Chevron Installs IndX Visualization System At El Segundo Refinery; Plans Expansion to Central Decision-Making System.ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1999-- IndX Software Corporation, which develops information solutions for the manufacturing enterprise and supply chain, announced today that the Chevron Refinery in El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census. has installed XHQ, IndX's web-based visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all system. IndX integrator partner EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. prepared the connectors to the back-end systems and assisted with system design. "What's most impressive about this installation is that the entire pilot system was built in only eight weeks by a small team that included only domain-knowledgeable employees - not programmers," said Michael V
Michael V the Caulker or Kalaphates (Greek: Μιχαήλ Ε΄ Καλαφάτης, . Brooks, IndX Executive Vice President, Products and Technology. "Once the system was built, Chevron conducted an acceptance test which yielded equally impressive results. After only fifteen minutes of training, the users were presented with several problem scenarios. Right away, they went live and began troubleshooting, using XHQ to extract information from a back-end system to correctly solve the test problems. The event was a testament to XHQ's ease of use." "The impetus for this project was our need to efficiently manage internal supply chain relationships," said Henry Kusch, Team Leader, Reliability Focused Operations for Chevron. "XHQ addresses that need quite effectively. I can enthusiastically recommend this product. IndX was the only company that offered the functionality we required, in the form of a commercial solution that is easy to deploy, manage, and use." For the pilot project, Chevron employees built and configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: a comprehensive, XHQ-based solution within their site's Intranet to assist Operations' personnel in visualizing visualizing, v 1., holding an image in one's mind. 2., forming an image of a goal or destination in one's mind before undertaking it, so as to facilitate success. current plant conditions. Real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. from various plant databases (e.g. process historian) are combined in graphical summaries in a "thin client" web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. window. Users can "drill down" on selected objects in the web browser for more detail on sections of the plant or individual pieces of equipment. Ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. analysis of historical data is facilitated through the use of a Trend Viewer, which is built into the IndX product. Following the pilot, Chevron management gave the go-ahead to expand the pilot system, which initially included only part of the plant's operations, into a central decision-making system for the entire plant. Since non-technical users built the end-user screens, Chevron is able to reduce the burden on its IT staff by assigning much of the responsibility for the system to the users. XHQ's thin, zero maintenance clients provide easy ways of getting information to system users, while removing the headaches of desktop management. All content, including views, is centrally managed and distributed from the XHQ servers. Through a common interface, Chevron users will be able to effortlessly ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. navigate through a half dozen back-end systems with minimal training. As product flows from one operational area to another within Chevron, XHQ enables users from a wide cross section of the company know exactly what is happening both upstream and downstream. Aliso Viejo, California-based IndX Software Corporation, founded in September 1996, is a privately held software development company that designs and markets products that solve problems and improve profitability in the manufacturing enterprise and its supply chain. Combining innovations in information access, visualization, and analysis with the emerging technologies of the web, the flagship IndX XHQ product gathers information from disparate enterprise sources and presents it graphically in a browser to enable real-time monitoring of all enterprise activities and operations. IndX is changing the way people see the important issues that really affect their business. Visit IndX on the Web at www.indxhq.com. All trademarks or registered trademarks herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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