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AIRCLIC GPS-Based Asset Tracking F or manufacturers interested in keeping track of inventory, workers, or other critical assets, AirClic has released AirClic Tracker 2.0, a Web-based application that uses GPS technology to deliver real-time asset location information. A component of the company’s MP Platform, Tracker 2.0 devices. Those developers have used NetSuite’s SuiteFlex development tools to integrate with the NetSuite system. Wireless access products are available from Antenna Software, Explore Mobile, and iEnterprise. www.managingautomation.com/NetSuite to the nearest server, and support teams are able to work “locally” via the servers to diagnose and resolve product issues. The company claims that this feature provides up to 10x performance improvement versus competing technologies. www.managingautomation.com/Axeda AXEDA CORP. GLOBAL SERVER NETWORK INTERMEC INC. A records the time and location of assets and provides a real-time display of where those assets are. The information is searchable by worker, item, event, date, time zone, and history. That kind of context, the company said, is key to giving manufacturers the insight they need. Tracker 2.0 also includes street-level mapping and a feature called geo-fencing that can monitor when a worker leaves a given work area and help identify the closest available worker for handling a field service request. www.managingautomation.com/AirClic xeda Corp. has announced availability of its Global Access Hosted Service, intended to enable companies with widely dispersed global customers and limited IT resources to improve remote access performance by tapping a network of Axeda servers in locations near their customers. Using a network of Axeda Global Access Servers hosted in key locations around the world, devices are automatically directed RUGGED HANDHELD COMPUTER he CK32IS rugged handheld computer from Intermec Inc. is certified for use in a range of hazardous environments typically encountered in the chemical, grain, mining, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and textile industries. The mobile computer has been ATEX-certified for use in Zone 0 (gases) and Zone 20 (dusts and fibers) environments — safety ratings that require T Streamline the Product Selection Process here are three ways to use the Product Comparison Tool at Managing Automation.com. Start by pointing your browser to www.Managing Automation.com/comparisontool. From there, specify your industry and company size, plus platform and database requirements (if applicable). Next, choose the Browse option if you know which companies or products you’d like to review; Compare to view listings by specific category; or Match to specify certain features/functions in advance of the search. From the product listings returned, select the ones you’d like to compare side by side. If you’d like to request more information from the product’s manufacturer, simply click the RFI Direct icon below the vendor’s name, add comments if needed, and submit. The company will then contact you with additional details. T NETSUITE INC. WIRELESS ERP ACCESS etSuite Inc. has announced that users of its on-demand enterprise applications can now interact with its systems using wireless devices, such as the iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Palm Treo. Native support for the iPhone, as well as Apple’s Safari and Mac browser, is available in the 2007.0 release of NetSuite, which shipped in August. Using the iPhone, users can remotely access N financial information, enter customer information, file expense reports, view contacts, and place quotes and orders. Meanwhile, third-party developers are providing support for access to NetSuite applications from BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Palm Treo September 2007 67 http://www.managingautomation.com/NetSuite http://www.managingautomation.com/Axeda http://www.ManagingAutomation.com http://www.ManagingAutomation.com http://www.ManagingAutomation.com/comparisontool http://www.ManagingAutomation.com/comparisontool http://www.managingautomation.com/AirClic

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Contents Take 1 Europe’s Automation Chiefs Upbeat on ’08 Business Prospects Vendor Coalition Pushes Human Element of SOA Wireless: Users Still Approaching with Caution One Year Later, IBM Shows Plan for MRO’s Maximo Study: More Work Needed to Lure Next-Gen Talent Executive Q&A Notes Cover Story: 2008 Companies to Watch Special Report: The 2007 Progressive Manufacturing High Achievers Progressive Manufacturer of the Year Business Model Mastery Innovation Mastery Customer Mastery Supply Network Mastery Data & Integration Mastery Education & Training Mastery Operational Excellence Mastery Leadership Mastery Transformation: Orchestrating the Multi-Tier Supply Network Integration: The Timeless Quest for Accurate Data Industries: Maintenance No Longer on Schedule Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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