ILS Technology News

01/11/2010 ILS Technology Joins Wind River Partner Validation Program

Software Integration and Validation Aimed to Accelerate Development and Deployment of Industrial Automation Equipment Management

BOCA RATON, Fla. – January, 12 2010– ILS Technology, LLC, an industry leader in intelligent connectivity solutions, announced today that they have joined the Wind River Partner Validation Program for the industrial market segment. ILS Technology will provide their deviceWISE line of products integrated and validated with the latest releases of VxWorks and Wind River Linux, allowing more efficient integration of “device-to-device” and “device-to-enterprise” communications in a variety of embedded solutions.

The deviceWISE software framework provides secure, direct connectivity from plant floor devices to enterprise applications. Residing directly on plant floor systems and enabling upstream data sharing from any production device, deviceWISE empowers production leaders to make real-time decisions based on up-to-the-minute performance data. deviceWISE analyzes data from numerous devices to improve data analysis, processing power, functionality and usability ensuring customers achieve full value from their device investment.

"Through our extensive history working with automation equipment manufacturers, along with our experience with Wind River’s software platforms, we understand and have addressed their needs for embedding intelligent communication in devices,” said Fred Yentz, president and CEO of ILS Technology. ”We are pleased to work with Wind River on an open and flexible option for real-time information flow, which is expected to allow customers to get their device management solutions to market faster.”

"The continued advancement of industrial equipment intelligence has reached a level in which automation devices can deliver detailed performance and management data to the enterprise,” said Jens Wiegand, general manager, Industrial and Medical, Wind River. "By validating ILS Technology and Wind River software components, customers can reduce both development and operating costs of collection, filtering, and the secure delivery of this data to back-end, enterprise-located monitoring and planning applications.”