Entivity e-Newsletter

January 2003

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Think & Do Live! 5.5 just around the corner!!

Power User's Corner - VLC's new Data Highway Plus Driver

Customer Profile of the Month -
Case Study #115

Lanco standardizes on Entivity for Maximum Flexibility!

ESS ZONE

Entivity Boot Camp Scheduled for February

MS Visio powers Studio's HMI Screen Development System

Got Questions?
Visit eAnswer

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Training Schedule

Studio Developers

Feb. 3-5, 2003

Mar. 10-12, 2003

Apr. 7-9, 2003

Studio Applications

Feb. 6-7, 2003

Mar. 13-14, 2003

Apr. 10-11, 2003

Studio Maintenance

Mar. 17-19, 2003

VLC Developers

Feb. 10-12, 2003

Mar. 3-5, 2003

Apr. 14-16, 2003

VLC Applications

Feb. 13-14, 2003

Mar. 6-7, 2003

Apr. 18-19, 2003

VLC Maintenance

Apr. 21-23, 2003

 

 

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Find our more about Live!

Think & Do Live! 5.5 from Entivity is released!

Entivity has improved the volume leading PC-Based control package, Live! 5.4. The new Live! 5.5 adds a number of features and enhancements that improve performance and usability. For a full list of product features, please visit our Think & Do Live! 5.5 product page.

To purchase, contact your Regional Sales Manager. You can find the sales manager's contact information by clicking on the following link:. http://www.entivity.com/contact_info.htm

If you have ESS and would like to request a Live! 5.5 CD shipped to you, please visit the ESS Zone and complete the CD request form.

 

Live! 5.5 Coming Soon!

 

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More Info about VLC!

New Versions of Entivity VLC Drivers Available!

Entivity has released new versions of the following VLC drivers:

  1. Data Highway Plus Version 6.1
  2. Interbus-L Version 6.64
  3. Retentive Memory Version 6.1.1

Changes include extra cards supported and auto-discover example projects. ESS customers can download the new drivers from the VLC Driver Page.

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Customer Profile of the Month

Lanco Assembly Systems

Read the entire story here!

Lanco Assembly Systems is a global supplier of modular automation systems to customers in the automotive, telecommunication,

appliance, medical, electronics and consumer products industries. Lanco decided to standardize on Entivity VLC to maximize flexibility and simplify machine concepts. VLC allowed them to create value through equipment that is affordable, easy to understand and practical to maintain.

"We've made the decision to standardize our assembly systems with Entivity PC-based control installed on each of our self-contained workstations in order to incorporate maximum flexibility and modularity"

- Tom Zack, President of Lanco

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Get into the ZONE!!!

ESS ZONE

By registering your software licenses now, you will gain access

to the newest Entivity updates in the ESS ZONE!!!

The support and update program for Steeplechase and Think & Do customers is now called ESS:

Entivity Support Subscription

The program includes unlimited technical support, updates, software improvement modules, replacement licenses (if lost or stolen) and web access to update and driver downloads.

For more information, check out the ESS section on the Entivity web site!

 

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Entivity Boot Camps Scheduled

Entivity Boot Camps!

One of Entivity's Premier ESP's is holding boot camps for the Entivity VLC and the Entivity Studio products.

Seats are limited so act fast. For more information you can view the flyers from Industrial Logic below.

VLC Boot Camp Flyer from Industrial Logic

Studio Boot Camp Flyer from Industrial Logic

Information is also available from the Boot Camp Site on the Entivity website.

 

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Microsoft Visio powers Studio's HMI Screen Development System

Find out why Visio 2000 is integrated into Studio's DesignCenter!

Visio & Studio Integration

When using Studio, the many Visio shortcuts and options can become overwhelming. In order to sort out all of these functions and toolbars, as well as maximize the effectiveness of

Studio, Microsoft has released a document that will simplify the tools. This PDF file provides details about all of the toolbars, keyboard shortcuts and helpful links in Visio 2002.

You can download the file from Microsoft's Visio site by visiting the Microsoft Visio Download site.

 

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Got Questions? eAnswer is the Place

Visit eAnswer on the Entivity Web Site!

The Entivity eAnswer system is a browser-based knowledge base system that empowers Entivity's customers to find the information that they need, when they need it. eAnswer is available from the Support page on the Entivity Website.

All customers have had access to the eAnswer system since it's inception at the end of 1998. eAnswer has had almost 128,000 hits and almost 24,000 specific searches since then, helping customers across the globe find answers to issues even when their local time zones and holidays make contact difficult.

eAnswer is also an ideal way to submit technical support questions. When someone posts a new question here, emails are dispatched immediately to all Entivity support engineers notifying them of a new incident. It is not uncommon to receive responses to incidents posted late at night, weekends, and holidays.

Find out more about eAnswer here!

 

For step-by-step how-to info on these and other topics, visit eAnswer on the Entivity website.

 

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