Aspen Technology Simplifies Enterprise Rollout and Management of AspenONE Using Latest Microsoft Technologies

Logistics Asia - Technology & Market Trends, 2/5/2008

Aspen Technology has announced that aspenONE version 2006.5 uses the latest Microsoft technologies to simplify IT rollout and management. The integration of aspenONE with Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office Excel, and SoftGrid Application Virtualization supports IT standards, speeds time to deployment, and extends the reach of aspenONE within operations for improved manufacturing performance.

aspenONE version 2006.5, a software solution that integrates and optimizes engineering, manufacturing and supply chain operations, takes full advantage of Microsoft’s SOA platform, reinforcing AspenTech’s leadership among process manufacturing software suppliers. Building on AspenTech’s support of Microsoft’s .NET Framework, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and SQL Server, aspenONE version 2006.5 incorporates several Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Application Virtualization, Windows Vista, and Microsoft Office Excel.

Operations teams in more than 200 AspenTech customers are using the aspenONE Engineering Suite integrated with Excel to optimize performance between engineering and operations. Using aspenONE, a $20+ billion international, integrated refining and marketing company created a plant performance monitoring application that links the plant’s real-time database with an aspenONE engineering model of the plant to support operating decisions. Critical plant values and model results are displayed in Excel via a table and a graphical representation of the plant. As a result of these types of integrated solutions, process manufacturers can shorten the time required to respond to performance issues, better ensure production schedules are met, and avoid customer delivery delays.

AspenTech, www.aspentech.com.