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authorized users can view the actual system and application interdependencies normally available only to control system administrators. Integrity’s features include Asset Explorer, which lets users create their own view; Hardware Overview, providing a view of the configuration of networks, cabinets, I/O, and memory cards; Find, a search capability to locate a tag or controller based on object name or text within the application code; Queries, a way to create customized reports; and Spares Management, providing a way to assign hardware to a given project. www.managingautomation.com/PAS and the ability to e-mail results. www.managingautomation.com/Aegis DELCAM INSPECTION SOFTWARE AD/CAM software supplier Delcam has updated its PowerINSPECT inspection software with enhancements including support for multi-axis on-machine verification and compatibility with the AIMS metrology system. Compatibility with AIMS allows for seamless sharing of CAD geometry, inspection plans, and measurement results between PowerINSPECT and other hardware and C module with RS-232/RS-485 output and the H1750M and H1770 24- and 64-channel digital I/O boards with both RS-232 and RS-485 outputs. The products scale to deployments that feature a host computer monitoring thousands of I/O points. They can operate in environments from -25° C to +85° C, but are performance-rated for 0° C to 70° C temperatures. The D1711M/D1712M/H1750M are priced at $275, while the H1770M costs $350 in single units. www.managingautomation.com/DGH MOTOROLA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY EDGE DYNAMICS LIFE SCIENCES DEMAND MANAGEMENT With the release of Demand Management Suite Release 4, Edge Dynamics offers what it touts as a real-time application suite to enable life sciences companies to track and manage demand for their products. The suite features new packages tailored to sales and marketing, finance, and operations workers. The most prominent capability of the new release, the company said, is its ability to provide a “next-day indicator of channel sales uptake and product movement,” which affords life sciences companies a better understanding of market strengths and weaknesses. Also included are new report capabilities, enhanced security and access control, and better handling of large files and data feeds. www.managingautomation.com/Edge CORDLESS BLUETOOTH SCANNERS A AEGIS ANALYTICAL CORP. MANUFACTURING PROCESS MANAGEMENT SUITE he latest release of Aegis Analytical Corp.’s Discoverant manufacturing process management software suite for life sciences manufacturers provides a data access platform for all Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)-compliant client applications, providing end users direct access to data in multiple data sources for use with third-party applications. Discoverant 3.1 also features real-time, on-demand data access and cause-and-effect analytics. Enhancements to the new release include analysis group access, stability analysis, expiration dating, Oracle platform support, and annotated results. In addition, new e-mail capabilities offer user notifications software platforms. In addition, an ease of use enhancement the company calls the “bouncing ball” uses a color-coded scheme for the points to be measured when using the system. With this feature, all points to be inspected are initially colored blue, with the position for the first measurement shown in red. As the inspection proceeds, the next position to be measured is shown in red, while each point already taken changes to gray. www.managingautomation.com/Delcam imed at scan-intensive applications in extreme environments, Motorola’s Symbol LS3500 series of cordless laser scanners are sealed to IP65 specifications against water and dust and can withstand multiple 6.5-ft. drops to concrete, the company says. The LS3578-ER and LS3578-FZ scanners are compatible with other Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as Motorola’s VC5090 vehicle fixed-mount mobile computer. Remote scanner management (RSM) technology allows site administrators to locate scanners and push multiple application updates simultaneously from a central remote location. The LS3578-FZ scanner features “fuzzy logic” technology based on advanced scanning algorithms to provide accurate and fast reading of worn, damaged, dirty, or poorly printed bar codes typically found in ware- T DGH CORP. PROGRAMMABLE I/O DEVICES GH Corp. has announced the 1700M family of programmable digital I/O devices. The 1700M series allows manufacturers to monitor and control plant floor devices through the use of solid-state relays or TTL signals, the company said. Using Modbus RTU protocol, the 1700M products send digital input and output status reports to the host via RS-232 or RS485. Products in the 1700M family include the D1711M/D1712 15-channel digital I/O D houses and manufacturing environments. In addition, the LS3578-ER can read bar codes from a range of 4 inches to 45 feet away, according to the company. www.managingautomation.com/Motorola October 2007 51 http://www.managingautomation.com/Aegis http://www.managingautomation.com/DGH http://www.managingautomation.com/PAS http://www.managingautomation.com/Edge http://www.managingautomation.com/Delcam http://www.managingautomation.com/Motorola

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Contents Take 1 Mailbox New Selling and Fulfillment Product Leads Plan to Transform Sterling Commerce Comtrol Closes Bizarre Chapter Involving Founder New Omron COO Outlines Four-Part Growth Agenda New Mfg. ‘Czar’ Will Have a Full Plate of Issues Lawson Embraces The Trend of Fewer Upgrades Notes Wanted: A Unified Infrastructure Needed: Greater Reliability Special Report: Innovation: Why Are So Many Coming Up Short? Transforamation: Beating the Odds in Global Supply Industries: Metals: Tracking Carbon Footprints Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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