IDXOnline has announced the development of IDX Control Systems Monitor (CSM), which provides a single, black-box solution to any communications network monitoring requirement. The solution integrates a compact hardware platform with IDXOnline`s industrial strength IDX core to provide a network data exchange gateway which delivers cost-effective, high-performance information exchange, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities.
Applications include communications networks where any combination of industrial field bus networks, control networks and even office networks must exchange data. In addition, CSM is ideal for those that require the power of a high performance information gateway, which provides real-time monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, on and off-site.
IDXOnline Industrial Solutions business manager David Bean says it is the perfect solution where comprehensive, cost-effective, data historian services or only simple data logging services are required to log critical data on any network.
"CSM also provides the unique capabilities of monitoring and management of any type of networked system remotely in conjunction with the ability to provide real-time data application interfaces and monitoring," says Bean. "Industrial networks based on PROFIBUS are ideal candidates for CSM applications, especially in light of the numerous technical problems experienced locally with these networks."
The IDX CSM dynamic monitoring abilities are brought about by a number of key features, all customisable to specific requirements, especially where monitoring and management of the system is performed remotely. IDX CSM can be GSM/GRPS, Bluetooth or wireless Ethernet enabled allowing for off-site monitoring and wireless on-site data collection and management.
"OSIsoft Echo historian services provide fully featured, high performance historian services embedded into the device. Finally, a CSense development environment platform option is available for visually analysing real-time or historian data," concludes Bean.
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IDXOnline, established in October 2001 by David Bean (formerly trading as Integrity Solution Providers since 1995), is a software solutions company focusing on the provision of products and services to industrial, telecommunications and financial industries. We have a broad range of core skills related to real-time systems, process automation, industrial communications, IT security, performance improvement, system integration and custom development.
IDXOnline actively fosters long-term relationships with its clients and is always seeking to create an environment of mutual trust and integrity that allows it to "team up with" its clients such that there is the necessary transfer of technology and sense of ownership with objectives being set and met by joint determination. This has resulted in us establishing an impressive track record over the years in dealing with a number of blue chip clients and market leaders across a wide spectrum of industries.
In order to enhance its overall offering, IDXOnline has selected certain best of breed products aimed at the various industries that it services.
Headed by David Bean, IDXOnline Industrial Solutions represents the following industrial products: IDXSuite (Middleware product suite facilitating real-time industrial data exchange); OSIsoft PI (Real-time enterprise performance management platform); Softing AG (OPC Tools, Industrial communication products, and 4Control); HMS (wide range of industrial communications solutions focused at field level); COMSOFT (PROFIBUS Interface Cards, Testers and Diagnostic Tools); and Axeda (FactorySoft OPC, @aGlance/IT middleware, internet device management).
Bruce Bean heads up the enterprise solutions division, representing the following products:
AlphaShield (ADSL Internet privacy protection); Harris STAT Analyser & STAT Scanner (Vulnerability Management); Redwood Software (Report distribution and reporting with emphasis for SAP-R3); and WiredCity`s IT Monitor (Enterprise IT Infrastructure Monitoring).
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