Calgary, Canada, June 10, 2004 -- ABB, the global power and automation technology group, today released Operate IT SCADA Vision, the real-time oil and gas production automation software version 4.2.SCADA Vision 4.2 is a flexible, scalable, high performance, and open architecture SCADA system capable of hosting applications that link real-time and transactional business systems.
It is also a single source for operational, engineering and business information.Operate IT SCADA Vision is based on Open standards and has been designed for the upstream Oil and Gas market. Version 4.2 of SCADA Vision has features such as server replication and it supports different new protocols.
Operate IT SCADA Vision also offers various value-added oil and gas applications integrated with the system, which enables users to reduce operational costs.SCADA Vision gives end users the ability to change work practices by providing enterprise-wide access to information. It also helps them to achieve high levels of personnel safety, protect the environment and increase production through the reduction of downtime and the implementation of optimization tools.
The flexibility and scalability of the SCADA Vision system reduces life cycle costs while the simplicity of the system results in lower system support costs.ABB ( www.abb.com ) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impacts.
The ABB group of companies operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 113,000 people.Visit us at www.abb.com/oilandgas

