Kepware Wins "Engineers Choice Award" 2 Years in a Row KEPServerEX Wins Connectivity Category in Control Engineering's Annual Award
RELEASE: Portland, ME, March 14, 2011 - Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced today that its KEPServerEX product was selected as winner in category of Software - Connectivity, Integration Software in Control Engineering Magazines, "Engineers Choice" Awards for the second straight year.
The "Engineers Choice" award winners are selected by many of Control Engineering's 86,000 subscribers. There were more than 100 product nominations from 65 companies. KEPServerEX is a flexible and scalable solution for connecting, managing, monitoring, and controlling diverse automation devices and software applications. Communications is managed through a robust platform that supports an array of open standards, propriety communication protocols, API's, and various automation systems' interfaces. KEPServerEX enables improved operations and decision making throughout all levels of an organization.
"The KEPServerEX platform has enabled us to continually add new connectivity, advanced plug-in options, and new features," explained Tony Paine, President of Kepware Technologies. "We also spend a great deal of time working on the user interface to ensure our products meet our customer and partner requirements. It is always an honor to receive an award and to have Control Engineering user's endorsement makes it more special."
ABOUT KEPWARE: Kepware is the world leader in communication software for automation and offers a unique experience in both OPC and communication protocols. Since 1995, Kepware has focused on the development of communication drivers to automation controllers, I/O and field devices. Applications include M2M (Machine to Machine) and M2E (Machine to Enterprise) communications. Operating system support includes; Microsoft Windows Desktop, Windows Server and Windows Embedded (Windows CE and Windows Embedded NT/XP). Today, with over 140 communication protocols, and through the efforts of our direct sales, distribution and embedded partners, Kepware is the leading provider of communications with annual shipments exceeding 100,000 units. Kepware's responsiveness to customer needs and strong partnerships with other leading automation suppliers ensures that your next application will be a success. Ask around and you'll hear why automation professionals everywhere consider Kepware Technologies "Automation's Best Friend". www.kepware.com All product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.