Infor, the industry cloud company, announced the general availability of the Infor Implementation Accelerator for Equipment Rental. This latest solution provides equipment rental organizations with tools to quickly implement an integrated, enterprise rental solution designed in conjunction and with significant input from best-in-class rental companies.
Rockwell Automation introduced its new Allen-Bradley PanelView 800 family of graphic terminals, designed to help reduce boot-up time, increase installation flexibility, and save space.
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, used ABB's Automation and Power World event in Houston, Texas, from March 2-5 to release a series of product announcements.
ABB expands Symphony Plus range to enhance flexibility and energy efficiency
ABB launched its Symphony Plus SD Series of flexible control and input/output (I/O) products, which offer total plant automation across application types, irrespective of size or physical location.
Infor, a leading provider of business application software, announced Infor Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) version 11.1 designed to help improve asset management during the entire lifespan of business-critical assets and equipment. The new iteration provides a wide range of capabilities to help quickly and economically manage assets via a cloud, on-premise or hybrid deployment. Infor EAM 11.1 can also enable greater accessibility for users to connect to the enterprise via mobile devices and tablets, adding an enhanced level of visibility and connectivity.
HP announced the HP Internet of Things (IoT) Platform, a new service that allows Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to simultaneously manage heterogeneous sets of IoT sensors, operate vertical applications on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices, as well as process, analyze and monetize collected data in a single secure cloud platform. HP also announced the new HP Energy Management Pack, the first vertical application developed for the HP IoT Platform.
Kepware Technologies, a software development company focused on communications for automation, announced the release of KEPServerEX version 5.17. Key enhancements to it's flagship communications platform include a new Scheduler Plug-In and updates to it's Local Historian Plug-In and EFM Suite. The release broadens Kepware's product offering in industries requiring remote communications, including Oil & Gas, Water & Wastewater, and Power.
IBM Cloud Makes Hybrid a Reality for the Enterprise
IBM announced new hybrid cloud technology and investments that will tackle the biggest challenges enterprises face as they adopt cloud and integrate existing applications, data and services across a multitude of traditional systems and clouds.
WIN-911 Software, a leading provider of alarm notification software, has announced the availability of a new utility designed to help migrate configuration and tag data from SCADAlarm software into the WIN-911 software package. This means that SCADAlarm users can convert to WIN-911 without having to start from scratch. The conversion utility works with the WIN-911 PRO and Basic packages.
SNC-Lavalin announced that is has signed an agreement with Honeywell Process Solutions to jointly offer an operator training solution to improve plant safety and efficiency.
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) announced its new UniSim Competency Suite, which improves operator competency and helps prepare them faster through realistic training experiences for console and field operators in the process industries.
Leveraging more than 30 years of experience in process simulation and operator training, Honeywell's new suite of simulation software offers an integrated, robust training experience that will help industrial facilities address a growing shortage of trained operators.