Wonderware InTouch Access Anywhere Software Wins Plant Engineering 2013 Product of the Year Award

APRIL 03, 2014 HOUSTON, TEXAS – Invensys, a leading supplier of state-of-the-art industrial software, systems and control equipment to the world’s major industries, today announced that its Wonderware® InTouch® Access Anywhere software solution has won a Silver Award in the Productivity and Training category of Plant Engineering magazine’s annual Product of the Year contest.Winners of the contest were selected by the magazine’s readers, comprising engineers from leading global manufacturing organizations who buy, specify and use these products daily. Choices were based on how the products help them do their jobs smarter, safer, more efficiently and more productively. The magazine’s panel of industry experts nominated finalists from hundreds of entries, after which readers selected the winners in nearly 20 plant automation and management categories.

“The mobility advancements in InTouch Access Anywhere represent the kinds of capabilities that help plant engineers and managers become more efficient and productive,” said Bob Vavra, Plant Engineering editor and content manager. “These capabilities positively impact the ability of producers and processors to address their most pressing operations and business challenges in the automation and management of their plants.”

The award-winning software solution enables users to access plant-floor data via the company’s Wonderware InTouch software, the world’s leading human machine interface software. It runs entirely and securely inside a web browser so users can connect to other InTouch applications at anytime from anywhere, using any mobile device, including Microsoft Surface tablets, iPads, iPhones and Android-based systems. The software also supports Macintosh and Linux-based computer systems, as well as Microsoft Windows PCs and laptops. And because users are not required to install any software on their mobile device, the offering is remarkably easy to deploy, manage and maintain.

“InTouch Access Anywhere software emphasizes the depth and breadth of our capabilities when it comes to mobile and web-enabled solutions,” said Steve Garbrecht, vice president of software product marketing at Invensys. “Providing this level of unprecedented, secure access to real-time plant information—without compromising functionality—empowers the modern workforce to minimize costs, improve operating efficiencies and drive real-time business optimization.”

InTouch Access Anywhere software is the newest capability in the company’s progressive suite of mobility solutions, which now includes workflow, reporting, analytics, visualization, maintenance management, operator training, data gathering and procedure management.