Online Development Displays New Features for Plant Floor to Business System Data Exchange at Automation Fair
Knoxville, TN - Online Development Inc. will be displaying several new features of their xCoupler Enterprise Transaction Module in booth 849 at Automation Fair sponsored by Rockwell Automation in Baltimore, October 25 - 26, 2006. This module is designed to snap into the backplane of Allen-Bradley ControlLogix to provide secure and simple bi-directional data communications between various plant floor devices connected to ControlLogix and business system protocols including IBM® WebSphere® for messaging; IBM DB2, Oracle®, Microsoft® SQL for databases; and SMTP and TCP/IP for communications.
New features to be introduced at Automation Fair include: connectivity with multiple Allen-Bradley CompactLogic PACs, new adapters for MySQL, and AS400, trigger completion feedback reporting, automatic exporting of Audit and Exceptions systems logs via FTP or email, transaction logging for messaging and database systems, configurable listener commands for WebSphere MQ, and additional adapter timestamp formats. These features were added in response to customer needs since the introduction of the xCoupler.
xCoupler modules eliminate the security, virus and data integrity problems associated with PC-based multi-tier systems used to exchange plant floor data with business systems. The xCoupler module's operating system is virtually immune to security problems and virus attacks and provides exceptional data accuracy and timeliness. Plant floor devices cannot affect the operation of the xCoupler module and the module's operation cannot affect plant floor devices.
Set up of these modules can be done in a single day and is accomplished with the xCoupler module's WorkBench(TM) software tool. Its drag and drop configurator makes set up simple and easy with no special programming skills required. It also eliminates the need for enterprise drivers and upgrade maintenance in the future.
Regular demonstrations of the xCoupler module and the WorkBench configuration tool will be conducted in the booth and technical personnel will be available to answer specific application questions.
About Automation Fair
Automation Fair is the premier industry event focusing on advanced automation products, integrated control and information architecture, value-added services and solutions. A multitude of forums and venues make Automation Fair a valuable educational experience for professionals at all levels of the organization. In addition to the exhibition, several hands-on labs and technical sessions are available that cover a wide range of advanced automation topics. Plus, special industry forums hosted by experts provide a close, detailed look at the latest trends in the Life Sciences, Automotive, Food, Beverage, OEM, and Water/Wastewater industries. Automation Fair provides an extensive range of options, all available under one roof on October 25 - 26, 2005 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) is a world-leading provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help customers meet their manufacturing productivity objectives. The company brings together leading brands in industrial automation for Complete Automation solutions, including Allen-Bradley® controls and engineered services and Rockwell Software® factory management software, Dodge® mechanical power transmission products and Reliance Electric® motors and drives. The company is also a leading provider of contact management technologies and applications that help companies more efficiently manage interaction with their own customers.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, the company employs approximately 23,000 people at more than 450 locations serving customers in more than 80 countries.
About Online Development
Online Development is a "fast track" developer of factory automation hardware and software for products in the industrial market space. Since its founding in 1989, the company has led the industry in developing the technologies needed to enable various leading brands of PLCs/PACs to communicate with field devices or other controllers on the factory floor.
The technologies developed by the company provide very simple, yet highly effective, connectivity between various proprietary factory automation devices including barcode scanners, modems, printers, robots, HMIs, sensors, RFIDs, and popular factory/warehouse network systems.
The company is also helping its customers meet new regulatory and business pressure demands through the development of plant floor to enterprise system data connectivity solutions such as its ETM(TM) suite of enterprise transaction modules. This suite of factory floor appliances provides simple and secure two-tier bi-directional data communications in real-time between plant floor devices and business servers for a variety of enterprise data transaction needs. xCoupler(TM), the first of these ETMs, reduces the complexity and costs associated with cumbersome multi-tier data exchange options to quickly and easily enable the implementation of initiatives such as business intelligence, data warehousing, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management and others.
To empower customers around the globe with fast product support, streamline transactions, and reduce procurement and product support costs, Online Development uses the latest Internet-based CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and help desk tools. These tools enable customers to easily access order status and history, download documentation, troubleshoot problems and more 24/7.
Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Online Development is privately owned and has offices in Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Barcelona, Spain.
Online Development, Inc. Headquarters Address: 7209 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Main Telephone: 800-625-8678, website: www.oldi.com.
Company Contact :
Trena Carr
Phone (865) 251-5252
Email :tcarr@oldi.com
Karen Lombardi
Media II, Inc.
34900 Chardon Road
Willoughby Hills OH 44094
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www.mediaii.com
