OPC Server Manager Eases Integration of Cellular Telemetry Systems

OCTOBER 6, 2004 – HOUSTON, TX (ISA EXPO 2004) –Software Toolbox^® released today the OPC Server Manager – Airlink Edition.  With the growth in the use of public cellular networks for telemetry as a means of reducing capital requirements and operating costs for telemetry, an easy way for OPC servers to work with cellular radios with dynamic IP addresses is a requirement. OPC Server Manager-Airlink Edition, automatically insures that the TOP Server OPC server it is connected to always knows the latest IP address of the target devices. Point-and-click configuration saves time and automated management and reporting of system changes reduces operating costs. The entire operation is transparent to the upstream HMI/SCADA system. TOP Server + OPC Server Manager Airlink Edition will work with any OPC Data Access enabled client application and provides connections to over 30 different device types via Airlink (www.airlink.com) cellular radios.

In addition to seamlessly managing the dynamic IP addresses in the cellular radios, OPC Server Manager automatically logs when devices are offline and go back online. It can also notify engineers and operators via email, pager, or cellphone when a device goes offline and comes back online. 

A free demo version of the OPC Server Manager and more information is available at www.opcservermanager.com .

About Software Toolbox

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC., Software Toolbox (www.softwaretoolbox.com) was founded in 1996 to address the need for a single source and point of contact for industrial automation users to find, evaluate, purchase, and get support for 3^rd party software products that complement industry leading automation software products. Software Toolbox offers hundreds of solutions across all major supplier lines in the industry and over 7,000 customers in 67 countries around the world. Its offerings include the widest single-source offering of OPC servers for Windows and Windows CE, .NET components, ActiveX controls, value-adding HMI add-ins, and developer tools for industrial automation users, OEMs, and systems integrators.

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