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GE Fanuc Automation, a division of the GE Infrastructure global business platform, has introduced the new Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX with FIX Desktop software.
This enables users of FIX software to take advantage of the many advanced database and connectivity features of Proficy iFIX, while continuing to view and control their plant-wide processes in their existing graphics environment.
This is according to Daniel Coetzee, Business Manager Sub-Saharan Africa for the GE Fanuc Automation division.
"This simple add-on is transparent to an existing software infrastructure, allowing users to quickly and cost-effectively enhance their current HMI/SCADA investments without having to re-configure their system," Coetzee advises.
Says Coetzee: "Proficy iFIX with FIX Desktop represents a significant leap forward for users of both software technologies and reflects the GE Fanuc Automation division's commitment to make advancements available to all its customers."
According to Coetzee, the GE Fanuc Automation division has combined many of the latest features and the mainstream technology of Proficy iFIX with the traditional FIX Desktop that its customers have relied upon for more than 20 years -- a convergence that can enhance existing user productivity and extend their capabilities, bringing this entire FIX software user base forward.
Available now, Proficy iFIX with FIX Desktop allows users to:
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