Best Practices in Manufacturing for Adopting Windows Vista - Aberdeen Group, Microsoft and ICONICS Webcast - December 11, 2008 at 2 PM EST
ICONICS announces its participation in an informative Webcast titled "Best Practices in Manufacturing Drive the Adoption of Windows Vista".

FOXBOROUGH, MA, November 16, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Today, ICONICS, a 2008 Microsoft Gold Certified Partner of the Year and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows operating systems, announced participation in an informative Webcast titled "Best Practices in Manufacturing Drive the Adoption of Windows Vista".

ICONICS will be joined by Microsoft and Aberdeen Group in presenting the live event on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 2 PM EST. To participate in this must-see event, visit www.iconics.com/best-practices for details and registration.

The informative Webcast will review next generation software solutions based on 64-bit technology, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista operating systems, and .NET technologies that help customers achieve 360° of visualization and interoperability of business processes. Also to be discussed are analytics solutions built on the latest open, scalable technologies from ICONICS and Microsoft that can help organizations quickly deliver real value to achieve Operational Excellence and reduce costs.

"The largest cost of any automation project is in application development," said Russ Agrusa, President and CEO of ICONICS, Inc. "For an average project, this can be well over 60% of the total expenditure. ICONICS solutions, developed for Windows Server 2008 and Vista, employ open standards, allowing users to rapidly integrate new and existing systems into a unified Visualization platform, resulting in enormous savings and improving the bottom line."

Russ Agrusa will be joined by Robert Doi, US Windows Client Enterprise Marketing Director at Microsoft and Matthew Littlefield, Manufacturing Process Research Analyst at Aberdeen Group to deliver this informational and educational Webcast.

Robert Doi, who has been at Microsoft for over 13 years, is responsible for Windows Vista/7 and Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack enterprise sales and adoption. His team is focused on ensuring that partners and customers have the tools and resources to optimize their desktop management and assess desktop deployment requirements, develop exploitative solutions, and jointly benefit through standardizing their desktop operating systems and applications.

Matthew Littlefield, in his position as a research analyst at Aberdeen Group, studies how manufacturing firms manage processes, technologies, quality and people to address the continually escalating market pressures. His research identifies the best practices of the most successful firms, which is then presented within the structure of Aberdeen's competitive market framework. His areas of expertise include process manufacturing, six sigma, continuous improvement and lean manufacturing, and technology integration.

ICONICS solutions are widely recognized in the industrial automation software marketplace. Used in a wide variety of applications worldwide (including Automotive, Building Management, Food & Beverage, Oil/Gas/Petrochemical, Machine Builders, Pharmaceutical/Biotech, Security, Water/Wastewater, Utilities, Government Infrastructures and more), ICONICS' GENESIS64, GENESIS32 and BizViz products are recognized for their graphical capabilities and seamless integration with Microsoft operating systems and applications, bridging information from "the shop floor to the top floor." ICONICS has provided award-winning industrial automation and Manufacturing Intelligence software for over 22 years, successfully deploying more than 225,000 solutions worldwide.

Press Release Contact Information:

Russell Desjarlais
ICONICS
Marketing Manager
100 Foxborough Blvd.
Foxborough, MA
USA 02035
Voice: 508-543-8600
Fax: 508-543-1503
Website: Visit Our Website