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News Release from: GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms UK | Subject: IFix v4.0
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Team on 20 March 2006
Software adds context to raw PLC data
Automation software platform can discover PLC information, including configuration and tags, delivering more levels of developer productivity and efficiency.
GE Fanuc has announced the latest version of Proficy HMI/Scada - IFix v4.0 A key component of the Proficy automation software platform, IFix v4.0's extendable architecture is capable of discovering PLC information, including configuration and tags, delivering more levels of developer productivity and efficiency
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 23 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"GE Fanuc is investing in interoperability to make it easier for our customers to leverage their existing environments while upgrading their applications", said European Proficy Product Manager, Bernard Cubizolles.
"IFix v4.0 clearly enhances visibility into the manufacturing environment by adding context to raw PLC data, and reducing development and maintenance costs".
"The tight integration with Proficy Change Management, delivering file versioning and application disaster recovery, is an industry first".
"We are continuing to focus significant development effort on our core HMI/Scada products that originated from both Intellution and GE Fanuc".
"We continue to deliver advanced functionality through integration with our Proficy components: Historian, Real-Time Information Portal and Change Management, among others".
IFix v4.0 provides canned functionality to drill into tag details, instantly trend variables, view enterprise data through hosted portal displays and deliver thin client connectivity to Scada nodes through terminal services.
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