Managing Automation - January 2008 - (Page 44) 01-08 PRODUCT SCAN PFW ERP is designed for small and mid-sized companies with revenue up to $150 million. Version 5.6 provides vendor and customer status and order-hold features to help manufacturers manage their vendors and customers and reduce data entry errors. Credit tracking fields and calculation capabilities provide visibility into customers’ credit histories. New Caption Hyperlinks let users quickly navigate file maintenance tables. A data optimization utility rebuilds data and reduces file sizes, improving performance. The software is available now, priced from $10,000. www.managingautomation.com/Sage Contact Info Editorial product consideration: Diane Himes Senior Web Editor 212-560-1849 dhimes@thomaspublishing.com anaging Automation’s Product Scan is a roundup of some of the latest tools available to help you run your manufacturing business, from the shop floor to the top floor and beyond. This format facilitates a connection to the product directories at ManagingAutomation.com, where you will find a wealth of information on the vendors relevant to your business, as well as product and contact information that can jumpstart your technology selection process. You’ll notice a link to ManagingAutomation.com associated with each of the product descriptions in this section — LXE INC. M follow that connection for actionable information on the company and its products. For a look at how you can compare various products through MA’s online Product Comparison Tool (at www.managingautomation.com /comparisontool), see the sidebar on the facing page. For example, see the MES product listings most often viewed through the Product Comparison Tool in the sidebar on p. 46. And this month’s Knowledge Center Tech Update provides a discussion of the technology trends and updates in MES (managingautomation.com/kctuMES). for process manufacturers to overcome looming workforce shortages, according to Apprion. With the ION Video Monitoring Application, IP video becomes the application type that can be managed using the ION system. The ION system can also be used to monitor, manage, and secure wireless devices and applications used for applications such as equipment sensing. The ION Video Monitor Application allows for archives and analysis of video content; video-triggered alerts and alarms; remote control (pan, tilt, and zoom) of cameras; and monitoring of video camera status. The ION Video Monitoring Application will be available in first quarter 2008. www.managingautomation.com/Apprion HANDS-FREE COMPUTER FOR WAREHOUSE APPS L XE Inc. has added the HX3 wireless data collection computer for warehouse applications that use voice recognition as the primary form of data input. The hands-free computer accommodates voice recognition APPRION INC. WIRELESS VIDEO MONITORING as well as bar code scanning and keyboard entry. The HX3 terminal runs on Windows CE 5.0 Professional and uses an 802.11b/g WLAN radio. It is protected by a magnesium bezel for harsh environments and is tested to cold-start down to -4°F and can operate in freezers to -40°F. Three LEDs offer at-a-glance status checks. www.managingautomation.com/LXE INITIATE SYSTEMS INC. A pprion Inc. has added a video monitoring application to its ION industrial wireless network appliance platform. Process manufacturers — the bulk of Apprion’s customer base — can use the new ION Video Monitoring Application to visually monitor process equipment, plant operations, and remote sites. Such video monitoring is one way MASTER DATA SERVICE PLATFORM nitiate Systems Inc. has unveiled version 8 of its Initiate Master Data Service, a master data management platform that delivers single, complete versions of critical data assets in real time. The product lets companies share critical data across multiple systems or databases, including beyond the firewall. It provides single views of data domains to users and to automated business processes that rely on such views to function efficiently, the company said. The software offers identity or data matching and management; data modeling; information quality management; data sharing; relationship and hierarchy management; and multi-lingual, integration, and synchronization capabilities. www.managingautomation.com/Initiate I SAGE SOFTWARE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE S 44 age Software has released a version of its business management system that provides customer-focused enhancements within its core business management, manufacturing, and distribution modules. Sage January 2008 http://www.managingautomation.com/comparisontool http://www.managingautomation.com/comparisontool http://ManagingAutomation.com http://www.managingautomation.com/kctuMES http://www.managingautomation.com/Sage http://www.managingautomation.com/Apprion http://www.managingautomation.com/LXE http://www.managingautomation.com/Initiate
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