FEBRUARY 18, 2010/PLANO, TEXAS – Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems and software solutions to the process and manufacturing industries, today announced that Control Engineering magazine has selected its Wonderware® Intelligence 1.0 solution as the winner of the Dashboard Software – General category in this year’s Engineers’ Choice Awards. In addition, the Wonderware Corporate Energy Management application was named runner up in the Dashboard Software, Energy category and the EYESIM™ Immersive Training solution was named runner up in the Design, Simulation, Diagnostics category.
“Winning the Engineers’ Choice Award is a significant achievement since those voting are professional engineers who use these products everyday,” said Maryanne Steidinger, product marketing director, Invensys
Operations Management. “Many are part of their company’s selection and development process for instrumentation, controls and automation systems. They are industry experts who know what tools are needed to improve the excellence of their overall operations, particularly as using real-time data becomes the key to achieving long- and short-term business objectives.”
The Wonderware Intelligence 1.0 solution was recognized by Control Engineering readers as an easy-to-use enterprise manufacturing intelligence application that enables customers to contextualize, aggregate and report both historian and operational data using role-based dashboards. It provides key performance indicators and real-time operational business metrics that are used to monitor, tune and optimize operations and supply chains. The software transforms data and information from multiple sources into business intelligence by aggregating process and production data in real time and adding contextual elements, such as equipment, product, work orders, material and personnel, enabling users to gain insights into the root causes of problems.
Invensys also was recognized for its innovative EYESIM and the Wonderware Corporate Energy Management applications. EYESIM is the first virtual reality training solution based on first-principle simulation and augmented reality. The solution enables engineers and operators to see and safely interact with the plant and the processes they control. The Wonderware Corporate Energy Management application enables manufacturing and industrial automation customers to easily and quickly implement an energy-management program to achieve sustainability goals and respond better to energy consumption challenges. It allows users to monitor energy and detect and notify personnel of energy inefficiencies.
The Engineers’ Choice Award winners are selected by the magazine’s readership from ballots that were divided into various topics and subtopics, including Process Control, Hardware & Software, Discrete Control Components and Network Integration. Winning entries were based on overall service to the industry, technological advancement and market impact. In 2010, 96 new products were nominated in 29 subcategories with each subcategory having a least three products nominated for consideration. More than 600 ballots were received with one award winner and one honorable mention named in each subcategory.
About Invensys Operations Management
Invensys Operations Management, a division of Invensys, is a leading provider of automation and information technology, systems, software solutions, services and consulting to the global manufacturing and infrastructure industries. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, its solutions are used by more than 40,000 clients around the world in more than 200,000 plants and facilities.
Invensys Operations Management’s offerings are delivered under several prominent industry brands, including Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware. The company’s approximately 9,000 employees and its global partner ecosystem integrate these products and services to help clients collaborate across systems and enterprises in real time, extracting critical data to make faster, better decisions and synchronize their operations from the plant floor to the executive offices, aligning production goals with business objectives. To learn more about Invensys Operations Management, visit iom.invensys.com.
Invensys plc (www.invensys.com) is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ISYS.L), with approximately 20,000 employees working in 50 countries.
Invensys, the Invensys logo, Action Instruments, ArchestrA, Avantis, Chessell, Continental, Eurotherm, EYESIM, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware are trademarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries or affiliates. Barber-Colman is a trademark of TAC, LLC and used under license from TAC, LLC. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Tom Clary, Invensys Operations Management, tom.clary@ips.invensys.com t: 469-365-6651 m: 214-549-5629
John Nero, Tiziani Whitmyre, jnero@tizinc.com t 781-793-9380 m: 401-486-3120
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