AFCON releases the Next Generation of SCADA/HMI -PULSE SCADA/HMI

February 22, 2010, AFCON Software and Electronics Ltd. announces the release of PULSE - its next generation of SCADA/HMI software

Pulse is the most recent evolution of AFCON's proven P-CIM solutions for SCADA/HMI.

"Pulse concept was first introduced at the SPS/IPC/Drives exhibition and raked enthusiastic responses since then. During the last year the software was tested and installed in several key sites and today we are proud to market it to the world. Pulse is based on the most advanced Microsoft's technologies and includes features to support the requirements that AFCON is seeing with its current customers”, said Mr. Gabi Weiss, General Manager of AFCON Software and Electronics Ltd. , "Pulse offers a new degree of freedom and flexibility to run any client/server configuration from anywhere. It provides the user with tools more powerful than ever before to swiftly develop and install complex applications. We are certain that Pulse will change the market".

"Pulse release brings one of the most significant messages AFCON has delivered in its 25-year history,” said Mr. Weiss. “We have invested more than 60 man-years to ensure that we can deliver a product with the best performance and quality. This in order to enable our customers to meet with their toughest operations, engineering needs and IT challenges.

Pulse is a SCADA/HMI application generator software that enables application engineers to work with an unified environment regardless of the project deployment nature. It fits stand-alone stations, networked applications, Web architecture and terminal service deployments, and is also ready to run as client from flash disks. The Integrated Development Environment supports the transportability of application over any .Net compatible platform such as Windows XP/Vista and Server 2003/2008 operating systems. Pulse is one of the first SCADA tools on the market to be fully validated on Windows 7.

Pulse Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is based on Microsoft's WCF technology, allowing remote distributed concurrent engineering. Pulse relies on the Microsoft ClickOnce solution to enable remote client workstations to automatically update with new product versions and application definitions. Taking the advantages of .NET technology, Pulse is integrated with a new Look and Feel and various functionalities that help application engineers to reduce design time and lower Total Cost of Ownership. With Pulse new features users can easily develop professional visualization screens using global smart graphic objects, layers, themes and styles.

Pulse leverages .Net technology capabilities by granting advanced users the option to extend the collection of product functionalities with software components they develop themselves. Components such as activities, engineering unit conversions, .Net controls and more can be added to the product tools galleries and be reused in the application.

To simplify connectivity from the plant floor to corporate business systems Pulse supports Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and OLEDB compatible databases.

Pulse operators and managers benefit from the new integrated Smart Information Panel tool that provides on out of the box real time, historical and alarm information of any application tag, ready for further data analysis.

AFCON Background information
AFCON Software and Electronics Ltd., founded in 1987, is an international software company and a leader provider of SCADA/HMI systems and solutions ranging from the Industry control and building automation management to OEM applications. AFCON Software and Electronics Ltd is a fully owned subsidiary of the Afcon Industries Group (AIG). AIG, founded in 1945, is a public company listed in the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). AFCON's flagship product until this announcement was the P-CIM SCADA/HMI. AFCON also provide services such as consultancy, technical support, specifications writing, design and research. www.afcon-inc.com

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