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News Release from: Wonderware United Kingdom | Subject: SP1 for SuiteVoyager
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2003
SuiteVoyager portal has Internet and
languages
Service pack offers integration with the Wonderware industrial application server: view real-time and historical information over the Internet, in Chinese, German, French and Japanese automatically
Wonderware, an operating unit of Invensys plc, has announced the release of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for the SuiteVoyager 2.0 plant information portal, which allows for the viewing of real-time and historical information over the Internet and the delivery of plant intelligence SuiteVoyager 2.0 software with SP1 provides several new features and also integrates tightly with the new Wonderware FactorySuite A2 Industrial Application Server, the IndustrialSQL Server 8.0 plant historian, and the InTouch 8.0 human-machine interface (HMI) software
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 14 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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SuiteVoyager 2.0 software with SP1 can integrate with the new Wonderware Industrial Application Server for real-time delivery of event, process and quality information.
The SuiteVoyager software supports real-time data transfer and graphical windows facilitate the acquisition and interaction of data from the Industrial Application Server.
In addition, the SuiteVoyager portal software allows for the viewing of Industrial Application Server alarms.
It tightly integrates with Industrial Application Server security to control user privileges throughout the application, whether the information is displayed on a control node or over a browser.
SuiteVoyager 2.0 with SP1 users also can directly interface with Wonderware IndustrialSQL Server plant historian, third-party historians and data sources through SQL, ADO or OBDC data connectors for rapid delivery of real-time quality and process reports.
SuiteVoyager 2.0 software with SP1 also integrates directly with the latest version of Wonderware InTouch HMI software for industrial automation, process control and supervisory monitoring.
InTouch 8.0 graphical windows can be converted and published to the SuiteVoyager software, displaying real-time process information.
In addition, with the SP1 release, new alarm fields in the InTouch 8.0 HMI can be displayed through the SuiteVoyager software, enabling better visualisation of process changes.
"This increased visualisation is important for customers who need to comply with government regulations" Robinson said.
"From within the plant or a continent away, companies can use SuiteVoyager software and a browser to track who is making changes to their process control systems".
SuiteVoyager 2.0 software with SP1 also includes integrated support for the Simplified Chinese language.
"As more companies have moved their manufacturing facilities overseas, Wonderware has seen a strong demand for products which enable visualisation of the industrial process from anywhere in the world," Robinson said.
"Supporting the Simplified Chinese language in the SuiteVoyager software opens the portal to more of the Asia Pacific market".
Integrated language support in the SuiteVoyager software enables the customer to view portal information in Simplified Chinese without additional configuration.
The SuiteVoyager portal software senses the language of the browser and automatically converts and displays all the portal text and messages in that language.
This multilingual feature is also available for French, German and Japanese.
SuiteVoyager 2.0 software with SP1 provides visualisation of real-time and historical industrial information through a browser.
It leverages the latest in Web technology, enabling companies to securely view information from one site or enterprise-wide, without the need for additional software programming.
SuiteVoyager software is used in thousands of installations around the world and in a variety of vertical markets, including food processing, oil and gas, automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, transportation, and utilities.
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