Managing Automation- July 2008

PRODUCT SCAN NEXTLABS RISK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE extLabs, a purveyor of risk management software, has released its Information Compliance and Protection offerings, which combine NextLabs’ applications N and reports with IBM’s industry best practices expertise to help companies meet regulatory and industry compliance goals. The offerings combine features for safeguarding company information against illicit access and disclosure, tracking the disclosure of technical data, and protecting intellectual property. Users can also administer access control enterprise-wide and erect information barriers where necessary. The Information Compliance and Protection offerings also provide reporting capabilities, including status reports on information inventory, entitlement audits, and general activity audits and compliance monitoring, according to NextLabs. www.managingautomation.com/NextLabs VISIPRISE INC. ERP, SHOP FLOOR INTEGRATION isiprise Inc. has introduced version 2.0 of its Visiprise ERP Shop Floor Integration product, a packaged composite application designed for use with SAP’s Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) application. The integration with SAP MII is intended to provide companies with information about the manufacture of their product from start to finish, Visiprise said. The product also allows two-way communication between shop floor personnel and executives at the enterprise level. The new features include planned order integration, batch confirmation, batch traceability reporting, and multiple integration landscapes. V most popular MES apps A look at the 10 most compared Manufacturing Execution System (MES) products on ManagingAutomation.com’s TechMATCH directory database (3/1/08 - 6/1/08), with information on the degree of MES functionality that each product supports, according to MA’s directory database: 1. FactoryTalk ProductionCentre, Rockwell Automation’s manufacturing system, which provides full traceability and connection between components of manufacturing, such as material, users, equipment, and work orders (46% of MES functionality supported) 2. Plexus Online, an on-demand “manufacturing performance system,” including quality management, shop floor production and control, process inspection, and production tracking (47% of MES functionality supported) 3. GE Fanuc’s Proficy Plant Applications, which provide a unified, configurable “plant model” that automatically generates intelligent KPIs and monitors performance (100% of MES functionality supported) 4. Camstar’s InSite, a manufacturing quality and compliance framework that helps eliminate scrap, rework, paperwork errors, and redundant checks with real-time feedback to quickly identify and resolve issues (66% of MES functionality supported) 5. Solumina, from iBASEt, an operations process management software suite that manages work and quality processes for the manufacturing and MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) of highly engineered products (56% of MES functionality supported) 6. The Visiprise Manufacturing Operations suite, which integrates data systems with shop floor activities to create an aggregate record of the entire product history (57% of MES functionality supported) 7. Incuity’s Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI), which includes zero install client software, self-configuring capabilities, and pre-configured reports (60% of MES functionality supported) 8. SMARTPlant, from AgentWare Systems, a visual, intelligent manufacturing and enterprise execution system supporting everyone from the plant floor operator, to production controls, to the complete values chain, to enterprise management with real-time views and information (71% of MES functionality supported) 9. FactoryServer MES, from MASS Group (Manufacturing Automation Software & Systems), a complete production management system for small and mid-sized manufacturers (38% of MES functionality supported) 10. The Visiprise Process Planning suite, used to define manufacturing and assembly processes for the machining/fabrication of parts, sub-assemblies, major assemblies, final line installation and tooling, and QA (88% of MES functionality supported) www.managingautomation.com/Visiprise3 EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP. ERP SOFTWARE picor Software Corp.’s latest ERP product, Epicor iScala 2.3 SR1, which combines ERP planning, CRM, and SCM with international capabilities, is suited to companies expanding regionally into Europe and Latin America. One of the product’s new features is an Advanced Manufacturing module, which, Epicor said, can organize production at several locations. Epicor has combined this new version with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, which offers task scheduling, resource management, tracking and reporting, and team collaboration. In addition, a new Lease Contract Management module provides support for both operating and finance lease contracts. E www.managingautomation.com/Epicor7 DYADEM RISK LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE nhanced enterprise risk lifecycle management software from Dyadem is designed to help process manufacturers mitigate and monitor risks across their organizations. The Stature platform lets companies unify risk management information by gathering risk assessment, process management, visibility, and knowledge E ma July 42 2008 http://www.managingautomation.com/NextLabs http://www.managingautomation.com/Visiprise3 http://www.managingautomation.com/Epicor7

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Managing Automation- July 2008 Contents Take 1 HP's Acquisition of EDS May Face Integration, Global Delivery Challenges Rimini Plans to Woo SAP Support Users Rockwell Steps Up Its Activities in Software Microsoft Targets the Process of Innovation Supply Chain Standouts Honored by AMR Notes Who Are Today's Influential Thinkers? The Robot Revolution Is the Price Right? Without a Trace Harvesting the Suggestion Box Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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