ARCwire -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. of Japan and Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, announced the signing of a new software alliance agreement. Mitsubishi intends to use Wonderware software with Mitsubishi hardware to deliver enhanced automation and information solutions to its customers worldwide. In addition, Wonderware and Mitsubishi will cooperate on marketing activities that promote the customer value of the technical integration between their offerings.
The agreement with Mitsubishi's automation division integrates Wonderware's supervisory HMI and SCADA software solutions with Mitsubishi's advanced e-F@ctory MES solutions and PLC offerings. Wonderware's software applications will include InTouch visualization software, Wonderware Historian real-time and historical database, and advanced production and performance management applications built on the open, industry standards-based ArchestrA software architecture. Mitsubishi and Wonderware are cooperating on the technical integration of their respective offerings.