Aspen Technology Announces Trade-in Program for Biles & Associates' Customers.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1997-- Program to provide point-for-point trade-in of existing Biles & Associates platforms for AspenTech's real-time database and historian at no charge Aspen Technology Aspen Technology (NASDAQ: AZPN) provides software and professional services to the manufacturing and process industries which allows companies to model, manage, and control their operations. AspenTech was founded in 1981 by MIT professor Dr. , Inc., (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 :AZPN) today announced the introduction of a trade-in program that enables process manufacturers who use Biles & Associates' information management and 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. software to migrate plant and process information to AspenTech's information management systems. Biles, based in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the , develops and markets the AIM/AT(tm) suite and AIM-Supervisor(tm) product family. Biles' customers can leverage AspenTech's migration strategy to seamlessly convert legacy data to AspenTech's industry-leading InfoPlus.21(tm) and InfoPlus-X(tm) software, providing access to the full range of AspenTech's products for control and optimization applications closely tied to InfoPlus.21 and InfoPlus-X. This first-of-its-kind offer extends to all Biles & Associates customers wishing to move to an AspenTech plant management system. Biles customers who choose to adopt the migration strategy will have access to AspenTech's full range of support and services. "AspenTech is taking the open-door approach with any of Biles' customers that wish to move their data into AspenTech's advanced process systems," said David Mushin, senior vice president at AspenTech. "We realize that upgrading to a new information management system can be a difficult task. This program has been designed to make that process as quick and painless pain·less adj. Free from complication or pain: a painless operation. pain  less·ly adv. as possible." To qualify for the trade-in program, which will be in effect through the end of 1997, a specialist from AspenTech must evaluate potential migration sites to determine the size and scope of the conversion process. A point-for-point replacement AspenTech database will be provided at no charge. Standard prices will apply to licenses for AspenTech's Process Explorer Process Explorer is a freeware computer program for Microsoft Windows created by Sysinternals, which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation. Process Explorer is a system monitoring and examination utility, similar to a souped-up version of Task Manager, and often can be used (tm), other InfoPlus.21 layered products and migration services provided by AspenTech. About AspenTech's Information Management Solutions InfoPlus.21, AspenTech's flagship on-line product for Microsoft NT systems, is an integrated solution for visualization and control of process information. InfoPlus.21 links plant floor and production management systems, enabling users to access and integrate data plantwide. The product forms the core of high-value applications such as batch analysis, profile analysis, process control, modeling, optimization and quality assurance. InfoPlus-X is a plantwide information system for the hydrocarbon hydrocarbon (hī'drōkär`bən), any organic compound composed solely of the elements hydrogen and carbon. The hydrocarbons differ both in the total number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in their molecules and in the proportion of hydrogen processing and chemical industries, running on OpenVMS and UNIX systems Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . It enables manufacturers to make informed decisions and respond quickly to changes with comprehensive information from throughout the business. The InfoPlus-X client/server architecture An environment in which the application processing is divided between client workstations and servers. It implies the use of desktop computers interacting with servers in a network in contrast to processing everything in a large centralized mainframe. See client/server. integrates data from control systems, relational databases relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. , and other applications such as lab and maintenance systems. About AspenTech Aspen Technology, Inc., is a leading supplier of software and services for the analysis, design and automation of process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. plants in industries such as chemical, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, electric power, pulp and paper, and metals. Process manufacturers use AspenTech's solutions to improve the way they design, operate and manage their plants. These solutions enable customers to reduce their raw material, energy and capital expenses, meet environmental and safety regulations, improve product quality and shorten the time required to get new production processes on stream. AspenTech employs more than 1,300 people and is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with offices in 16 countries worldwide. AspenTech and the AspenTech logo are registered trademarks of Aspen Technology, Inc. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. -0- AspenTech, InfoPlus.21, InfoPlus-X and the aspen aspen, in botany aspen: see willow. Aspen, city, United States Aspen (ăs`pən), city (1990 pop. 5,049), alt. 7,850 ft (2,390 m), seat of Pitkin co., S central Colo. leaf logo are trademarks of Aspen Technology, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. AIM/AT(tm) and AIM-Supervisor(tm) are trademarks of Biles & Associates. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Aspen Technology, Inc. Toni Lee Rudnicki, (617) 949-1000 tonilee.rudnicki@aspentech.com or Schwartz Communications, Inc. Christine Brodeur or Phil Vilar, (617) 684-0770 cbrodeur@schwartz-pr.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion