This move provides software development teams with all the added advantages of Eclipse integration for building and integrating distributed applications. The Eclipse platform provides an infrastructure that gives software tools the ability to plug in and share common services, such as dynamic data-sharing between tools, source-code control and editing.

Enhancements in version 8.0 include improvements in the user interface, .NET interface, data management, and a web interface reporting engine. Dashboard management enables users to measure and even forecast key performance indicators in real time.

Powerlink Starter Kit contains a Controlled Node--which consists of a basic board with a Phytec microcontroller module and a Powerlink FPGA module--a Managing Node PC card, and all necessary software packages and drivers for the implementation of a Powerlink system.

FlexRay rest bus simulation provides a simulation environment for one or more control devices, so that they can be tested independently of other nodes. This includes the generation of message traffic that is necessary for the device to be tested and reaction to messages.

File Collector monitors a user-specified directory for data files and automatically imports them to any OPC-compliant historian. It typically processes Comma Separated Value (CSV) files containing value, quality and timestamp (VQTs) data points, but can be configured to process any text-based data file.

eXtremeDB Fusion combines the strengths of on-disk and all-in-memory data management in a single embedded database system. This enables developers to tailor data management to optimize applications for speed and persistence, while taking advantage of the most cost-effective and physical space-conserving approaches to data storage.

MOTORTEC STP (Speed, Torque and Power) Calculator for rotational device calculations has been upgraded to include automated conversions of units, and a printable report with all unit conversions. It can be downloaded from the company's web site.

SoftMotion Development Module for LabVIEW allows machine builders and OEMs to create customized motion controllers. Enhancements include support for Windows Vista OS and CompactRIO controllers for motion control.

With this toolbox, users can combine Maple software with numeric routines from the Numerical Algorithms Group. As a front end to the NAG C Library, Maple and this toolbox provide an integrated environment to make code development easier. The toolbox eliminates compile times and provides simplified calling sequences and searchable documentation to the NAG routines.

Enhancements include two lean manufacturing solutions--Error Proofing and Andon--to help automotive industry manufacturers improve the accuracy and efficiency of production and assembly line processes. The Error Proofing solution is built using preconfigured modular templates within FactoryTalk; the Andon solution leverages FactoryTalk with the Logix Control Platform.

Agilent VEE Pro 8.0 and Agilent VEE Express 8.0 make measurement analysis easier with task-oriented building blocks, enabling engineers to focus on connecting instruments, measuring their device, analyzing the data and presenting their results.

Enhancements include a setup wizard that makes it easy to set up new or existing networks. The user can see the name of each radio and review which slaves are communicating with the master and which slaves are communicating through repeaters. The user can choose to set alarms to appear at the bottom of the screen, make a sound, display a pop-up or send an e-mail/text message. A free version can be downloaded.

The latest version includes 30 product enhancements that help users simplify programming and configuration and ease maintenance and troubleshooting of control and information systems. These include user-defined add-on instructions designed to improve standardization and code reuse; integrated drives configuration; Kinematics robot control; FuzzyDesigner to create fuzzy logic algorithms; and Logix alarm instructions.

ProLink II lets ProTeus V users enter and track work orders over the web.

Ther Sentry-V enhancement combines Eagle’s CMMS solution with advanced algorithms for performance monitoring of air distribution systems. Benefits include energy savings, greater occupant comfort, improved equipment performance and overall lower cost of operation and maintenance. It uses existing systems data and works with all major Building Automation Systems (BAS).

The MULTI 5.0 compiler yields a significant code density and speed improvement over the previous generation of Green Hills’ compilers, including a 14% performance improvement in the EEMBC Telecom benchmark.

The module is an extension to the ANSI C development environment that makes it easy for engineers to create and deploy reliable and deterministic applications to dedicated real-time hardware such as PXI and desktop PCs.

The DNP OPC Server Suite supports both serial and Ethernet drivers and provides consistent access from DNP 3.0 slave devices to a wide variety of OPC client-enabled applications. DNP is an open protocol used in applications where data integrity over minimal data bandwidth is important. It is primarily used in Power Generation & Distribution related industries but is also common in other Utility applications such as Wastewater Treatment.

Operational Insight Lite, a software tool to acquire, display, and analyze OPC data, is available as a free download to a limited number of beta users in February, then will be free to all in April. It includes the ability to access both real-time and historical data.

Enhancements to Network Shutdown Module (NSM) v3.1 software include a user-friendly, web-based interface; iServer virtualization compatibility with the possibility to trigger a graceful shutdown of VMware ESX & Guest OS; IBM Blade Center compatibility for faster installation and management; NAS support with Windows Server 2003 Appliance Edition compatibility; and 64-Bit compatibility for Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition on Xeon 64.