Automation Headline News

November 12, 2002 Press Release

HEADLINE: Kepware Technologies & Intellution Enter OEM Agreement

Kepware to develop select Intellution driver interfaces for innovative line of Hybrid OPC Servers

RELEASE: Yarmouth, ME - November 12, 2002 -- Kepware Technologies, today announced the signing of an OEM agreement with Intellution, Inc. a leading supplier of industrial automation software. Through the agreement, Kepware has developed the Intellution Gateway Server (IGS) - a high performance Intellution driver interface for their line of OPC Servers. This will function as Intellution's primary interface to a diverse array of programmable logic controllers (PLC) and other plant-floor devices.

"Kepware Technologies, and the driver solutions they provide, are an ideal match for Intellution and our customers," said Michaela Hayes, product marketing manager for Intellution's I/O driver and OPC server group. "The addition of Intellution driver functionality to Kepware's OPC servers enables users to leverage true best-of-breed solutions. Our industry-leading high performance software and their world-class OPC Servers combine to make a powerful, integrated and unified solution for customers who wish to streamline both their production processes and their bottom line."

"This latest partnership with Intellution highlights our continuing goal to provide the best communications solutions to the market space with the level of focus and commitment that companies like Intellution have come to expect from us." said Mark Hensley, President of Kepware Technology, "For many OPC client vendors having a partner like Kepware is ideal because we provide just the OPC server portion of the equation without any other product to cause conflicts of interest".

Intellution, Inc., (Foxborough, MA) is a leading supplier of industrial automation software, with more than 180,000 installations worldwide. Intellution provides an industry-standard software platform that collects, distributes, controls and manages information from the plant floor throughout the enterprise, supplying customers with scalable solutions that deliver increased productivity and return on investment.

For additional information: Email: Sales@Kepware.com or Phone: 207-775-1660.