SeQent is "Connected with Kepware" — SeQent Partners with Kepware for Device Communications

RELEASE: Portland, ME August 10, 2009 — Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that it has been selected as the device communications provider to SeQent Ltd. SeQent is the leading provider of real-time visualization, Andon and messaging solutions for the plant floor and the enterprise. Designed specifically for environments where the slightest deviation can impact production significantly, SeQents solutions drive continuous improvement initiatives through early detection and quick remediation. SeQent's cost-effective automated solutions send real-time text/voice messages to key personnel through LED display/Andon display boards, pagers, mobile phones and PDAs the moment a tolerance is breached or a fault occurs. A longtime industry leader in the messaging sector, SeQent (formerly Plantwatch Inc. and NETCON Technologies Inc.) provides state-of-the-art Andon, visualization and messaging solutions to more than 350 facilities worldwide, including major automotive, bottling, consumer products manufacturers and healthcare organizations. "SeQent benefits greatly from our single server interface and breadth of protocols," explained Roy Kok, VP of Sales and Marketing of Kepware Technologies. "Their business has a major focus on the markets we support extremely well - manufacturing - and our latest release of KEPServerEX, version 5 delivers the "Manufacturing Suite," a bundle of over 100 protocols, that delivers connectivity their customers require in one concise application." "Kepware's communications are exceptional," stated Scott Burns, CTO of SeQent. "They offer a high quality product and we see that customers have grown to trust communications from Kepware. We can simply state - "Connectivity provided by Kepware" and move on to other discussion items." ABOUT SEQENT: SeQent is a leading provider of real-time automated condition monitoring, dispatch, and visual display management solutions that accelerate decision making, improves productivity and quality — while increasing plant floor visibility. Utilizing the logic and business rules already set up in your PLC's or Data Collection and Reporting Systems — SeQent sends real-time production, quality, maintenance information via a BlackBerrys®, cell phones, pagers, PDA's, LED & LCD displays. SeQent supports customers including Georgia Pacific, Ford Motor Company, WS Packaging, Honda, Toyota, Heinz, Kellogg's, Intel and John Deere. The company is privately held and is headquartered in London, Ontario with U.S. operations in Michigan. www.seqent.com All product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. Kepware Media Contact: Erik Dellinger Product Marketing Manager Kepware 207-775-1660 x209 erik.dellinger@kepware.com SeQent Media Contact: Scott Burns SeQent Ltd (519) 652-0401 Scott.Burns@SeQent.com