Documentation Software tracks process control modules.

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DOC3000® v3.4 provides electronic database management and documentation of Honeywell's TPS and TDC 3000® process control systems, PLCs, Communication Link Module (CLM), Logic Manager (LM), and Tricon Safety Manager Module (SMM). Tag cross-references can be exported to tab-delimited text file. Data Directory provides summary of tag information. DOC3000 is available as standalone application or in network environment with unlimited users.




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Honeywell and PAS Announce Release of DOC3000 Version 3.4



PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23, 2002 - The Automation & Control Solutions Service strategic business unit of Honeywell [NYSE:HON] and Plant Automation Services (PAS), Inc. today announced a new release of the DOC3000® software solution for comprehensive electronic database management and documentation of Honeywell's TPS and TDC 3000® process control systems. DOC3000 Version 3.4 focuses on improved documentation for connected Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and other devices by supporting the Communication Link Module (CLM), the Logic Manager (LM), and the Tricon Safety Manager Module (SMM).

"PAS worked in close collaboration with Honeywell and its customers to define and implement the most often requested enhancements in this release," stated Dennis Ahrens, Vice President of Research and Development, and Business Director of the Integrity.MOC Business Unit at PAS.

Jay Pittas, Vice President of Honeywell ACS Service stated, "DOC3000 3.4 will clearly help our customers better integrate information across the plant or mill floor. The addition of the CLM, LM, and Tricon SMM provides significant additional coverage of the TPS system, and essentially completes the offering for all supported system nodes."

Specifically, DOC3000 Version 3.4 includes the following new enhancements:

CLM Support - Displays the CLM architecture and information at the board, port, device, PIT, and PITE levels. PIT Groups are also indicated.

Logic Manager Support - Provides the LM box/slot configuration and point database (with all appropriate linkages to CL, Schematics, FFLs, Control Maps, etc.) on the LCN Overview. Also displays ladder programs with line cross-references, allows ladder programs to be linked to LMMs, and displays a Data Directory with a summary of tag information.

Tricon SMM Support - Tricon data is now available for both SMM and EPLCG connections.

Tag Cross-reference Export - The existing stand-alone tool is integrated into DOC3000 allowing tag cross-references to be exported to a tab-delimited text file.

Point Detail: Copy to Clipboard - The point detail information can be copied onto the clipboard for use in other applications.

GUS Graphics BMP Generation - The existing GUS Graphics Export tool now also generates bitmap (.bmp) files for import into DOC3000.

DOC3000 is available as a standalone application or in a network environment with unlimited users. DOC3000's modular structure allows users to choose the functions that best fit their operating environments.

DOC3000 Version 3.4 may be downloaded from http://www.pas.com/.

PAS is an advanced engineering solutions provider specializing in the implementation and maintenance of Honeywell TPS systems. PAS's flagship software product, DOC3000, is the engineering productivity, regulatory compliance and documentation solution of choice for many Honeywell TPS system users around the world.

Automation and Control Solutions is a US$8 billion global leader in providing product and service solutions to create efficient, safe, and comfortable environments and help business and industry improve productivity and profitability. It comprises four businesses: Industry Solutions; Service; Security and Fire; and Control Products. ACS offers heating, ventilation, humidification and air-conditioning equipment controls, security and fire alarm systems, home automation systems, energy-efficient lighting controls, and building management systems and services. It also provides automation systems, advanced software solutions, and value-added services used in a variety of industries. ACS is also a global supplier of sensors, switches, and control products for industrial applications. For more information about ACS Service, access acs.honeywell.com

Honeywell is a US$24-billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics; and electronic and advanced materials. Honeywell employs approximately 115,000 people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific stock exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.honeywell.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts as further described in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act.

TDC 3000® is a registered trademark of Honeywell International Inc. DOC3000® is a registered trademark of Plant Automation Services, Inc. All other brand and product names shown above are trademarks of their respective owners.

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