Today, ICONICS, a 2008 Microsoft Gold Certified Partner of the Year and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows� operating systems, announced the release of ICONICS OPC-UA Server Library. This release signifies the largest and most comprehensive inventory of OPC-UA and OPC-DA Servers.
The product CD contains over 100 Standard and Premium versions of ICONICS OPC-UA Server as well as KepWare Ex OPC-DA Servers. The new ICONICS OPC-UA Server supports both OPC-UA and OPC-DA connectivity for any application. The Standard and Premium Edition Servers have their own unique set of drivers. ICONICS OPC-UA Server can be installed and licensed as a stand-alone product or with ICONICS GENESIS32 V9 or GENESIS64 V10.
“ICONICS continues to push OPC technology, including OPC Unified Architecture (OPC-UA) for every day use in industrial automation applications,” said Russ Agrusa, President and CEO of ICONICS, Inc. “Our new ICONICS OPC-UA Server Library will allow developers and customers to benefit from increased connectivity options from the equipment level to high level analysis throughout the enterprise.”
OPC-UA is intended to expand the framework for moving information between applications in the enterprise space by taking the existing OPC specifications and integrating them all together, leveraging Web Services as the key technology enabler in the new architecture for deploying applications such as asset management and true resource modeling that can utilize the OPC-UA specifications to move data and information.
“The introduction of ICONICS OPC-UA Server Library is yet another step in the evolution of OPC technology,” said Tom Burke, President and Executive Director of The OPC Foundation. “Products such as these by ICONICS further expand the reach of OPC Server technology that is becoming increasingly common in today’s industries utilizing process control and automation.”
ICONICS is pleased to offer the world’s first total end-to-end OPC-UA solution and the most comprehensive list of OPC-UA Servers. The “ICONICS OPC-UA Server by Kepware” integrates HMI/SCADA and visualization with a rich library of device connectivity from Kepware. This OPC-UA, 64-bit solution handles several different I/O devices and is certified for Microsoft Windows Vista™ and Windows Server 2008. The solution is truly OPC-UA-To-The-Core™ and uses Web Services technology, making it simple to integrate plant floor visualization with Manufacturing Intelligence and Enterprise solutions.
“Manufacturers are increasing their agility by accessing and visualizing real-time information and applying it to speed up and improve operations integrating business, manufacturing, and production,” said Craig Resnick, Research Director, at ARC Advisory Group. “This is a primary driver behind the traction being gained by OPC-UA with manufacturers, processors, and OEMs. ICONICS’ incorporation of the OPC-UA specification in its latest products, along with their partnership with Kepware for device connectivity, will help their customers to better focus on continuous performance and agility improvement, visualization and control of production equipment, and deployment of digitized manufacturing operations, all while providing a more unified and standardized plant IT infrastructure.”
ICONICS solutions are widely recognized in the industrial automation software marketplace. ICONICS’ GENESIS64, GENESIS32 and BizViz products are recognized for their graphical capabilities and seamless integration with Microsoft operating systems and applications, bridging information from “the shop floor to the top floor.” ICONICS has provided award-winning industrial automation and Manufacturing Intelligence software for over 22 years, successfully deploying more than 225,000 solutions worldwide.
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