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Xycom Automation, a division of Proface America. Xycom and Entivity ARE NOW SHIPPING bundled control solutions utilizing Xycom's state of the art industrial PCs and Entivity's control software products: Steeplechase VLC, Think & Do Live! and Entivity Studio.

For more information, visit
Xycom's product configurator

and choose: OPEN CNTRL - Studio Industrial Controllers, OPEN CNTRL - VLC Industrial Controllers, or OPEN CNTRL - Live! Industrial Controllers.

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Intelligent Instrumentation, a Texas Instruments Company. Intelligent Instrumentation and Entivity have joined in a partnership agreement to offer a fully integrated monitoring and control solution based on Intelligent Instrumentation's EDAS CE modular Ethernet I/O systems and Entivity's Studio control software.

The new integrated solution, based on open architecture standards, will be featured during National Manufacturing Week March 18-21 at Intelligent Instrumentation's Booth 6427, Chicago, IL

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Entivity Goes Global!

New International ESP's!

Entivity announces three new international solution providers:

Entivity Western Europe:
Headquarted in England, Entivity Western Europe provides process and automation solutions using in-house software engineers for design, installation and training. According to Alison Edwards marketing manager at Entivity Western Europe: "This strategic relationship will allow us to deliver a sound automation business model to many blue chip companies."

Entivity Asia Pacific:
Headquartered in Tianjin, China, Entivity Asia Pacific also provides support to India, Singapore, Vietnam, Korea and Japan. Customers served in this region range from semi-conductor manufacturers to post offices, chemical/water processors, textile and educational facilities.

Entivity Africa
Winston Ilsley, general manager, Entivity Africa, said, "We believe that our success depends on performance, both product and people-wise. Here in Africa, we have successfully established a large manufacturing and mining clientele and we can now offer them the new, powerful, leading-edge technology they require."

Visit us atNational Manufacturing Week!

March 18-21, 2002 at McCormick Place, Chicago
Room S504A - South Hall
Press Conference: Tuesday, March 19th at 3:00 PM in Room N426A

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Microsoft XP Support

Microsoft XP Support

We are currently testing all of our products (LIVE!, VLC and Studio) for XP compatibility. When testing is completed we will update the website with schedules and support details.

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Customer Profile of the Month

Chrysler - Case Study #102

The Chrysler Plant in Kokomo, Indiana is a transmission assembly plant for DaimlerChrysler. The plant produces 2.6 million transmissions per year.

Ken More, Plant Manager, found a way, using Entivity products, to reduce floor space and downtime in his land-locked and increasingly crowded plant: "We shaved twelve weeks - one quarter - off our setup time, which translates into 50,000 additional transmissions that we were able to build."

See how Chrysler saved time and money using Entivity products!

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Power User's Zone

Need Speed? Visit eAnswer!

Use WebOPC to Work with Studio Projects from Remote Locations

Not only is WebOPC a great tool for monitoring Studio HMI screens, you can also use it to make changes to data item valuess via the Internet. Details are available in eAnswer.

To look up information on WebOPC, navigate to eAnswer in your Internet browser, [http://entivity.custhelp.com/]. Then, click Find Answers. When the Answer tab opens, choose Think & Do Studio from the Product list. In the Search Text field, enter 296. And, from the Search by list, choose Answer ID. Click Search.

VLC Now Supports Modbus TCP/IP

Modbus TCP/IP is a versatile I/O system that communicates with VLC projects via an ethernet connection.

Learn how to put this system to work in your projects at eAnswer.

To look up information on Modbus TCP/IP, navigate to eAnswer in your Internet browser, [http://entivity.custhelp.com/]. Then, click Find Answers. When the Answer tab opens, choose Steeplechase Visual Logic Controller from the Product list. In the Search Text field, enter 360. And, from the Search by list, choose Answer ID. Click Search.

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Microsoft Visio powers Studio's HMI Screen Development System

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Entivity screen shapes and Microsoft Visio make an unbeatable combination when you use them to create Studio HMI screens.

Starting this month, we'll offer tips on using Visio's integrated design tools when creating HMI screens for Studio projects. Click here to open or download an Acrobat Reader file showing how to align shapes in the DesignCenter-Screens workspace.

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Got Questions? Go to eAnswer!

eAnswer on Entivity's Web Site!

Does the VLC run on Windows XP?

Entivity is working on support for the VLC on Windows XP platforms. We expect to release a Windows XP version soon. Check the Entivity website frequently for more news.

How can I execute a VBA subroutine from within a Studio flowchart?

First, it's important that you be proficient in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) if you are plannning to use it to create subroutines. If you are a VBA whiz, then go to eAnswer for full directions on executing a VBA routine from your flowchart.

To look for the answer yourself, navigate to eAnswer using your Internet browser, [http://entivity.custhelp.com/]. Then, click Find Answers. When the Answer tab opens, choose Think & Do Studio from the Product list. In the Search Text field, enter 344. And, from the Search by list, choose Answer ID. Click Search.

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

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