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News Release from: Canary Labs | Subject: Trending software packages
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 March 2005
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Latest release of trending software packages have been updated with additional features to track accountability and provide easy access to archived manufacturing data.
Canary Labs has announced the latest release of their trending software packages Known for their fast performance, ease of use, cost effectiveness, and reliability, the packages have been updated with additional features to track accountability and provide easy access to archived data
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Some of the improvements include an audit trail viewer, easier DataSet and file management, improved remote connections and convenient access to the data.
It also includes tools that help the customer provide information to the Canary support team to verify the software and systems are performing efficiently.
The Canary software is designed and complies with the OPC standards and specifications, DA (Data Access) and HDA (Historical Data Access).
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Trend Historian acquires data through OPC servers and stores the data in a historical database that is designed to handle the volume of data generated by process applications.
It also serves historical and real-time data to Trend Link or any OPC-HDA client application.
Trend Calc is used to scale raw inputs into engineering values, compute data based on two or more different inputs, compute data based on historical data (hourly averages) and complex, multi-step calculations.
Trend Export enhances exporting functionality to CSV or XML format and also has the ability to export from any OPC-HDA compliant server.
The result output can be automatically formatted into Excel or other applications such as Crystal Reports.
Trend Link is the power tool needed to view, analyze and report trend information.
Trend Web is designed as an Internet browser viewer to access and view trend charts from anywhere in the world and at anytime.
* About Canary Labs - Canary Labs is the premier provider of historical trending tools and related services.
The company operates at the highest level of integrity, character and respect providing superior value to its customers.
Canary has a continued commitment to develop state of the art products resulting in long-term client relationships and exceeding customer expectations.
Canary Labs has been providing critical solutions since 1985 that utilize the latest technology and has shipped over 10,000 units to 22 countries worldwide improving its customer's processes and profitability.
Canary products have been used in a wide variety of industrial applications such as pipelines, refineries, pharmaceutical, semiconductors, pulp and paper, steel, glass, water and wastewater, and various other industries.
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