When used with FactorySuite, SuiteVoyager uses XML to capture graphics from InTouch, and provides them to users over a standard Internet browser. A multilingual application, languages include English, French, German, and Japanese. There are no prerequisites for pre-installed software to view data pertinent to them, says Caccese. When a request goes into SuiteVoyager, the user is detected by the Web browser, and automatically receives the requested information, depending on their role in the facility. Says Kevin Tock, senior vice president and general manager of Wonderware s FactorySuite business unit, From a browser, users get the full, InTouch experience.
Users can see stuff running as if on the plant floor.
The product correlates information sources and performs cross-functional data analysis. The result is improved information to the supply chain, and tighter inventory control. Metalinks tie one form of data to another data format through relational database engines. Additionally, navigational capabilities within TopTier s software enable an end user to access and correlate information across an enterprise s varied lines of reporting, business intelligence, and Web-enabled business applications. TopTier provides the tools that infer the relationships between database tables or allow an application developer to specify parameters, says Kerr.