Manufacturing

Wonderware and Kepware to collaborate

17 July 2008

Kepware Technologies is to extend device communications options for Wonderware’s System Platform 3.0 product beyond the company’s own line of servers.

Wonderware’s System Platform, built on the industry standards-based ArchestrA software architecture, is designed to give customers one common strategic platform for all of their networked HMI, SCADA, MES, EMI and business connectivity solutions. The partnership will enable the platform offering to connect to thousands of additional devices through the over 130 protocols that KEPServerEX currently supports. Kepware will create a private branded version of KEPServerEX to be sold as a Kepware for Wonderware product.

“We are extremely honoured to have been chosen for such a critical relationship,” said Roy Kok, vice president of sales and marketing at Kepware. “Our products have long been used by both Wonderware channels and customers. We will be working closely with Wonderware to develop a seamless integration to maximise ease of use and deployment of the combined solution.”

“We spent a great deal of time evaluating Kepware and its products,” said Tim Sowell, vice president of solution and partner strategy at Wonderware. “There is no other company that we found that had the depth, breadth and reputation in the automation communications space. Our relationship with Kepware, combined with the Wonderware software platform and support offerings, should deliver the best possible automation communications and user experience for our customers.”