New SCADA platform

Major new features have been developed to improve productivity, reduce operating cost, and to increase the efficiency and the performance of the platform.

ELUTIONS has launched ControlMaestroTM 2010, the new version of its application and automation development software which dramatically improves efficiency and effectiveness for developers and users.

With this new version, many features have been added to ControlMaestro software in order to improve the SCADA platform performance and ergonomics. In particular, the new version provides a completely new trending module, the support of new operating systems, new data storage in Sql server, a virtualization support server mode and support of new Zigbee (IEC) allowing metering of energy consumption and equipment management in real time.
ELUTIONS has established itself as a premier provider of software and wireless communication assets. “ELUTIONS' wide range of solutions are supported by continuous investments in technology that drive operational CAPEX and OPEX savings”, declared Chris Guers, CEO ELUTIONS Europe.

Quick preview of new functionalities
The trending module has been totally redesigned by including a high-performance graphical interface, new configurable graph types, overlapping curves management, an automatic minimum and maximum calculation, the possibility of zooming with the mouse wheel, thus improving legibility significantly, module ergonomics and effectiveness.
ControlMaestro 2010 fully integrated SQL Server 2008 Express making unified data storage possible giving the new trending module a significant improvement in performance over other products in the market.

This new version is compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems (it is already compatible with Windows 2000 professional or server, Windows XP professional, Windows 2003 server, Windows Vista).

Thanks to Virtualization Support, ControlMaestro can now be installed on Virtual Servers using such as VMware tools... allowing servers rationalization for the users.

With a new wireless communication driver using the Zigbee protocol, ControlMaestro 2010 is able to retrieve in real-time all the data collected by its equipment, offering a global solution including hardware and software. This close link between hardware and software can provides energy consumption monitoring, and has been created in response to the actual building management problems.

The new product addresses some of the key concerns of developers of modern SCADA applications, namely rapid application development, portability and easy maintenance. All the necessary tools to develop a complete and powerful automation application are provided.

Availability
ControlMaestro 2010 is available starting October 8th, 2010 from the company ELUTIONS and its authorized distributors. Customers currently acquiring the product will be automatically able to benefit from this new version.