ABB Inc. Releases Windows-based Metercat Software for A3 ALPHA Meter.Business Editors RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001 ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Inc., a leading provider of electricity meters and IT system solutions throughout the world, announced today the release of Metercat(TM) version 1.0. Metercat is a meter configuration software package used to program and read the A3 ALPHA(R) meter. The A3 ALPHA meter is the newest member of ABB's ALPHA(R) family of high accuracy, revenue grade electronic meters. The A3 ALPHA meter is a single- or polyphase Pol´y`phase a. 1. (Elec.) Having or producing two or more phases; multiphase; as, a polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a electronic meter that fully supports three recently adopted ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. standards: ANSI C (language, standard) ANSI C - (American National Standards Institute C) A revision of C, adding function prototypes, structure passing, structure assignment and standardised library functions. ANSI X3.159-1989. cgram is a grammar for ANSI C, written in Scheme. 12.18-1996 Protocol for ANSI Type Optical Port, ANSI C12.19-1997 Utility Industry End Device Tables and ANSI C12.21-1998 Protocol Specification for Telephone Modem Communication. These ANSI communication protocols provide an open standard for optical port and telephone communications and form the basis for common industry data structures and a common industry vocabulary for meter data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. . Faster Access to Information From meter programming to report generation, Metercat is a powerful, Windows(R)-based application. Users familiar with Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. applications can easily navigate within Metercat. Customized on-line help is available with the click of a button through a built-in support system. Familiar Windows Environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. Metercat allows meter communications to be handled within the Windows environment. Users no longer need to use a MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. window or exit Windows to program or read meters. HTML-based Reporting Like other meter reading software applications, Metercat stores meter readings for later retrieval. Metercat can convert meter data into HTML-based reports to make sharing the information easier. Comprehensive Security System Metercat has a comprehensive security scheme that permits administrators to easily control access to all software functions. The product specifications cited are those in effect at time of publication. ABB Inc. reserves the right to make changes to the product. ABB, the global technology company, designs and develops advanced electricity meters and creates information technology solutions and infrastructure for meters and meter data management systems throughout the world (http://www.abb.com/metering). ABB's electricity metering business is located in Raleigh, N.C. It is part of the Automation Technology Products Division that supplies a complete range of automation and control products, robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions , sensors, meters, drives, motors, switches and accessories, and other low-voltage products and technologies. ABB Inc. serves customers in manufacturing, process and consumer industries, utilities, oil and gas sectors and infrastructure markets. ABB's U.S. operations (http://www.abb.com/us) employ over 16,000 people at manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states. Worldwide, ABB employs about 160,000 people in more than 100 countries and reported revenues of $23 billion in 2000. |
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