wonderware is a brand of industrial software sold by schneider electric .

wonderware was part of invensys plc , and invensys plc was acquired in january 2014 by schneider electric .

invensys plc. was formed in 1999 by the merger of btr plc and siebe plc , and wonderware was acquired by siebe plc in 1998 .

wonderware software is used in diverse industries , including : automotive assembly , facilities management , food and beverage , cpg , mining and metals , power , oil and gas , chemicals , energy , and water and wastewater .

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wonderware united kingdom & wonderware ireland are trading names of solutionspt , an independent wonderware software distribution partner . all rights reserved .
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purchased the remaining 85 % interest in ict - wonderware gmbh which it did not already own ( see note 13 ) . ict - wonderware gmbh is the principal distributor of wonderware ' s products in germany . revenues derived from ict - wonderware gmbh for the years ended
wonderware development studio consists of a suite of cooperative tools designed to enable rapid construction and maintenance of wonderware applications . find out more and try a demo
expects that its product mix will continue to change in the future as new products , such as the wonderware factorysuite , are introduced and gain market acceptance and that the share of revenues contributed by the wonderware intouch line will decline as sales of wonderware intouch development systems are replaced by sales of the wonderware factorysuite .
pcs global was founded in 2014 and is a certified system integrator for wonderware .
wonderware system platform is an enterprise - class supervisory scada and operations management system .
klinkmann distributes the wonderware software in russia + cis and in finland + baltics .
history of triconex and wonderware : 47 consecutive months of copies sold since published .
the wonderware approach to iiot establishes a framework that enables closed loop business & operations .
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at wonderware we believe in the limitless potential of technology to empower people and transform businesses .
this tech note from insource shows how to view history blocks created by the wonderware historian .
wonderware has been a leader in hmi and scada software since its beginning . recently wonderware introduced a new industrial software category called operations management interface ( omi ) . this vide . . .
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wonderware supplies easy - to - use application development tools and connectivity products , rather than finished applications .
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wonderware solutions enhance value and provide sustainable development by applying technology and expertise to continually improve production operations .
wonderware finland & baltics is your local source for wonderware industrial software solutions . we have delivered wonderware software to over 20 . 000 work stations during our 20 - year wonderware partner history and whether you need application questions or assistance , customer service , workshops , training , consulting services , sales and licence purchases they are all available locally . our dedicated technical support , training and system integration channel are here to serve you !
control software solutions was founded in 2002 and is a certified system integrator with both wonderware and schneider electric .
in schneider electric software samc conference in california in march 2017 , klinkmann was recognized as the leading wonderware software licenses supplier in europe in 2016 . klinkmann wonderware technical support was evaluated to be on the highest level .
' s line of i / o servers . this toolkit is the same toolkit wonderware uses to develop all of
wonderware develops , manufactures , licenses , sells and supports pc - based software products for the industrial automation market .
wonderware industrial information management helps make use of the data generated for improving efficiency , quality , compliance and profitability .
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as a result , wonderware became one of the fastest - growing software companies in the country during the early 1990s .
johannesburg , south africa . – 25 july , 2017 – wonderware southern africa today announced that system integrator . . .
wonderware supplies microsoft ( r ) windows ( r ) - based software products for the industrial automation market . the components of
the ampla manufacturing execution system ( mes ) now publishes data directly to the insight - powered by wonderware online . . .
this video provides a fast overview of the improvements delivered with the 2017 update 2 releases of wonderware system platform and intouch .
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wonderware delivers solutions that help you operate safely , efficiently and in an environmentally sensitive context . whether you are concerned about minimizing costs , creating sustainable environmental operations , reducing energy consumption or maximizing asset availability , all while maintaining or improving production , wonderware can help .
leading power generators and distributors rely on wonderware to provide a wide range of automation solutions that address increasing and evolving demands . from the plant level through the enterprise , solutions from wonderware enable 20 % of the power worldwide . wonderware solutions enable power - delivery companies to layer their optimization and monitoring solutions on top of their existing systems and connect to almost any device , regardless of the manufacturer .
siebe plc will pay $ 24 a share for irvine - based wonderware - - 50 % more than monday ' s closing price .
has established relationships with several oems , including moore products , motorola , and yokogawa . moore products uses several components of the wonderware factorysuite software in process systems that it sells . motorola bundles wonderware intouch with motorola ' s remote monitoring and control terminals . yokogawa purchases wonderware intouch for use in its darwin product which is part of its line of chart recorders . the company is pursuing additional oem relationships to broaden the distribution of its products to new market segments . supplying premium quality product support to every customer is a primary wonderware objective .
insight powered by wonderware online updates smartglance mobile app june 2018 : to enable users to set alerts based on predefined zones . . .
wonderware offers comprehensive , award - winning support and services programs to help protect and extend the value of your software products and solutions .
also supports a user group that has established a program information exchange to allow users to share their evaluations of third - party hardware and software devices for use with wonderware intouch . the user group is led by an advisory board of directors comprised of representatives from a number of wonderware end - user customers including philip morris , lockheed missiles & space , texaco , weyerhaeuser and nestle . wonderware has a comprehensive training department that offers a number of different courses covering each of the company ' s products and communications technologies . see products - wonderware technical services .
wonderware ' s stock surged 48 % on news that it is being acquired by a british electronics group . details on the two firms :
wonderware hmi / scada software enables operational excellence across all industries , providing deep operational insight as the basis of real - time performance management .
wonderware is here to provide you with the tools , training and support you need to break free from the average and achieve the amazing .
x - change 2017 , wonderware southern africa’s 25th annual user conference was held at sun city’s brand new conference facility from 2nd to 5th april .
established in 1987 , wonderware was the world’s first hmi built on the windows platform . almost 30 years later , wonderware is the world’s most acclaimed hmi continuing to empower users with rapid creation of standardized , reusable visualization applications and one - click deployment across an entire enterprise including mobile users .
' s revenue grew 18 % in 1996 to $ 64 . 9 million and 27 % in 1997 to $ 82 . 5 million . the sales increase in 1996 was primarily from increased unit sales of the wonderware intouch product line and to a lesser extent from increased sales of the wonderware intrack products and the introduction of wonderware inbatch . the increase in 1997 was primarily related to the sales of factorysuite and also to the acquisition of ict - 19
' s 1994 investment in ict - wonderware gmbh of $ 800 , 000 , and was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting . accordingly ,
the most significant release of wonderware ever , including a massive amount of new features and new software raising the bar for the next decade . show less
innovative wonderware solutions are used by manufacturers around the world to achieve optimal performance and improve overall operations in key areas like quality , production tracking , performance , inventory , order fulfillment and asset management . wonderware manufacturing execution systems ( mes ) and technology platform address the demands and complexities of contemporary manufacturing systems .
a revolutionary new service which complements your wonderware development studio software to help you with rapid project creation , project archiving , capacity and storage on - demand .
wonderware staat klaar met de tools , de trainingen en de support die u nodig hebt om aan middelmatigheid te ontsnappen en uitzonderlijke zaken voor elkaar te krijgen .
wonderware mes are scalable and configurable solutions for an incremental approach to operational improvements where low - risk deployment of increased functionality can be realized . find out more
wonderware offers a comprehensive set of validation and operations improvement solutions to address regulatory compliance , production performance and quality and foundationally address a risk - based approach .
this annual report on form 10 - k contains forward - looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties . the actual future results of wonderware ( r ) corporation (
streamlining its operations related to the product strategy from many individual products into the single wonderware factorysuite . restructuring and severance costs . during the fourth quarter of 1995 ,
welcome to our online newsroom , a good resource to find out what is happening at wonderware southern africa . from here you can access recent and archived news .
wonderware upstream oil and gas industry solutions enable safe operation for personnel and the environment while helping to generate the greatest profitability , production and productivity from existing assets .
discover the new itmeviewapp object and how it will cleanly integrate your intouch machine edition hmi applications into wonderware system platform for both centralized configuration and a unified . . .
wonderware is the global leader in human machine interface ( hmi ) , scada and real - time operations management software , enabling production and industrial operations to synchronise with business objectives to achieve speed , flexibility and sustained profitability . wonderware software delivers significant cost benefits for designing , building , deploying and maintaining robust applications for manufacturing and infrastructure operations .
believes that selective assistance to specific distributors may promote revenue growth from those distributors . wonderware maintains a sales , marketing and technical support organization to support the distribution channel . on
wonderware solutions provide stable performance and flexibility to meet ever - growing market demands . in addition , a global partner ecosystem has been created that provides additional benefits in a short time .
wonderware software is based on a distinctly unique , powerful and elegant approach to delivering what customers most need in their real - time industrial software systems . find out more about system platform .
( most valuable player ) in gcs connect emea 2014 conference , bratislava 3 - 5 of june . developed by klinkmann add - ons for wonderware system platform were presented during the conference .
i met roy slavin twice , and he also had some colorful things to say about his predecessor . they both gave a significant part of their lives to a remarkable company , wonderware .
the leading global food , beverage , consumer packaged goods and tobacco manufacturers rely on wonderware solutions to manage preparation , batch and packaging operations for better manufacturing visibility , performance , quality and productivity .
wonderware is a pretty solid company , but siebe must have really , really wanted them to pay this much ,
said dion cornett , an analyst who tracks industrial automation with first analysis .
alvaro martinez , portfolio manager at wonderware , introduces the web service client oi server and provides a set of tips to help you get started using it and leveraging its capabilities with wonder . . .
new belgium brewing changes the game with software from schneider electric . wonderware performance software configured by apex manufacturing solutions helps new belgium brewing increase efficiency by providing the data analysts need to make better decisions .
monitor , control and optimize production and asset performance , quality and energy consumption . wonderware connects to all leading vendors of control systems equipment to help reduce costs while continuing to maximize asset reliability and performance . wonderware pulp and paper industry solutions provide measurable performance improvements that help overcome the rising cost of energy , obtain more from your production assets and maximize profitability in the face of challenging business conditions .
cornett noted that wonderware , which had been trying to offer different solutions for small to medium - sized businesses , would be able to draw on siebe ' s technologies to round out its product lines .
wonderware has had a roller - coaster history . founder dennis r . morin started the company in 1987 after he had been laid off as a software designer at another company . at the time , there were other software companies making programs to automate production processes . but wonderware was the first to introduce a program designed to be used with windows , the microsoft operating system now running on most personal computers .
wonderware ' s products are sold in 58 countries principally through a network of more than 80 technically skilled , independent distributors specializing in industrial automation products . with the exception of the company ' s wholly owned
insource partners with wonderware to bring you the best in industrial software solutions . together we are able to anticipate and solve connection , control and optimization challenges through the alignment of people , process , and technology . used in over one third of the world’s industrial and manufacturing plants , wonderware empowers you to unleash the value within your organization . insource brings you that power with an aim to revitalize manufacturing in america .
over a third of the world’s companies trust wonderware software to run their plants . our industrial software is at the heart of businesses in every imaginable industry . find out what it means to be truly empowered .
wonderware makes industrial software for a connected world ; open , scalable , easy - to - use , secure and versatile industrial software that empowers people to connect , control , understand , and optimize their operations .
wonderware has over 750 , 000 active licenses in over 100 , 000 customer locations , and has customers in virtually every global industry - including food & beverage , power , water & wastewater , facilities , transportation , upstream oil & gas , mining , metals and many more . wonderware offers software solutions that tie together multiple fleets of plants and facilities , and enables new ways for customers , suppliers and producers to collaborate .
on april fools day , 1987 , laguna beach visionary dennis morin co - founded technology company wonderware with technology wizard phil huber and partners cole chevalier , bill urone and jerry cuckler . wonderware ' s employee - centric culture also set an industry standard , presaging the silicon valley based startup policies by years . they have been number one in their technology field for over 25 years , an astounding achievement in the digital era .
line and premise of the book was the founding of triconex , and the software engineers leaving to start wonderware until the ceo ' s of both companies left ( remarkably at the same time in december , 1995 ) .
wonderware specialists work hand - in - hand with you to understand your specific issues – and then offer solutions based on reusable components and extensible structures that can empower you to more quickly fulfill both customer and regulatory demands .
' s product families are scaleable from entry - level through high - end products , permitting end - users to upgrade easily as their requirements increase . wonderware factorysuite ( tm ) 2000 factorysuite 2000 , first shipped to customers on
, will offer similar suites of products . there can also be no assurance that the wonderware factorysuite will gain further market acceptance . general economic conditions . based in part on the growth in the overall industrial automation software market and
reports provide the information for improvement and also provide a record of what has occurred . wonderware has a selection of reporting tools , providing you the best solution for your particular reporting requirements , depending upon your manufacturing it architecture .
wonderware scout ( tm ) the scout component of factorysuite 2000 is a web server add - on and client browser that provides the user read - only remote viewing of factorysuite data and visual objects and a variety of other data sources over the internet and intranets . wonderware intrack ( tm ) the intrack component of factorysuite 2000 is a production management and tracking application generator . applications developed using intrack allow manufacturers to model computer - controlled manufacturing processes and then track material flow and resource usage through that process . it provides real time views of work in process and shop floor inventory as well as order status , equipment utilization and process performance . the wonderware intouch graphical user interface provides operators with a
at wonderware we believe in the limitless potential of technology to empower people and transform businesses . we focus on creating the most innovative and reliable industrial software to empower individuals , teams and businesses of all sizes , to become extraordinary .
wonderware offers products and services designed to help deliver secure and reliable operations , meet regulatory compliance , manage operation performance and control costs . this enables water and wastewater companies to provide an affordable service to customers while pursuing sustainability goals .
irvine — automation software maker wonderware corp . , on the rebound from a two - year slump , said tuesday that it is being bought for $ 375 million in cash by one of britain ' s largest engineering and electronics firms .
the announcement surprised analysts , who said wonderware had not been looking for a buyer . noting the company ' s strong position in the software manufacturing arena , industry watchers said the merger would allow both companies to expand into new markets .
wonderware visualisation solutions gives developers and operators stunning graphical representation of the production process and enables the right level of interaction bringing the right information to the right people at the right time . operators are empowered to act and be more productive .
based on the industry - leading wonderware mes / performance , the line performance suite is a turnkey oee ( overall equipment effectiveness ) and monitoring package , ensuring you of a professionally delivered , expertly designed system with integrated reporting and analysis .
wonderware , which has about 445 employees , including nearly 300 in its irvine headquarters , does not expect any layoffs , said roy h . slavin , chairman and chief executive officer , who expects to stay on after the deal is closed .
entered an out - of - court settlement agreement in the matter of delivanis , et . al . vs . wonderware corporation and all related cases . the settlement included mutual and general releases of all claims by all parties and cash payments by
with the broadest installed base of any industrial software and the most feature - rich products available , wonderware has been the driving force of innovation in the industrial software market for decades . together we can change the face of industry and infrastructure .
the deal , which has been in the works since late january , is expected to close in early april , officials said . wonderware will become a wholly owned division of siebe , merging into the british firm ' s control - system group .
the company ' s stock , which had been trading as high as $ 42 . 75 per share in early 1995 , tumbled to the low teens . over the next two years , wonderware posted net losses of $ 20 . 4 million .
offers several customer support services including the wonderware information exchange , a bulletin board service designed to facilitate communications with and among end - users . users who dial into the bulletin board can leave or retrieve messages or files and can access a library of
expects that sg & a expenses will continue to increase in absolute dollars as it expands its worldwide sales distribution and customer support network to penetrate new markets for its production management products , as well as to increase worldwide market penetration for its wonderware factorysuite product line . pay and participation model . wonderware employees currently receive salaries , incentive bonuses , other fringe benefits , and stock options . new accounting rules and regulations , poor stock price performance or other factors could diminish the value of the option program and force
wonderware ' s software solutions are proven in over 100 , 000 plants around the world and cover a broad spectrum of business - critical applications across manufacturing and industrial enterprises . these integrated software solutions are categorised into a variety of customer - orientated offerings .
invensys , the invensys logo , avantis , eurotherm , foxboro , imserv , infusion , skelta , simsci , triconex and wonderware are trademarks of invensys plc , its subsidiaries or affiliates . all other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners .
bij wonderware geloven we in het onbegrensde potentieel van technologie om mensen effectiever te maken en bedrijven te veranderen . we willen de meest innovatieve en betrouwbare industriële software maken om mensen , teams en bedrijven van elke omvang in staat te stellen uitzonderlijke prestaties te leveren .
wonderware earned $ 4 . 3 million , or 29 cents a share , last year as sales climbed 27 % to $ 82 . 5 million . the software maker ' s stock closed the year at $ 14 . 13 a share , up 59 % .
you didn’t start your career to be average or to settle for just “good enough” . at wonderware we never settle , we are driven by an uncompromising quest for improved efficiency and performance , and we transform that into industrial software that lets you do amazing things .
siebe plans to raise the money for the buyout through its existing credit lines , and will begin a cash tender offer as soon as possible , officials said . the deal , which was approved by wonderware ' s board of directors , is subject to regulatory approval .
when morin left the firm in 1995 to pursue a leisurely lifestyle , the company ' s stock began to drop . trouble on wall street continued as wonderware ' s executive offices remained in turmoil and the firm acquired a couple of technology firms with lackluster balance sheets .
as the first major hmi software offering to begin running on microsoft windows more than 20 years ago , the company’s wonderware brand has been synonymous with continuous innovation and ease of use . over this long history , the arc advisory group’s hmi software and services study has consistently listed the wonderware brand as one of the top market share leaders . in the 2011 arc report , which covers the 2010 calendar year , invensys operations management outpaced market growth to gain the # 1 position in market share , increasing its percentage lead over its nearest competitor .
' s total investment in ict - wonderware gmbh was allocated to the assets acquired , including in - process research and development , and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair value of such assets and liabilities . the purchase price allocated to in - process research and development was charged to
invensys operations management continues to innovate with new products and solutions . its wonderware intouch 2012 , archestra system platform 2012 and archestra workflow 2012 solutions are being demonstrated and highlighted at the company’s opsmanage’11 customer and partner conference series , which kicked off this month in paris and nashville , tenn .
has shipped its products to a wide range of industries , including chemical , oil and gas , food , public utility , pharmaceutical , pulp and paper , automobile , aerospace , electronics , telecommunications , water treatment , transportation and numerous other industries . end user customers include anheuser busch , at & t , boeing , coca - cola , ford , lockheed , mercedes benz , nestle , philip morris , procter & gamble , shell oil , texaco and weyerhaeuser . wonderware was formed as a partnership in april 1987 and was incorporated in california in june 1988 as wonderware software development corporation .
' s distributor in germany . revenues subsequent to the close of the acquisition in mid - december 1996 reflect higher unit sales prices because there is no longer a distributor markdown associated with such sales . revenues from the wonderware intouch product line represented 90 % , 85 % , and 69 % of
provides links to information regarding the version history of wonderware intouch , starting from version 7 . 1 to 11 . 1 , which is the current version at the time of this article . the article will help the reader understand the progressive changes from version to version of intouch over the years .
u bent niet aan uw carrière begonnen met de intentie om middelmatig te presteren of om tevreden te zijn met ‘goed genoeg’ . bij wonderware worden we gedreven door een compromisloze honger naar hogere efficiëntie en betere prestaties , een honger die we transformeren tot industriële software waarmee u uitzonderlijke zaken voor elkaar kunt krijgen .
, and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months . outlook : issues and uncertainties although wonderware does not provide forecasts of future financial performance , this annual report does contain forward - looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties .
ned a partnership agreement with jerry cuckler , cole chevalier and bill urone to start wonderware . it was a culture of hard work , a relentless comittment to quality , innovation , and daring to be different . 30 years and 750 , 000 licenses later . . . . . . the legend continues .
assumed all outstanding options to purchase shares of enatec stock in exchange for options to purchase 73 , 000 shares of wonderware corporation common stock . such options are outside of the 1989 plan and are incentive stock options which vest 25 % one year following the date of grant , with the remaining vesting occurring ratably over the 35
ogy wizard phil huber and partners cole chevalier , bill urone and jerry cuckler . wonderware ' s employee - centric culture also set an industry standard , presaging the silicon valley based startup policies by years . they have been number one in their technology field for over 25 years , an astounding achievement in the digital era .
' s total sales in 1995 , 1996 and 1997 , respectively . the decreases as a percentage of total revenue are directly related to the introduction of new products and in 1997 are primarily related to the introduction of factorysuite . in 1997 , revenues from the wonderware factorysuite represented 14 % of total revenue . also in 1997 ,
' s growth outlook . integrated suite pricing . the price of the factorysuite is less than the sum of the prices for the individual components included in the suite when such components are licensed separately . the discount available to customers that purchase the wonderware factorysuite or who purchase under enterprise license agreements could have a material adverse impact on
leading chemicals and fertilizers companies rely on wonderware to actively drive value and sustainability by applying its technologies and expertise to continuously improve plant and facilities operations , lower waste , provide more flexible and agile production capabilities and reduce unit costs , energy and greenhouse gas intensities and plant emissions , all while simultaneously raising yields and quality compliance .
industrial software solutions , also known as wonderware pacwest , is an industrial automation software company , providing solutions across monitoring & control , information & analysis , operations & optimization , and asset performance . we are a premier channel partner of aveva , auvesy , matrikon , comark , ocean data systems , win - 911 and more .
as if the ict - wonderware gmbh acquisition had been consummated as of the beginning of 1996 . the pro forma information is presented for information purposes only . it is based on historical information and does not necessarily reflect the actual results that would have occurred nor is it necessarily indicative of future results of operations of the combined enterprise . [
, will offer similar suites of products . there can be no assurance that the factorysuite 2000 will gain acceptance in the industrial automation market . wonderware intouch ( tm ) intouch , version 7 . 0 , a principal component of factorysuite 2000 , is a microsoft windows based , 32 - bit object - oriented , graphical human - machine interface (
' s products incorporate object - oriented , graphical user interface concepts , support popular communication standards , and run on low - cost , high - performance personal computer hardware . each new release of a wonderware product is typically designed to offer users application compatibility with all prior releases , providing continuity as the capabilities and performance of the product are improved . in addition ,
incurred pre - tax charges of $ 33 . 1 million ( $ 23 . 4 million net of taxes of $ 9 . 7 million ) to reflect direct transaction costs and the allocation of a portion of the purchase price to in - process research and development costs based on management ' s estimates . as a result of the acquisition of ict - wonderware in december 1996 ,
our industrial software solutions address production operations , production performance , manufacturing intelligence , business process management and collaboration . by relentlessly focusing on solving our customers’ most pressing operational problems , and delivering robust , secure and easy to use software solutions to solve those problems . wonderware has grown to become the pre - eminent name in industrial software and the global leading supplier of hmi , scada and industrial operating system software .
the incontrol i / o toolkit allows the user to develop i / o drives to communicate to the incontrol client . the inbatch toolkit enables the user to access the different inbatch databases . the user can also control certain inbatch processes . the scout toolkit allows the user to develop data agents to their database . the scout client can then access the information through the data agents . wonderware technical services product training .
' s york , pennsylvania development center . from 1989 to september 1995 mr . kissling was president and chief executive officer of soft systems engineering , inc . which was acquired by the company in september 1995 . victoria stowe , 47 , has served as vice president , wonderware studios since january 1995 . from february 1991 to january 1995 , ms . stowe served as the company ' s director of marketing communications .
the little history book ? well , for 5 years it has sold copies all over the world every month since it has been published on amazon . a rich author ? hardly , but that ' s the book business . but i ' m much richer for the experience of meeting the incredible folks that started the wonderware journey with dennis and phil through the sale of the company under roy ' s watch .
wanneer u vertrouwt op missiekritische software die een centrale functie heeft in uw bedrijfsvoering , eist u de zekerheid en gemoedsrust die voortkomt uit een supportprogramma dat specifiek is afgestemd op de unieke behoeften van uw bedrijf . daarnaast kunnen softwareonderhoud en support ook deel uitmaken van een strategie die uw operationele prestaties ondersteunt en verbetert . wonderware biedt uitgebreide support - en onderhoudsprogramma’s om de waarde van uw softwareproducten en - oplossingen te beschermen en te verhogen .
' s object - oriented software development tools enable customers to rapidly develop personal computer applications that provide dynamic , graphical representations of physical processes in a factory . these applications gather and display information about an automated manufacturing process and can interact with and control that process . wonderware has offered industrial automation software development tools since 1989 that feature ease - of - use and an intuitive operator interface typical of windows applications . in april 1997 ,
' s flagship product , factorysuite ( tm ) 2000 , provide object - oriented software development tools that enable customers to rapidly develop personal computer applications that provide dynamic , graphical representations of physical processes in a factory . these applications gather and display information about an automated manufacturing process and can interact with and control that process . wonderware has offered industrial automation software development tools since 1989 that feature ease - of - use and an intuitive operator interface typical of windows applications .
according to craig resnick , research director for arc advisory group and author of the recent study , “invensys operations management has a multi - faceted strategy to enhance its market position , as well as to further its infusion® enterprise control system concept . the company continues to update its wonderware intouch and archestra system platform product lines and is placing strategic emphasis on the scada and geo - scada arena , which is reflected in the functionality delivered by the latest release of its software products . ”
' s deferred tax assets based on an evaluation of the recoverability of such deferred tax assets , offset by the tax effect related to the write - off of in - process research and development costs in 1995 . the increase in the rate from 1996 to 1997 , was primarily due to non - deductible write - offs of in - process research and development from the acquisition of ict - wonderware in 1996 , offset by a decrease due to the utilization of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards .
november 09 , 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 achieved the # 1 market share position as a global provider of human machine interface ( hmi ) software and services in a recent arc advisory group market study . the report affirms the market share - leading position of the company’s wonderware® intouch® and archestra® system platform software products for use in hmi , supervisory and scada applications .
april fools day , 1987 . . . . . but this was no joke . . . . . . one of the greatest entrepreneurial stories of our time began as co - founders dennis morin and phil huber signed a partnership agreement with jerry cuckler , cole chevalier and bill urone to start wonderware . it was a culture of hard work , a relentless comittment to quality , innovation , and daring to be different . 30 years and 750 , 000 licenses later . . . . . . the legend continues .
maintains several sales and support offices throughout europe , asia and latin america . international sales accounted for 46 % , 42 % and 43 % of total revenues in 1997 , 1996 and 1995 , respectively . see management ' s discussion and analyses of financial condition and results of operations , and note 7 of notes to consolidated financial statements . wonderware seeks to establish relationships with oem providers of industrial automation solutions , as well as value - added resellers and systems integrators , to broaden the distribution of its products and to pursue additional market segments .
anticipates that it will continue to increase spending in absolute dollars on research and development for both the enhancement of current products , the addition of new product capabilities and the integration efforts associated with the wonderware factorysuite . costs incurred in the research and development of new software products and enhancements to existing software products are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established . after technological feasibility is established , any additional costs would be capitalized in accordance with statement of financial accounting standards no . 86 , accounting for the costs of computer software to be sold , leased or otherwise marketed . because
expects gross margins to decrease slightly in the future as more third party software is incorporated into its products . research and development expenses . wonderware invested heavily in research and development ( r & d ) primarily related to the factorysuite and its components . r & d expenses increased 77 % in 1996 to $ 18 . 8 million and 5 % in 1997 to $ 19 . 8 million . as a percentage of total revenue , r & d expenses were 19 % , 29 % and 24 % in 1995 , 1996 and 1997 , respectively . in 1996 , approximately half of the increase in cost is attributable to operating expenses of entities acquired during the latter half of 1995 . the remaining increase was primarily due to the addition of development personnel associated with
' s management . our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits . we conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards . those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement . an audit includes examining , on a test basis , evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements . an audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management , as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation . we believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion . in our opinion , such consolidated financial statements present fairly , in all material respects , the financial position of wonderware corporation and its
merged with sse by issuing 173 , 000 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the outstanding common stock of sse . the transaction was valued at approximately $ 9 , 764 , 000 and was accounted for as a purchase . the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair value . the purchase price allocation included a $ 572 , 000 allocation to developed technology and an allocation to in - process research and development that was charged to the company ' s operations , resulting in a non - recurring charge of $ 9 , 192 , 000 . the accompanying consolidated statements of operations include the results of operations of ict - wonderware gmbh , enatec and sse from their respective acquisition dates . the following unaudited pro forma information presents results of operations of
used cash in investing activities totaling $ 10 . 3 million . of this amount , $ 5 . 2 million was used to purchase property and equipment , $ 2 . 3 million was invested in two distributors , standard automation and softcell ( see note 5 of notes to consolidated financial statements ) and $ 2 . 8 million was used for net purchases of short - term investments . during 1996 , the company generated cash from investing activities totaling $ 2 . 1 million . net proceeds from sales and maturities of short - term investments generated approximately $ 18 . 4 million in cash . this was offset by $ 11 . 5 million used for the purchase of property and equipment and $ 4 . 8 million used for the purchase of the outstanding shares of ict - wonderware ( see note 13 of notes to consolidated financial statements ) . during 1995 ,
believes that its ability to develop , acquire and support such a broad range of controllers is a significant competitive advantage . factorysuite toolkit the factorysuite toolkit is a set of product - specific tools that allows the user to extend factorysuite 2000 components to meet the user ' s specific application needs . the factorysuite toolkit contains five development kits . the intouch extensibility toolkit contains the following three tools : the wizard development kit facilitates creation of preconfigured graphical objects or command sequences . the script development kit allows creation of complex algorithms and embedding them directly into the intouch scripting language . the intouch database extension apis ( idea ) toolkit lets users give external applications access to the intouch database . the i / o server toolkit enables programmers to quickly and easily develop their own i / o servers that use dde , wonderware ' s fastdde or suitelink protocols , to connect intouch with custom equipment or communications protocols not served by
began entering into enterprise license agreements . revenues from such agreements totaled $ 3 . 4 million , or 4 % of total revenues in 1997 . under an enterprise license agreement , the customer pays a fixed license fee for unlimited copies of specified components of the wonderware factorysuite and runtimes for the term of the agreement . under terms and conditions that are separate from the license fee , the customer also pays annual maintenance charges . international sales in 1995 , 1996 and 1997 were $ 23 . 6 million , $ 27 . 0 million and $ 37 . 7 million , respectively and as a percentage of sales were 43 % , 42 % and 46 % . despite overall growth in international sales during 1996 the rate of growth slowed relative to total sales . the decline in international sales growth in 1996 was primarily due to the increased competitive pressures and a general economic slowness in europe . in 1997 , international sales increased due to factorysuite and also due to the elimination of the distributor discount on certain sales in europe following
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merger : irvine - based software maker ' s stock soars 48 % on surprise announcement that it will be acquired by siebe plc .
wall street embraced the news , pushing the company ' s stock up nearly 48 % , or $ 7 . 63 a share , to $ 23 . 63 on the nasdaq market . more than 3 . 7 million shares changed hands , compared with the average volume of about 117 , 000 .
siebe gives us a tremendous amount of credibility because they ' re a $ 5 - billion company and one of the major players
that make automation software for industrial , manufacturing and production plants , slavin said .
if nothing else , we ' ll be able to sell products to all siebe ' s companies .
morin cultivated a whimsical corporate image , from the purple neon lights lining the halls of the company headquarters to the picture of a talking milk cow on the cover of the company ' s 1994 annual report . yet analysts always respected his business acumen .
but by 1997 , the firm was on the rise again after reorganizing its manufacturing systems group as part of its effort to cut costs .
sources : bloomberg news , reuters ; researched by janice l . jones / los angeles times
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was $ 336 , 097 , 524 , based on the last sales price on that date as reported on the nasdaq national market . * as of
) could differ materially from those statements . factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include , but are not limited to , those factors discussed in item 1 ,
' s products enable customers to reduce operating costs and improve product quality by providing access to real - time information throughout a manufacturing enterprise .
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in the 1960s , electronic equipment and computers were generally believed to be unsuitable for the manufacturing environment , primarily because of their insufficient reliability for mission - critical production management and control tasks . pneumatic controls and electromechanical devices were the preferred methods for controlling production equipment . however , as improvements were made in the capability and reliability of analog and digital electronics , production control tasks were increasingly assumed by controllers employing integrated circuits and early microprocessors . in the 1970s , the programmable logic controller ( plc ) was introduced . plcs were thought of as
computers , designed to function in the hostile environment of the factory floor and to be programmed by electricians . plcs found early acceptance in
manufacturing segments , such as the automotive industry . in parallel with this trend , distributed control systems ( dcss ) evolved to provide computerized control capabilities for
processes such as oil refining and chemical production . both plcs and dcss were based on proprietary hardware and software technology . today , these and other computer - based control systems are widely used throughout both the discrete and continuous process manufacturing industries . 2
that were generally unable to communicate or share data with other systems throughout the manufacturing enterprise . software for a manufacturing operation typically had to be developed or customized to satisfy the unique requirements for that operation . in addition , mastery of multiple proprietary programming languages was required to modify and maintain applications once developed . as a result , high initial cost and high cost of ownership have characterized the application of computer hardware and software to each facet of the manufacturing enterprise . manufacturers have also become aware of the importance of accurate and timely data capture on the factory floor and the value of the data for decision making throughout the manufacturing enterprise . manufacturers increasingly need cost - effective mechanisms to connect the
that characterized manufacturing automation throughout the 1980s and early 1990s . with the advent of low - cost , high - performance , standard personal computers and open operating environments , such as microsoft windows , the economics of the mass market can now be brought to the factory floor to solve the problems inherent in the traditional automation solutions . personal computers have become the platform of choice for human - machine interface (
) and other manufacturing automation functions , including plc and dcs capabilities . however , low - cost , standard platforms alone do not address the problem of delivering cost - effective solutions to complex industrial process and control problems . manufacturers are increasingly seeking software products that allow the rapid development and deployment of automation systems built on standard hardware , operating system and networking platforms .
) system . factorysuite 2000 runs on the microsoft windows nt ( r ) 4 . 0 operating system and the human - machine interface (
provides process visualization , process control , a real - time relational database , an internet / intranet tool for remote data viewing , tracking and management of production operations , batch management and i / o servers to connect the factorysuite 2000 components to the data on the plant floor . factorysuite 2000 is sold at a reduced price when compared to the cost of buying each of the components of the suite separately . the large discount available to customers when buying the factorysuite 2000 packages is designed to produce additional volume , but could have an adverse effect on
' s future revenues for other products . further it is expected that some of
) application generator for industrial automation , process control and supervisory monitoring . applications developed using intouch allow personal computers to act as
that are used by operators to monitor and manage computer - controlled processes . with intouch , a developer uses an object - oriented graphics editor to create an animated , graphical representation of a manufacturing process . changes in data values cause immediate changes in the appearance of the graphics images . the size , color , location , orientation , or other attributes of objects , such as tanks , gauges or pumps , may change in response to changes in the data values acquired from the manufacturing process via dynamic data exchange (
' s new suitelink i / o servers enables time and quality stamping at the data acquisition level to assure quality data . factoryoffice ( tm ) , a pack of desktop applications new with factorysuite 2000 , allows users to view , graph and analyze industrialsql server data without significant prior knowledge of sql . as the factorysuite 2000 database , industrialsql server is tightly integrated with the other components of factorysuite 2000 . 4
offers comprehensive training programs . intouch basic training and intouch advanced training teach application development for the intouch component of factorysuite 2000 . incontrol training teaches users to design , create , test and run control applications for controlling manufacturing processes . intrack foundation and modeling course is designed for systems integrators , plant floor managers , project managers , evaluation team members and other s who want to use intrack in their manufacturing process . the intrack developer course provides experienced intrack users with advanced product knowledge to help them develop and implement high - end intrack solutions in an enterprise systems environment . industrialsql server training provides participants with information on topics including industrialsql server architecture , hardware , configuration , data retrieval and client tools . inbatch training includes instruction on topics like modeling the plant , creating recipes , managing materials produced and consumed , scheduling and executing batches , recording history and generating reports on all batch processing activities , along with the procedures required to set up a redundant inbatch system . recipe , spcpro and sql training addresses the subjects of recipe , statistical process control pro ( spcpro ) and structured query language ( sql ) .