywell TPS
- 05/06/08
Server reduces the cost of communicating with Honeywell TPS/TDC3000 systems by eliminating the need for custom drivers to access Honeywell’s proprietary Local Control Network (LCN).
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Opto 22 lets OEMs encrypt PAC Project software
- 05/05/08
Secure Strategy Distribution System gives Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and machine builders the ability to encrypt firmware and control programs.
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Mynah upgrades MiMiC process modeling software
- 04/27/08
Enhancements to MiMiC v3.0.0 include support of all open OPC process control system platforms, including HIMA, Emerson, Rockwell, and Schneider.
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Honeywell introduces XYR 3000 wireless multiplexers
- 04/22/08
XYR 3000 wireless multiplexers support Modbus and OPC protocols.
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MatrikonOPC announces BACnet OPC server software
- 04/17/08
The BACnet server allows creation of large multi-vendor systems to control both industrial networks and HVAC building automation systems.
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ICONICS releases GENESIS64 HMI/SCADA suite
- 04/10/08
GENESIS64 suite is comprised of GraphWorX64, TrendWorX64, AlarmWorX64, EarthWorX and Workbench Web-based development, deployment and operations products
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Lenze embeds Softing’s OPC Technology in its L-force PCs
- 04/07/08
Lenze uses Windows CE, which no longer supports DCOM. OPC communications is based on DCOM, so Lenze embedded Softing’s OPC Tunnel middleware.
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MatrikonOPC introduces History Link data transfer tool
- 03/18/08
Historical data transportation system provides a reliable platform for the transfer of historical data with no vendor-specific protocols or proprietary interfaces.
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HP adds Kepware’s KEPServerEX to Dynamic Smart Cooling
- 03/10/08
HP's DSC will use KEPServerEX for communications with a variety of data center automation components to actively manage cooling environments.
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Inductive Automation adds MatrikonOPC Tunneller to FactorySQL
- 03/10/08
OPC Tunneller allows users to easily overcome DCOM headaches to create efficient, seamlessly networked OPC solutions.
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Kepware adds Oracle connection to KEPServerEX
- 02/04/08
KEPServerEX can provide manufacturing plant floor execution data to Oracle’s manufacturing applications.
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MTL releases Matrix v.8.2 process control system
- 12/11/07
MOST's process control system, Matrix v. 8.2, leverages the Wonderware System Platform 3.0 software to automatically manage and coordinate the development, modification, and deployment of control application components.
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Software Toolbox releases Symbol Factory.NET for Visual Studio.NET
- 12/10/07
Symbol Factory .NET is a .NET component for engineers and developers building machine HMI applications in Visual Studio .NET 2003 and 2005 using Visual Basic (VB) or C# languages.
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OSI launches monarch lite Substation Automation and SCADA platform
- 12/03/07
OSI’s monarch lite Substation Automation platform features a flexible communications architecture and is a hardware-independent solution for large and small SCADA applications.
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Matrikon announces OPC driver for GE Mark V Turbine
- 10/22/07
The MatrikonOPC Server for GE Mark V provides a TCI-independent link to the Mark V and is capable of sub-second scan rates.
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Exele enhances TopView 6.0
- 10/10/07
Improvements include new components and diagnostic tools, support for Windows Vista, and support for PI HA (High Availability) and PI Expressions (TopView PI)
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Kepware expands KEPServerEX communication drivers
- 10/08/07
KEPServerEX includes communications drivers for WeatherBug, Fisher ROC and Fisher ROC Plus protocols, and a Memory Based driver for simulations.
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Opto 22 enhances PAC Project 8.1
- 10/02/07
Improvements include distributed control functions and support for SNAP PACs, Brains, and I/O.
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Wonderware releases DA Servers for Omron PLCs
- 09/17/07
Servers support Omron FINS Serial, FINS Ethernet, HostLink Serial and E5 Series protocols for communicating to Omron PLCs and temperature controllers.
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Matrikon releases OPC Server for Allen-Bradley PLCs
- 09/16/07
The server connects to devices via serial connections, single port Allen-Bradley 1784- PKTX PCI cards and Ethernet.
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Pro-face updates Pro-Server EX 1.2 Data Management Software
- 07/18/07
Enhancements include OPC Server, MES Actions, and the ability to run Pro-Server EX as a service in MS Windows.
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MatrikonOPC enhances Tunneller Version 3.0
- 07/07/07
Enhancements include encryption and lossless data compression to transfer real-time and historical data securely.
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Korenix introduces JetNet 5008G-P Ethernet switch
- 06/26/07
JetNet 5008G-P 8-port embedded switch board provides managed switch functions.
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Kepware Releases Enhanced KEPServerEX OPC Server
- 06/05/07
The Data Logger component is a plug-in to KEPServerEX that allows customers to seamlessly log data into any ODBC compliant database.
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MatrikonOPC releases server for Motorola MOSCAD
- 06/04/07
This MatrikonOPC Server provides real-time data access to the Motorola family of MOSCAD Remote Terminal Units (RTUs).
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Hirschmann upgrades Industrial HiVision network software
- 05/30/07
With Operator Edition 3.0, device status, link status or network load can be integrated directly into SCADA systems via an OPC Data Access 2.0 server.
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MatrikonOPC releases server for Allen-Bradley PLCs
- 05/23/07
OPC Server connects to the Allen-Bradley Data Highway Plus, DF1, Data Highway 485 and Ethernet/IP, and to devices via serial connections, single-port 1784-PKTX PCI cards and Ethernet connections.
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Hirschmann upgrades HiVision network software
- 05/02/07
Iinformation such as the device status, link status or network load can now be integrated directly into SCADA systems via an OPC Data Access 2.0 server.
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Exele enhances OPCcalc and EDICTvb.Net for Vista
- 04/30/07
Version 3.3.0 of OPCcalc and EDICTvb.Net support Standard Users and UAC in Windows Vista.
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Control See enhances U.C.ME-OPC software
- 04/18/07
Enhancements include an alarm import from iFix, a new alarm type for Citect, improved OPC connectivity, and tighter integration with SCADA/HMI applications.
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Exele enhances TopView 5.10.1
- 04/17/07
Enhancements include dynamic notification recipient lists/schedules and notification message options.
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Control-See introduces U.C.ME-OPC for alarm import from HMI systems
- 03/15/07
U.C.ME-OPC offers alarm import from iFix, Cimplicity, InTouch, RS-View32 and Citect. This enables users to import alarms that are already defined in their SCADA/HMI software.
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Inductive Automation updates FactoryPMI and FactorySQL
- 03/07/07
Enhancements in industrial data bridge server FactorySQL Version 3.0 and web-launched SCADA server FactoryPMI Version 2.0 include clustering and redundancy, which virtually eliminate SCADA system downtime, while enabling cost-effective scale-out.
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Danaher Motion enhances NDC8 Control Platform for AGVs
- 02/15/07
The NDC8 control platform now supports up to 10 AC drives per AGV. The drives can be used for steering, driving or auxiliary control, and AC technology helps increase power while reducing running costs. It has an OPC client, allowing for a smooth connection to any I/O resource on the market.
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MatrikonOPC releases Server for BACnet
- 02/13/07
The server enables users to easily create large-scale centralized building control and monitoring systems that are controlled from a “single seat” workstation.
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Exele adds diagnostics to OPCcalc 3.2 software
- 01/22/07
OPCcalc allows users to create process calculations that use OPC tags as equation inputs and outputs. OPCcalc 3.2 adds diagnostics to monitor the health of running equations, such as equation execution times, last completed execution, and missed executions.
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Werum upgrades PAS-X MES software
- 01/22/07
Enhancements to PAS-X PHARMA V2.3 and PAS-X BIOTECH V2.2 include improved user prompts and dialogs, support for mobile devices such as Pocket PCs and PDAs, and data base security via Real Application Cluster (RAC) and DataGuard.
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WBF and ISA enhance B2MML for ISA-95, OAGIS and UN/CEFACT
- 01/17/07
Business To Manufacturing Markup Language (B2MML) v04 Release Candidate 2 schemas and documentation are now available on the WBF XML Working Group's internal website. This enhancement of B2MML includes support for ISA-95 Part 5 Transactions, OAGIS messages and UN/CEFACT core components while still maintaining backward compatibility to V0300. Documents are available for review until February 9, 2007.
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Festo announces Multi-Axis Controllers and Drives
- 01/05/07
SEC-AC-SMLC is a fully-integrated control solution providing hardware and software building blocks that are engineered to easily plug together and work as a system. This allows engineers to focus on solving their application instead of integrating control components.
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One-sided sensor: Raytek releases Infrared Imaging System for Low-Emissivity Glass
- 11/13/06
GS110 Process Imaging System for Low Emissivity (Low-E) glass monitors one-side coated flat glass. With the addition of an IR point sensor to measure the temperature on the uncoated side of the glass where the emissivity is both known and significantly higher, the GS110 can automatically correct the thermal image and provide a more accurate result.
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GE Fanuc Announces New Open and Standards-Based Proficy Platform and Integrated HMI/SCADA Roadmap
- 05/31/05
GE Fanuc Automation Americas, Inc., a unit of GE Infrastructure, unveiled a detailed roadmap for the Proficy Automation and Production software family - which spans from programming and control to HMI / SCADA to historian and MES to a real-time information portal - at the GE Fanuc Discover Series Users Conference, May 23-26, in New Orleans.
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BizWareDirect Releases DataNet OPC™ Professional Software for Web-based Data Presentation & Logging
- 03/17/05
DataNet OPC Professional is a Web-based data presentation and logging application that makes industrial information conveniently accessible to those who need it to make executive decisions.
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ICONICS Announces GENESIS32 V8 Support for OPC XML
- 10/05/04
GENESIS32 V8 is the first HMI software solution to fully support OPC XML-DA 1.0, and is also OPC DA 3.0 compliant.
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ICONICS Announces DataWorX32 - OPC Data Bridging & Redundancy
- 10/05/04
DataWorX32 is OPC Data Access 1.0 – 3.0 compliant, and acts as a stand-alone product with any HMI/SCADA, MES, or Visual Basic® application.
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