IT Works simplifies and lowers cost of computer management
PHOENIX, April 8, 2004 - Honeywell Process Solutions (NYSE:HON) and System Management Technologies Inc. (SMT), today introduced IT Works®, a software tool set that will provide Honeywell customers with remote access to TPS node construction, eliminating the need for technical resources at the customer site and will also decrease the construction time by half, resulting in significant cost savings. Honeywell will use SMT's IT Works software to simplify and automate the tasks of implementing and supporting Honeywell process control systems. IT Works allows customers the ability to build and re-build TPS nodes, without manual intervention, from a remote location and perform additional administrative tasks from one central location.
"Its centralized support allows customers to remove the variance from node builds between, or even within different sites," said Bob Lahey, Director, Honeywell Services Marketing. "In addition, the stored node images provide a very effective disaster recovery solution."" SMT has worked in close collaboration with Honeywell and its customers to define and implement the most often requested features," stated Bill Lyng, President of SMT. "IT Works for Honeywell greatly simplifies the task of managing and deploying complex systems by using predictable and repeatable automation tools, offering powerful and intuitive administration tools, and by scaling to meet the challenges of any organization."
IT Works maintains the control system configuration so that customers who implement IT Works will have the ability to utilize Honeywell's deep domain expertise remotely regardless of where the plant or the domain expert is located. Additionally, IT Works supports Honeywell's overall Six Sigma initiatives by helping to regulate human activity and its associated variability.IT Works was developed by System Management Technologies (SMT), which will continue to enhance and refine the product. Honeywell and SMT have recently completed an agreement that will establish Honeywell as the primary reseller of IT Works for process control customers.
Under their agreement, Honeywell will provide the overall marketing strategy and SMT will focus on continued development of features within the IT Works software. Honeywell International is a $23 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; specialty chemicals; fibers; and electronic and advanced materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges.
It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com . Honeywell Process Solutions is part of Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry.
For more information about Process Solutions, access www.acs.honeywell.com .System Management Technologies, Inc. is a leading software development and consulting company offering a wide range of products and services related to computer system management.
SMT's flagship product, IT Works*, provides customers a complete software solution to manage the full lifecycle of computer systems. SMT products and services focus on reducing the system support effort and achieve the maximum reduction in Total Cost of Ownership for it customers. SMT is working aggressively to provide the most cost effective and administratively manageable products for your enterprise.
For more information, visit www.smtechnologies.com .This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions.
Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts as further described in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act.IT Works® is a registered trademark of SMT.
