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Apprion and Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. today announced the full integration of the Siemens Scalance industrial 802.11 access point with the Apprion ION System. Through the tight coupling of Scalance with the IONosphere industrial wireless application system, the companies will work together to deliver wireless applications that enhance the mobility, productivity, security, and safety of industrial or manufacturing operations. “Wireless has long been a part of our customers’ strategies, but in the past there was not a durable and cost effective networking solution available to meet their needs for widespread integrated wireless,” said Raj Batra, vice president, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. “Now there is. Apprion IONosphere integrates fully with Scalance access points and other wireless systems to create a single, secure, scalable wireless network.” Process manufacturers are aggressively moving toward wireless environments to monitor and evaluate each machine or operation, inside or outside the plant -- especially for remote asset management and conditioned-based monitoring. A wireless approach offers a significant opportunity to reduce the maintenance and labor costs commonly associated with managing a distributed industrial footprint. The collaborations between Apprion and Siemens provide manufacturers with a unified platform of hardware, software and services for the coexistence and security management of multiple industrial wireless networks. “The integration of our technologies has produced a range of possible productivity applications for workforce mobility, voice over wifi, asset tracking and personnel safety systems through a common wireless, industrial-grade infrastructure,” said Stephen Lambright, president and CEO of Apprion. “Delivering management and security across a wireless network allows manufacturers to achieve demonstrable, rapid ROI based on each wireless device they add to their network.” About the ION System Apprion’s Intelligent Operations Network (ION) System is a comprehensive wireless application network for use in industrial environments. ION provides an open, scalable, and extensible system for monitoring, managing, and securing multi-vendor wireless devices and applications. About Scalance W from Siemens Siemens Scalance Wireless access points are designed for superior reliability, security, and are particularly well suited to extreme environments. Available for use both indoor and outdoor, the Scalance products provide features unique to manufacturing and production environments such as predictable response rates, rapid roaming between clients, the ability to store configuration data into memory, and more. About Siemens Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens' operating companies in the U.S. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. manufactures and markets one of the world's broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems. About Apprion Apprion delivers wireless application network systems and services designed for the process manufacturing industry. Apprion’s ION System provides the only unified, open and secure industrial application network for plant managers and their engineering and IT organizations. ION optimizes the manageability and performance of the wireless devices, systems and networks within plants so that managers gain the highest value possible from information generated by their operational and productivity applications. Apprion’s industrial products and services enable the deployment of wireless applications with the lowest total cost of ownership. Customers include market leaders in oil and gas, chemical and power/utilities. Apprion is located in Moffett Field, Calif.
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