IBM announced that it will invest $3 billion over the next four years to establish a new Internet of Things (IoT) unit, and that it is building a cloud-based open platform designed to help clients and ecosystem partners build IoT solutions.
Dassault Systèmes, a leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced that its 3DEXPERIENCE platform for Academia is available on the cloud. The academic field now has simplified and secured access to Dassault Systèmes' product design, digital manufacturing, realistic simulation and collaborative innovation applications on the cloud that have transformed industrial processes worldwide.
WIN-911, a widely used alarm notification software in industrial automation, announced that they are now included in two internal infrastructure tools from Rockwell Automation. By including WIN-911 software as an option in these tools, Rockwell Automation has made it simpler for users to incorporate alarm notification into their automation projects.
Infor, an industry cloud company, announced an expanded suite of transformative products that are designed to significantly benefit the unique needs of customers within the Federal government. For a number of years, Infor has offered comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, which contain a diverse suite of applications that address government requirements for financial, human resources and payroll, supply chain, logistics, asset management, enterprise performance and risk management, and citizen relationship management.
AVEVA announced the latest release of AVEVA Diagrams, engineering software that enables the creation and delivery of intelligent P&IDs and other schematics. This major software update will enable process and systems engineers to collaborate more efficiently on multi-discipline projects thereby eliminating errors and inconsistencies that could otherwise lead to costly subsequent rework.
AVEVA has developed the latest version of AVEVA Diagrams working closely with customers, including the defense and security company, SAAB.
Rockwell Automation has introduced a HART-enabled Allen-Bradley FLEX I/O-XT module, an industrially hardened I/O platform that helps OEMs and end users to reduce wiring, installation time, and enclosure costs.
Rockwell Automation has added a new custom-device plug-in capability to its FactoryTalk AssetCentre v6.0 asset-management software. System integrators can now develop re-usable plug-ins to connect the software to third-party devices. For manufacturers, this connectivity helps to expand monitoring, backup and recovery capabilities for their critical automation-related assets.
Red Lion Controls, global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, announced the addition of the N-Tron series 1008TX unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switch to its industrial networking solutions portfolio. The new industrial switch, which offers eight 10/100/1000Base-T(X) ports with support for jumbo frames, features an extended operating temperature and wider power input range than most competitive offerings.
Microsoft's vision is to help companies thrive in this era of IoT, delivering open, scalable platforms and services that any company, whether startup or the most established global enterprises, can use to create new value, right now. Microsoft mentioned their investments in the Windows 10 IoT operating system for devices, and equally with the Azure IoT Suite, they are bringing together a variety of Azure services to help their customers accelerate their transformation to digital businesses.
Emerson Process Management's Logbooks enables operators to electronically document activity records to streamline shift changes, drive operator action, and accelerate decision-making. A consistent approach to operator logs supports safety improvement efforts as well as audits and corrective action processes.