Objectivity/DB Selected by Fisher-Rosemount Systems for Latest Version Of DeltaV Process Control System.Business/High-Tech Editors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 Objectivity/DB Selected for Proven Track Record of Unsurpassed Reliability and Performance Objectivity, Inc. the leading provider of higher performance database engines for the management of complex data for sophisticated applications, today announced that Fisher-Rosemount Systems has selected Objectivity/DB(R) as the database engine for the latest version of its DeltaV(TM) process control system for large-scale manufacturing environments. Fisher-Rosemount, a part of Emerson Electric Company Emerson Electric Company NYSE: EMR was established in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, by the brothers Charles and Alexander Meston along with the principal investor: John Wesley Emerson. The company was then known as Emerson Electric Manufacturing Co. and leading supplier of industrial process control systems, deployed Objectivity/DB in the previous version of DeltaV released in 1997. "We designed the breakthrough DeltaV system from the ground up using Objectivity/DB to organize a wealth of information and make engineering, operating and maintaining a process plant more intuitive and easier than has ever before been possible," said Ron Eddie, vice president of technology for Fisher-Rosemount. "Because of the reliability of Objectivity/DB, we have been able to achieve 1,586 product operating years without a single database failure." Objectivity/DB delivers dramatically increased data throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. while utilizing existing customer hardware investments, and shortens time-to-market by reducing software overhead. Its fully distributed Fully distributed A new stock issue that has been completely resold to the investing public and is no longer held by dealers. fully distributed Of or relating to a new issue of securities that has been sold out. architecture allows for massive scalability and application availability. A 64-bit object identifier (programming) object identifier - (OID) Generally an implementation-specific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object. provides a single logical view of a database that may contain hundreds of gigabytes to terabytes of data, which may be distributed across numerous platforms. "Our customers require the flexibility to deploy scalable mission-critical applications without the limitations found in lower performance database management systems," said Jeffrey D. Foote, Vice President of Marketing of Objectivity, Inc. "With Objectivity/DB, Fisher-Rosemount can easily make changes to complex applications while maintaining significant performance advantages." About Objectivity Inc. Objectivity is the leading provider of higher performance database engines for sophisticated applications. Objectivity helps organizations gain a competitive advantage by offering reliable, 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. performance for complex systems. Objectivity Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., USA. For more information, contact us by sending an email to info@objectivity.com or calling 650/254-7100. Visit Objectivity on the Web at www.objectivity.com. About Fisher-Rosemount Systems Fisher-Rosemount is part of Emerson Electric Co. St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co. is a global leader in providing customers with innovative technologies and solutions in five business segments: process control; industrial automation; heating, ventilating ventilating Natural or mechanically induced movement of fresh air into or through an enclosed space. The hazards of poor ventilation were not clearly understood until the early 20th century. Expired air may be laden with odors, heat, gases, or dust. and air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. ; electronics and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. ; and appliance A stand-alone hardware device or software environment dedicated to a specific task. See hardware appliance and software appliance. and tools. Sales in fiscal 1999 were $14.3 billion. Note to editors: Objectivity and Objectivity/DB are trademarks of Objectivity Inc. All other company or product names mentioned herein remain the property of their respective owners. |
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