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HEADLINE: Kepware Technologies Releases OPC RedundancyMaster™
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RELEASE: Yarmouth, ME, December 17, 2004 - Kepware Technologies, a leading worldwide supplier of OPC client/server technology, announces today the release of their new OPC RedundancyMaster™ product. The OPC RedundancyMaster increases the reliability and availability of OPC data by allowing multiple OPC servers to be configured into redundant pairs. These redundant OPC server pairs seamlessly appear as a single OPC server to any OPC client application. By transparently mapping multiple OPC servers to appear as a single OPC server, redundancy can be added to any existing OPC enabled application without having to reconfigure the current system. This drop-in design was a key development goal says, Mark Hensley, President of Kepware. "We know that there are many customers that depend on high data availability. In many cases those customers have a limited ability to change their OPC application making drop-in redundancy crucial."
The RedundancyMaster allows for Hot, Warm or Cold Fail-over between primary and secondary opc servers. In addition to monitoring the availability of a server in a redundant pair, any number of monitor items can be configured to trigger a fail-over from the primary to the secondary server. Once fail-over occurs, fall-back options allow complete control over when and if there is any attempt to return to the primary server. All these events are logged and can be used to automatically generate email alerts to keep maintenance personnel aware of any potential communications issues.
Mark Hensley adds, "We have designed RedundancyMaster with the same level of quality that goes into all of our products. In the case of RedundancyMaster, that quality and reliability is crucial if customers are going to depend on it."
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
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tony Hartford
Kepware Technologies
Phone: 207-775-1660 x204
Tony.Hartford@Kepware.com
www.kepware.com
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