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Danaher Motion's MechaWare 3.0 mechatronic tool kit is integrated with Mathwork's Simulink simulation software to speed custom algorithm development and reduce costs.

IPS will replace and upgrade obsolete analog-based recirculation water control systems with digital systems, including IA Series system, and FSIM and SIM4ME simulation software.

Innotec GmbH of Schwelm, Germany, is an international vendor of digital engineering software and services for the process industry.

Autodesk will acquire substantially all of the assets -- including the ECSCAD product line -- of Elektro-CAE-Software GmbH, a provider of electrical computer-aided design (CAD) software.

Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes.

The two companies announced a joint effort to provide a high-performance, low-latency messaging middleware solution for National Instruments LabVIEW applications.

MultiSmart Pump Station Manager monitors and controls water/wastewater lift stations. Version 2.0 includes a pump controller, a PLC, and ISaGRAF v5 for complex station control.

CEView HMI/SCADA software is certified to run on many popular mobile devices, including the AT&T 5700, MOTOQ Global, Pantech Duo, the Samsung BlackJack and BlackJack II.

National Instruments reported record quarterly revenue of $210.5 million, up 17 percent in the second quarter of 2008.

Could it be that high fuel prices, the weak dollar and crises in the U.S. manufacturing industry are creating opportunities? Andy Chatha of ARC Advisory Group thinks so. He says the U.S. industry has suddenly become competitive on the world market, and companies are no longer moving operations overseas. Instead, many are expanding their facilities, and he predicts a boom in automation right here in the U.S.

IntervalZero, led by a group of senior Ardence executives, acquired Ardence’s Embedded software business from Citrix Systems.

ABB reported record orders, revenues and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the second quarter of 2008, with net income reaching $975 million.

Booklet describes the 10 most common and costly errors that companies make when preparing product news releases.

By using Inventor software, it was able to accomplish its design goals two to three times faster than if engineers had relied solely on 2D means.

Waveaxis will distribute and provide integration services for McObject’s real-time embedded database software in India.

The eSimOptimizer solution will be used at the Avinger and Longview gas processing plants to calculate optimal process targets for the plants.

InduSoft attained Gold Certified status in ISV/Software Solutions, Mobility Solutions, Business Process and Integration, and Custom Development Solutions.

Hogan is currently CEO of GE Healthcare and is a member of the GE Senior Executive Council. He will join ABB on September 1, 2008.

Kepware was selected as the primary provider to extend device communications options for Wonderware’s System Platform 3.0 product.

Companies participating in the Innovation Partner Program will use the Wonderware System Platform software as the foundation for implementations of customer automation and information projects.