OPC Data Bridging, OPC Aggregation, & OPC Redundancy Software
Houston, TX, ISA ‘04 – October 5, 2004 — ICONICS, a leader in Web-enabled, OPC-based HMI/SCADA and Manufacturing Intelligence Visualization software for Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, today announced DataWorX™32-Redundancy. This powerful, patent-pending module provides OPC Aggregation, OPC Data Bridging, and OPC Redundancy, which can work with any common OPC server. 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.
In addition to supporting OPC Data Access, DataWorX32 is OPC Alarm and Events 1.1 compliant. "DataWorX32 is a powerful data-optimization tool as well as an easy-to-configure redundancy solution for any OPC-based application," states Russ Agrusa, President and CEO of ICONICS. "The patent-pending OPC data aggregation technology found in DataWorX32 will lower network traffic by aggregating server-to-client requests, leading to a reduction in CPU load and an increase in performance." "OPC provides interoperability and collaboration across the manufacturing enterprise by connecting everything from field devices, controllers, visualization devices, production management, and business systems", states Craig Resnick, Research Director at ARC Advisory Group.
The industrial automation marketplace is seeking tools that can be added to existing OPC servers, allowing manufacturers to extend the lifecycle of their current assets and maximize the ROI by adding additional functionality. DataWorX32 fits this category as a tool that can provide OPC-level redundancy." When primary and backup servers are used, DataWorX32 scans the OPC server status and switches to the backup node in case of primary node failure. This means when a primary server goes offline, DataWorX32 will default to the backup server(s). Alarm acknowledgements and history are maintained through the switchover via DataWorX32-Redundancy.
Key features available in DataWorX32-Redundancy include: • OPC Data Access 1.0 – 3.0 Compliant • OPC Alarm and Events 1.1 Compliant • Powerful OPC Data Bridging • OPC Data Aggregation for Optimization • OPC Data and OPC Alarm Redundancy • Easy to Configure • NIC Teaming for Redundant Networks • Runs As an NT Service • Client and Server Side Redundancy • Data Logging Synchronization ICONICS has been providing award-winning, industrial automation and Manufacturing Intelligence software for over 18 years, and has successfully deployed more than 125,000 solutions worldwide.
For more information, please contact ICONICS at (508) 543-8600 or [email protected] , or visit the ICONICS Web site at www.iconics.com .
About ICONICS
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, 95, 98, Millennium, and 2000, and Windows NT®. 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™, and runs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. 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 50 countries, and has more than 125,000 product installations worldwide.
For more information contact ICONICS at (508) 543-8600, or visit us online at www.iconics.com .
