Indusoft Standardizes on MatrikonOPC for Total DCS Connectivity

 

Edmonton, Alberta, June 24, 2008 - MatrikonOPC, the world’s largest OPC developer, is proud to have been selected by Indusoft to provide OPC connectivity for all of their Distributed Control System (DCS) integration projects. Indusoft, winner of Control Engineering’s Engineer’s Choice Award and the Frost & Sullivan 2007 European Innovation Award, has adopted the MatrikonOPC DCS OPC Server Suite as the industry standard for DCS connectivity. Indusoft have selected the MatrikonOPC DCS driver suite to provide data connectivity for their entire line of HMI products, including InduSoft Web Studio.

With OPC compatibility from MatrikonOPC, users will now be able to connect software running on handheld mobile devices, diskless embedded controllers, and PC workstations to business system software. MatrikonOPC is without question the leader in DCS connectivity. By integrating their OPC Servers with our HMI/SCADA software, users now have access to a powerful HMI/SCADA package that seamlessly integrates into existing systems. says Marcia Gadbois, VP of Business Development, InduSoft.

Real-time data connectivity to industry DCS systems is the core of MatrikonOPC’s business. We are extremely proud of our partnership with Indusoft, and are pleased to see the MatrikonOPC DCS Suite being used to provide OPC Connectivity and enhance real-time access to plant performance data for their HMI/SCADA software package says Sean Leonard, Director, MatrikonOPC.

InduSoft Web Studio is a powerful, integrated collection of automation tools that includes all the building blocks required to develop modern Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) applications. InduSoft Web Studio applications run natively on all supported Microsoft Operating systems including Windows CE and Vista, and are Internet-ready with no additional design or implementation effort. A simple drag-and-drop, point-and-click development environment enables the visualization of the most complex behavior of your live processes in real-time. InduSoft Web Studio is the ideal e-Automation solution in the industry.

About MatrikonOPC (a division of Matrikon Inc. [TSX:MTK])
With a collection of more than 500 OPC products and over 100,000 installations worldwide, MatrikonOPC is the world's largest supplier of industrial strength OPC connectivity products. Matrikon is a charter member of the OPC Foundation, and has demonstrated a commitment to developing OPC as the industrial connectivity standard.

MatrikonOPC's international customer base includes a wide range of companies from process to discrete manufacturers in industrial, commercial and military applications. With offices throughout North America, Australia, Europe and the Middle East, MatrikonOPC's reach is global. Visit MatrikonOPC at www.MatrikonOPC.com.

For more information, contact:
Manny Mandrusiak
MatrikonOPC Marketing Manager
+1 780-448-1010 extension 4606
email: manny.mandrusiak@matrikonopc.com

About InduSoft
Founded in 1996, InduSoft provides a powerful family of industrial software products for developing applications in industrial automation, instrumentation, and embedded systems. All Microsoft-supported operating systems are supported by InduSoft including Windows CE, Windows Mobile, and Vista. InduSoft develops tools and technologies that empower people and companies to develop graphical interfaces for embedded PCs, PCs, and mobile devices to highly redundant systems. Today more than 25,000 InduSoft HMI, SCADA, control and data acquisition systems are operating worldwide.

For more information, contact:
Guy Oliver,
Director, Marketing Communications
877-INDUSOFT (877/463-8763)
e-mail guy.oliver@indusoft.com.

InduSoft
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Austin, Texas 78731 info@indusoft.com, or visit www.indusoft.com