Elsag Bailey and Intuitive Technology to Cooperate in Providing Enterprise Automation Solutions.WICKLIFFE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1995--Elsag Bailey Process Automation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EBY EBY Ente Binacional Yaciretá (Argentina-Paraguay) ) and Intuitive Technology Corporation have announced a Licensing Agreement to facilitate integration of the two firms' expertise in providing enterprise automation solutions to process industry customers. Focus of the agreement is the use of Intuitive Technology's (at)aGlance/IT(R) software to provide real-time exchange of data between Elsag Bailey's distributed process automation systems and leading third-party desktops. Embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. within Elsag Bailey's process automation consoles, the (at)aGlance/IT software will establish a client/server relationship between the distributed control system A distributed control system (DCS) refers to a control system usually of a manufacturing system, process or any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location (like the brain) but are distributed throughout the system with each component (DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. ) and desktop applications such as 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. , NetOLE, Lotus 1-2-3, and Visual Basic. The client/server approach will allow process engineers to share, manipulate, and analyze process data gathered by the DCS through versatile and familiar personal computer-based tools. Authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: personnel will also be able to change process values directly from their desktop. The agreement is part of a comprehensive program by Elsag Bailey to offer its customers ``one stop shop'' solutions for Strategic Enterprise Management. By tightly coupling the use of process/manufacturing data and business management and analysis systems, the program will allow Elsag Bailey customers to achieve greater manufacturing flexibility, improved productivity, enhanced financial analysis, and greater cost control. Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V., incorporated in the Netherlands, is a world leader in automation systems, instrumentation products, and services for process industries including electric utilities, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, pulp and paper, water and wastewater treatment, and others. Intuitive Technology Corporation, based in Marlboro, Massachusetts, is a leading supplier of industrial strength client/server technology for the process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. industries. The company's products enable both PC-based and non PC applications to access the data generated by large-scale process automation systems. Note to Editors: Due to some computer system restraints, the ``at'' sign in the product name (at)aGlance was replaced with the word ``(at)'' for transmission purposes only. When referring to the product name, the ``at'' sign should be used. CONTACT: Elsag Bailey Process Automation, Wickliffe Edward F. Gabrosek, 216/585-7836 |
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