ICONICS has released following versions of the products:

GENESIS64 V10.61
Hyper Historian V10.61
MobileHMI V10.61
Energy AnalytiX V10.61
Facility AnalytiX V10.61
PortalWorX V10.61

Installation DVDs are available on ICONICS Customer Connection Portal in Product Download section:
http://partners.iconics.com/Home/Support/ProductDownload.aspx

DECEMBER 14, 2011/PLANO, TEXAS – Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, has introduced an updated software solution that reduces power-plant emissions and facilitates compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). Based on the company’s SimSci-Esscor Connoisseur advanced process control (APC) software, the updated, model-adaptive Combustion Optimization System reduces the need for costly pollution-control hardware by providing neural net-based extensions to combustion management.

To further read this news please click 'SimSci-Esscor Software Helps Achieve Compliance with New Cross-State Air Pollution Rule'

MAtrikonOPC has released veriosn 1.1.0 for the Siemens APACS series. The APACS OPC Server from MatrikonOPC offers direct connection to your Siemens Moore APACS DCS without requiring the extra expense of an API. This OPC Server also offers much higher write performance which is often a necessity for DCS migration or console replacement projects. This OPC Server automatically finds all Siemens Moore MBUS/MNET interfaces over Ethernet and sets up connections for them – making configuration a snap!

For further information please click 'Version 1.4.0 of the OPC Server for APACS Direct is Released'

RELEASE: Portland, ME, December 13, 2011 - Kepware Technologies, company in communications for automation announces that its communication platform, KEPServerEX, has passed the OPC Foundation's Lab Certification for both OPC UA and OPC DA specifications.

The OPC Foundations Lab Certification's objectives are to ensure member companies are providing products that meet a wide range of criteria including reliability, performance, usability, and strict compliance with the OPC specifications. Please visit the OPC Foundation website for a complete view of their objectives and procedures.

"To ensure our OPC enabled products interoperate with other vendors' applications, we have continually participated in OPC interoperability, self-certification and 3rd party certification programs offered by the OPC Foundation, for Data Access and Alarms and Events" said Tony Paine, President of Kepware Technologies. "With this release, we have made the same investment in our Unified Architecture technology, the latest OPC standard, providing our customers and partners with an independent seal of approval that we meet the conformance requirements specified by the Foundation."