LinkMaster Universal Data Bridge Speeds Enterprise Integration

Charlotte, NC November 8, 2001: Software Toolbox today began shipping LinkMaster, a powerful enterprise integration tool designed to move data between different hardware, control systems, and enterprise systems without sophisticated programming.  LinkMaster acts as both an OPC Client and can connect to one or more OPC servers to move data between the OPC server applications. LinkMaster itself is an OPC server, allowing it to aggregate data from multiple locations into one place and serve it up to interested client applications. Interested client applications can also control server to server data transfers via the OPC server interface into LinkMaster.

John Weber, President of Software Toolbox emphasized the benefits of LinkMaster by pointing out that "During beta testing of LinkMaster, our customers found LinkMaster so easy to use that they were buying it before we even had the manual done and reporting to us how quickly they were able to move data between data sources and solve what before were difficult and expensive custom integration problems."

LinkMaster is already in use in major Fortune 500 customers and is available for online purchase now from Software Toolbox and their channel partners. For more information, visit the LinkMaster web page.

About Software Toolbox

Founded in 1996 to address the growing need for a single source for industrial automation users to find, evaluate, purchase, and get support for component software, Software Toolbox has over 500 products available for purchase via secure online transactions at www.softwaretoolbox.com or by phone at 1-888-665-3678 or 704-849-2773. In addition to the industrial component marketplace, Software Toolbox licenses Symbol Factory, ActiveX, and OPC server technologies to application developers worldwide such as SL Corporation to enhance the functionality of their applications. Adding value to this single convenient source for e-Commerce transactions for automation software is a deeper e-Business strategy that provides knowledge dissemination through the breadth and depth of technical knowledge and information available to users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This includes technical articles, white papers, online training materials, technical datasheets, product trials, documentation, application notes, technical support notes, and more. Software Toolbox has partnerships with over 60 developers worldwide in which they provide marketing, promotion, e-Business, and support services to aid the developer in reaching the global market.