3M signs global purchase agreement for purchase of Wonderware Factory Suite products.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1996--Wonderware Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WNDR) Tuesday announced the signing of a global purchase agreement with 3M Corp. that permits 3M plants worldwide to buy Wonderware Factory Suite(tm) industrial automation software products at specified discount pricing. The Factory Suite includes the Wonderware InTouch(tm) human-machine interface (HMI (Human Machine Interface) The user interface in a manufacturing or process control system. It provides a graphics-based visualization of an industrial control and monitoring system. ) product that is used for supervisory control Supervisory control is a general term for control of many individual controllers or control loops, whether by a human or an automatic control system, although almost every real system is a combination of both. and data-acquisition applications on manufacturing plant floors; the Wonderware InSupport(tm) expert system for on-line troubleshooting and diagnostics for automated response to equipment breakdowns; and the Wonderware InTrack(tm) production management system for tracking the utilization of machine, labor and material resources in product manufacture. Based in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn., 3M has operations in more than 60 countries and offers more than 50,000 products and services for consumer, commercial, health-care and industrial markets. The company is world-renowned for its adhesive products, having invented Scotch(tm) masking tape in 1925, Scotch(tm) cellophane cellophane, thin, transparent sheet or tube of regenerated cellulose. Cellophane is used in packaging and as a membrane for dialysis. It is sometimes dyed and can be moisture-proofed by a thin coating of pyroxylin. tape in 1930 and the famous Post-it(r) Notes in 1980. 3M provides far more than just adhesives, however, offering products in the fields of abrasives and minerals, electrical and telecommunications, health sciences, optics, and coatings. The company employs more than 70,000 people worldwide. "Wonderware's installed base of products within 3M is growing significantly for both our InTouch and InTrack software," said Roy Slavin, Wonderware chairman, president and chief executive officer. "In fact, InTouch has become the HMI product of choice for multiple 3M divisions in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ." Wonderware Corp. is the leading independent supplier of Windows(r)-based software for the industrial automation marketplace, providing the Wonderware Factory Suite(tm) of integrated application generation tools for use in a broad range of industries. Founded in 1987, the company has its headquarters in Irvine and has regional offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Asia to provide support to its worldwide distributor channel. The company reported record revenues of $55 million in 1995. For more information, contact Don Allen Don Allen was an American college and professional football player. A fullback, he played college football at the University of Texas, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1960. , director of Public/Investor Relations, Wonderware Corp., 100 Technology Drive, Irvine, Calif. 92718. Phone: (714) 727-3200. Fax: (714) 453-6693. E-mail: dona@wonderware.com. Visit the Wonderware home page at: http://www.wonderware.com. CONTACT: Wonderware Corp., Irvine Don Allen Phone: 714/727-3200 Fax: 714/453-6693 E-mail: dona@wonderware.com |
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