Citect, one of the world's largest, independent, realtime intelligence and industrial automation software companies will be bringing together the largest gathering of its customer base in 2006 for the first Citect International User Conference. The conference will take place at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney, from 16-18 May 2006. Over 500 new and experienced Citect Users from over 50 countries will convene to learn the latest developments and share their experience in scada and MES solution offerings.
The 2006 conference will feature workshops for key vertical sectors including mining, manufacturing, food and beverage, utilities and facilities. Attendees will be able to experience Citect's full product suite through interactive workshops and hear real-world case studies of Citect installations. Citect product experts and developers will also be on hand to provide technical advice. Strategic hardware and software providers will also be showcasing the latest complementary solutions of Citect products in the Exhibition Hall.
Citect will be demonstrating its next generation realtime intelligence software aimed at improving productivity across multiple plants. This new system will offer business managers unique insight into key production metrics in realtime over the Internet.
Other highlights of the User Conference include:
* Focus on the operations of IT infrastructure with technically-focused information for IT managers.
* A preview of the new features in CitectSCADA V7.0, such as on-line changes and clustering.
* A showcase on Ampla V3.0, including: advanced uses of Ampla for performance improvement; using standards-based production to business interoperability and learning about historical data processing as well as a preview of the upcoming Ampla V3.1.
* The launch of Ampla for French, German and simplified Chinese languages.
* A spotlight on CitectFacilities, a specialised facilities monitoring system which integrates climate, lighting and other systems in single or multisite facilities, creating enterprise-wide monitoring and control systems - including updates on product enhancements, improved connectivity solutions, new building automation system integrators and real-world case studies.
Early adoption of visual studio 2005
Citect recently announced its early adoption of Visual Studio 2005, the latest Microsoft development technology recently launched in Australia. Citect has adopted Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 in the development of its new version of CitectSCADA software.
Citect was one of the early pioneers in Australia to participate in the Visual Studio 2005 Ascend Program for the development of its CitectSCADA software. This program allows participants to develop software using Visual Studio 2005 ahead of the market and in parallel with Microsoft's development of the tools.
"Visual Studio 2005 helped ensure the quality of CitectSCADA development with stricter compilation checks and higher compliance with C++ standard. The development productivity is enhanced through improved integration of tools as well as MSBuild which is now much easier to maintain," says Stephen Flannigan, Citect's global director, scada.
"Microsoft appreciates Citect's participation in the Visual Studio 2005 Ascend Program," says Finula Crowe, product marketing manager, Developer Tools, Microsoft Australia. "The input from the program contributes significantly in the development process of Visual Studio 2005. Now developers and development teams, including Citect, are able to build high-performance, security-enhanced and reliable solutions using an enterprise-ready development platform."
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 was launched in November 2005. Citect's latest version of CitectSCADA Version 6.1 was developed using Visual Studio 2005.
For more information contact Niconette du Toit, Citect, 011 699 6600, [email protected], www.citect.com
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