Base Ten and Intellution to Co-Market.TRENTON, N.J.--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 26, 1998--Base Ten Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BASEA BASEA Boston Area Solar Energy Association ) and Intellution, the two leading suppliers of Manufacturing Execution Systems – Manufacturing execution system (MES) describes a set of integrated functions within a packaged software system or it can also describe the accumulated functionality within the production management infrastructure of a manufacturing or production company. (MES (Manufacturing Execution Software) Software that provides real time access to plant activities that include equipment, labor, orders and inventory. An MES integrates the data with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems so that management has complete control of ) and automation solutions to FDA-regulated industries, have agreed to offer an integrated solution to those companies wishing to link real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. process data to MES and higher-level transaction-based systems. As FDA-regulated manufacturing embarks on the road to linking operations to enterprise-level systems, the combined offering from Base Ten and Intellution could set the standard industry-wide.(a) For example, Pfizer, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, uses both Base Ten and Intellution products. "Because many of our customers use Intellution's software products, we have developed an approach which results in a standard link between our BASE10(tm) ME product and the FIX Dynamics HMI/SCADA HMI/SCADA Human Machine Interface/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Intellution. This will have tremendous value to our mutual customers and others who wish to develop a powerful and validatable manufacturing strategy,"(a) stated Stephen A. Cloughley, Base Ten's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Our collaboration extends also to Intellution's Visual Batch SP88-compliant recipe management system. In certain MES environments, such as biotechnology and active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacture at the machine controls level, there is a strong need for batch sequencing as a service to BASE10(tm)ME's material-centric control. We are delighted with the capabilities of FIX Dynamics Visual Batch as a recipe sequencing component of BASE10(tm) ME,"(a) Cloughley added. Intellution, Norwood, MA, is the leading supplier of industrial automation software, with more than 85,000 installations worldwide. The company not only offers the industry's only fully-integrated component object solution, but also "plug-in" automation software components ranging from SoftLogic control (SLC (Subscriber Loop Carrier) Lucent's designation for its digital loop carrier (DLC) products. See digital loop carrier. See also 386SLC. ), to entry-level human-machine interfaces (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. ), supervisory control and data acquisition (application) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition - (SCADA) Systems are used in industry to monitor and control plant status and provide logging facilities. SCADA systems are highly configurable, and usually interface to the plant via PLCs. (SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control. ). The company's Internet products include full Internet browser-based data display and "push" technology. Intellution's product family is represented in over 48 countries and is available in 14 languages. For more information visit www.intellution.com. Base Ten Systems is a leading software technology company, focused on execution systems and services for the pharmaceutical, chemical and medical products industries. Through installation of BASE10(tm) software, customers around the world can enjoy more effective regulatory compliance, improved manufacturing flexibility and reduced production cycle time. BASE10(tm) execution systems are easily integrated with complementary software partners as manufacturers consolidate their manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. into global supply chain processes.(a) You can learn more about Base Ten Systems by visiting its web site at www.base10.com. (a) Forward Looking Statements The foregoing contains "forward looking information" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward looking statements may be identified by the letter a ("a") or by such forward looking terminology as "may", "will", "believe", "anticipate", "expect", or similar words or variations thereof. Such forward looking statements involve certain significant risks and uncertainties. Important factors that the Company believes may cause actual results to differ materially from such forward looking statements are discussed in the "Risk Factors," "Business" and "MD&A" sections of the Company's current S-3 registration statements and annual and quarterly reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In assessing such forward looking statements you are urged to read carefully those reports and other filings. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward looking statements even if experience or future changes indicate that any such results or event (expressed or implied) will not be realized. |
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