DataWorks Announces Continuing Support for ActiveFactory Versions 8.5 and Earlier.MISSION VIEJO Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. , Calif. -- DataWorks Systems, the original developers of the Wonderware(R) ActiveFactory(TM) set of client applications for accessing and processing manufacturing data, today announced the company will provide continuing customer support for all levels of ActiveFactory in versions 8.5 and earlier. "Wonderware has licensed this product from DataWorks Systems since we created it in the 1990s and has sold it through their own distribution channel," explained John Nichols People named John Nichols include:
The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "They also have provided end user support for the older product versions. "We are grateful for the mutually rewarding relationship we've had with Wonderware over nearly a decade, but our license agreement with them ends in July and they will then offer new versions of ActiveFactory, which only they will support," Nichols said. "It's important to note that these new versions are based on an entirely different code base than the previous versions developed by DataWorks -- so to ensure continued support for existing ActiveFactory customers, DataWorks will also offer technical support for all previous versions. "In addition, we will begin shipping our new Incuity(TM) HDA (Head Disk Assembly) The mechanical components of a disk drive (minus the electronics), which include the actuators, access arms, read/write heads and platters. HDA - Head Disk Assembly product in July, which in its smallest version is a replacement for the 8.5 and earlier editions of ActiveFactory," Nichols added. "It provides 100 percent backward compatibility See backward compatible. (jargon) backward compatibility - Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. with those previous generations and also gives existing end users a set of new tools that provides even better capabilities for accessing, viewing, trending and reporting on manufacturing data." The Incuity HDA (which stands for Historical Data Access) product offers several new features for ActiveFactory users, including: --Microsoft .NET-based client tools for advanced trending, including batches, multiple Y axes and X-Y plotting --Its own Incuity portal, eliminating the need for additional portal products --A more powerful Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. workbook add-in report generator Same as report writer. and publisher --Connectivity to Wonderware's existing IndustrialSQL Server(TM) historian plus the GE iHistorian, OSIsoft's PI database, RS Bizwire Historian and any other OPC (1) (OpenGL Performance Characterization) A project group within GPC that manages OpenGL benchmarks. OPC endorses the Viewperf and GLperf benchmarks. Viewperf was created by IBM and OPC provides viewsets for it, which are combinations of tests using specific HDA-compatible historian --Increased application security using Microsoft Web Services "Incuity HDA will provide support for the same 13 language versions of ActiveFactory and it will provide a painless upgrade path from the earlier versions," Nichols noted. "In addition, upgrading to the Incuity HDA product also provides a step up to the new Incuity EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. product for enterprise manufacturing intelligence Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI), or simply Manufacturing Intelligence (MI), is a term which applies to software used to bring a corporation's manufacturing-related data together from many sources for the purposes of reporting, analysis, visual summaries, and passing ." About DataWorks DataWorks Systems, an Incuity Software Inc. company based in Mission Viejo, is the creator of the ActiveFactory(TM) plant data management system for data reporting and analysis in manufacturing and process companies. More than 45,000 "seats" of ActiveFactory have been installed since 1998 in 13 languages and in more than 40 countries around the world. DataWorks Systems has continued to develop and support the ActiveFactory product, which is licensed to Wonderware and is sold through its distribution network. In addition to its headquarters operations in California, the company has a regional sales office in Nevada and maintains an advanced solutions development group in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. For additional information about the company, please visit its Web site at http://www.incuity.com. |
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