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News Release from: Schneider Electric | Subject: Vijeo Citect SCADA software
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Schneider Electric has released Vijeo Citect SCADA, one of the first fruits of Schneider Electric's purchase of Citect in 2006.
Schneider Electric and Citect plan to provide customers with integrated solutions in Industrial Automation, HMI, SCADA and MES, whilst continuing to provide existing customers with easy migration paths to new platforms Vijeo Citect, is a new and innovative SCADA software package which offers users total compatibility with the full Schneider Electric range of automation products including, for example, programmable controllers, variable speed drives and human-machine dialogue terminals
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Development software for Vijeo Citect is free-of-charge - users pay only site licensing for runtime applications.
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