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appealing to non-technical users, the company said, by allowing them to use “drag, drop, and drill” technology to slice and dice sales, marketing, and financial information. Another feature of StayinFront 11 is its breadth of access, according to the company. Salespeople, for instance, can tap into the application on laptops, smart phones, and other mobile devices, regardless of the underlying network. Changes made to the system are synched with the database in real time. www.managingautomation.com/StayinFront prises the core of DevCom2000 PDA, developers and users can be assured of high performance in the field, the company said. www.managingautomation.com/ProComSol CCE COLLABORATIVE DESIGN C MANAGEMENT DYNAMICS INC. TRADE MANAGEMENT or manufacturers looking to manage their supply chain transactions to maintain regulatory compliance, Management Dynamics has released RPS On-Demand 5.0, a SaaS software tool that screens transactions for any that may involve prohibited parties. The RPS software identifies problem transactions by checking against more than 90 restricted party lists that govern U.S. exports. New to version 5.0 is a Multi-Organization, Multi-Role Model, which the company says allows for simple configuration based on the given business type. Also featured is a Resolution Workflow with Escalations, which helps users within a company collaborate to address any potential trade risks. RPS On-Demand 5.0 integrates with a broad range of enterprise systems, according to Management Dynamics. www.managingautomation.com/MgmtDynamics F BLUECIELO ECM SOLUTIONS CE has added a new version of its EnSuite CAD/CAM data translation and viewer software, which includes markup and redlining, interference/clearance checking, and parent/child capabilities. EnSuite Version 2, which works with several different CAD file formats, allows users to add to CAD models redlines, mark-ups, and standard shapes and text, making it easier for users to collaborate on CAD documents. The new interference/clearance checking feature lets a user select any DATA PUBLISHING TOOL B lueCielo ECM Solutions has added the InnoCielo Publisher 2008 to its InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise line. The product is aimed at companies in the energy/utilities, manufacturing, oil and gas, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical markets — for example, Pfizer and Siemens. The company has updated the Queue Management, Generic PDF Rendering, and Vista support features. InnoCielo can be integrated with the PDF Merge and Developer modules. Tracing, logging, and error handling have been enhanced, and rendering and publishing of engineering data are more easily automated. MOTOROLA INC. www.managingautomation.com/BlueCielo WIRELESS LAN FOR HAZARDOUS SITES he Haz-Loc certified AP-5181 outdoor access point (AP) from Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility business is designed to extend the wireless enterprise into the harshest work environments. Petro-chemical, oil and gas, aerospace, power generation and utilities, mining, and manufacturing organizations can deploy AP-5181 APs without the need for extra cabling by using Motorola’s wireless mesh technology. The addition of these new access points in a Motorola customer’s control network — the main network used to control plant equipment/machinery — enables more sensors and metering devices to be supported, providing critical information such as temperature, humidity, and pressure readouts of plant machinery. The deployment of AP-5181 APs also extends the IT network outdoors in hard-to-wire environments. The benefit is mobile operator applications that were previously completed in the plant office, such as filing field inspections, issuing repair work orders, and checking maintenance records and parts inventories, can now be done in the field. www.managingautomation.com/Motorola PROCOMSOL LTD. HART FOR PDAS T P roComSol has released a full-featured, HART device configuration software package, DevCom2000 PDA (Smart Device Communicator), for the PDA platform. The software allows access to all the features and functionality available in the HART device description (DD) specification on a handheld device. This includes monitoring and editing device variables and executing all DD Methods (operating procedures). Based on the SDC-625 technology developed by the HART Communication Foundation (HCF), the software allows full and complete access to all data in the device DD. When device DDs are registered with the HCF, they must be validated using the SDC-625 tool, and because SDC-625 com- component or assembly and immediately identify any interferences or clearances that are below a pre-selected value. In addition, the new version of EnSuite lists the parent/child relationships between each part in an assembly. This can help purchasing departments quickly identify all of the parts in an assembly. EnSuite interoperates with CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Pro/ENGINEER, Unigraphics, SolidWorks, ParaSolid, IGES, and STEP file formats. www.managingautomation.com/CCE RIGHT HEMISPHERE PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT ith its newly released Deep Server View Edition software, product data management specialist Right Hemisphere aims to give users of SAP 7.0 PLM a richer experience when viewing 2D and 3D designs. The View Edition is integrated with SAP’s software and allows SAP users involved in the product lifecycle to simultaneously experience rich visual information and the textbased content that is associated with those designs. The View Edition lets users view content; for full authoring and collaborative capabilities, Right Hemisphere offers the Deep Server Enterprise Edition, through which users can publish content and integrate design data into other business workflows, according to the company. www.managingautomation.com/RightHemisphere W 47 December 2008 http://www.managingautomation.com/ProComSol http://www.managingautomation.com/StayinFront http://www.managingautomation.com/MgmtDynamics http://www.managingautomation.com/BlueCielo http://www.managingautomation.com/CCE http://www.managingautomation.com/Motorola http://www.managingautomation.com/RightHemisphere

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Managing Automation - December 2008 Contents Take 1 Business Objects Chief Says Union with SAP Meets Objectives After One Year Yes, Emerson, Too, Is in the MES Market Infor Chief Puts Off IPO, Restarts Buying Plans Kronos Now Tracks Shop Floor Machines IQMS Rolls Out User Interace, Other Upgrades Notes Five Ideas for Demand Planning Building on the SOA Blueprint Innovation Now A Team Effort Lean %2B Technology = LEAN^2 Finding Flaws Before They Spread Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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