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ICONICS Announces the First Windows Phone 7 Mobile App for Building Automation

1/23/2012
Chicago, IL – AHR Expo 2012 – January 23, 2012 – ICONICS, a leading supplier of Building Automation solutions, a Microsoft Certified Partner and provider of Web-enabled, visualization software for Microsoft Windows® operating systems, announced its MobileHMI software solution for the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 and 7.5 platforms.
 

MobileHMI from ICONICS delivers KPI alerts directly to wireless devices providing users with the power to mobilize their workforce. With support for hundreds of wireless devices, MobileHMI from ICONICS is the most versatile software platform for staying in touch with the wide array of business operations. Now, with the added support for Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5, the MobileHMI application can deliver rich HMI graphics, trends and alert notifications to the palm of your hand, anywhere, any time.

“ICONICS was awarded the Microsoft Windows 7 Partner of the Year Award at the 2010 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference,” said Alec Pinkham, Product Marketing Manager at ICONICS. “Adding support for Windows Phone 7 to our MobileHMI offering is part of our strategy to deliver solutions that leverage the latest Microsoft platforms.”

The following key Windows 7 features will be supported by MobileHMI.

• Metro UI Look and Feel
• Rich Silverlight Graphics
• Push Notifications for Alarms
• MultiTouch Support
• Application Bar Integration
• Supports “Tombstoning” - Suspends the Application When the User Navigates Away
• Panorama and Pivot Controls for Intuitive Navigation

“Mobility solutions are one of the fastest growing areas of demand for manufacturers and processors,” according to Craig Resnick, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group. “Windows Phone 7.5 support for Mobile HMI is designed to help address that demand, providing a tool that can increase productivity while maintaining connectivity of mobile devises. This tool is another example of the close relationship between Microsoft and ICONICS, which leads to a continued stream of products that leverage the latest Microsoft products and technologies”.

For over two decades, ICONICS has been a leading provider of award-winning enterprise manufacturing intelligence and automation software solutions. With over 250,000 installations worldwide, ICONICS solutions deliver real-time visibility into enterprise operations and control systems, helping companies in the Automotive, Building Management, Food & Beverage, Oil/Gas/Petrochemical, Machine Builders, Pharmaceutical/Biotech, Renewable Energy, Water/Wastewater, Utilities and Government Infrastructure sectors to become more profitable
and agile.

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ICONICS Background Information

 ICONICS, a Microsoft award winning, Gold Certified Partner of the Year, provides solutions to improve productivity, reduce integration time and operating costs and optimize asset utilization with visualization and automation software. Founded in 1986, ICONICS has 250,000 installations in over 60 countries worldwide. ICONICS meets the demanding application challenges of the automotive, building automation, food and beverage, government infrastructure, manufacturing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, renewable energy, utilities and water/wastewater industries. As a managed Microsoft ISV Partner, ICONICS designs its solutions to leverage Microsoft technologies, including multiple Windows platforms (including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008), Microsoft .NET, Silverlight, SQL and SharePoint Portal Server. ICONICS is the honored recipient of multiple Microsoft awards and achievements.


© 2012 ICONICS, Inc. All rights reserved. GENESIS64, GENESIS32, Pocket GENESIS, BizViz and their respective modules, OPC-To-The-Core, and Visualize Your Enterprise are trademarks of ICONICS Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.                                                                                           

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