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OPC Training Institute Selects Softing Products for OPC & DCOM Training

April 9, 2008

Edmonton, Alberta - The OPC Training Institute, a worldwide technology-training provider, announced today that it has selected Softing’s OPC Tunnel product as a teaching tool in their hands-on OPC training workshops.

OPC technology is a global industrial connectivity standard that enables process control and manufacturing applications to communicate with each other using an interoperable, reliable, and secure connection. Interoperability is apparent due to support by over 3,000 companies with well over 15,000 unique OPC applications. As a result, most work environments host a multitude of applications created by a variety of vendors. Historically, vendor-hosted training opportunities generally focus on proprietary solutions only.

Softing, a world leader in providing OPC technology, was selected by the OPC Training Institute because of their strong commitment to provide advanced OPC technology. Softing is a Charter Member of the OPC Foundation and participates regularly in OPC Foundation Interoperability sessions. In addition, Softing has authored the OPC industry popular "OPC Book" now entering its 4th revised edition.

"We fully endorse the OPC Training Institute as it is an excellent approach to introducing OPC technology to a global industry," says Jürgen Lange, Product Marketing Manager at Softing. "They are staffed with OPC experts that readily convey the technology by combining their know-how with real-life examples."

"We choose Softing’s OPC Tunnel product for two reasons," says Randy Kondor, President of the OPC Training Institute. "First, Softing is a reputable international company headquartered in Europe. We seek to partner with world-class companies that have local representation in the regions where we offer OPC training. Second, Softing’s certified OPC Tunnel is a field-proven product for applications that require high-performance and data security.”

The OPC Training Institute’s Certified OPC Professional designation involves four levels of training. Softing’s OPC Tunnel application is demonstrated in "Level 1: OPC and DCOM Diagnostics". OPC Tunneling products, such as Softing OPC Tunnel, will be used in the classroom to demonstrate how to reduce the reliance on Microsoft’s DCOM technology while at the same time optimizing the OPC technology communication standard.

The OPC Training Institute is supported by many OPC Foundation members all with the goal to educate automation professionals on the use of OPC technology.

About OPCTI
OPCTI is a global OPC training company with workshops in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. OPCTI offers hands-on training both in-person and online. Unlike other companies that offer vendor-biased information, OPCTI focuses strictly on training and does not sell its own products. OPCTI is the only company endorsed by OPC Foundation member companies to award the Certified OPC Professional (COP) designation. Holders of the COP designation have demonstrated proficiency with OPC technology, design architecture, and installations. For more information about the OPC Training Institute, Visit www.opcti.com.

About Softing
Softing is a member of the European Steering Committee and the Unified Architecture (UA) Early Adopter Group organized by the OPC Foundation. Softing will be one of world's first providers of OPC UA development tools. Softing is a leading vendor of OPC development tools for Windows, Windows CE, Linux and VxWorks. Softing offers OPC servers for all major fieldbus systems and for the S7/S5 Siemens controller family. OPC productivity enhancement tools, training classes, consulting, and engineering services are also part of Softing’s OPC portfolio. Many of the products and services developed by Softing since the company was founded in 1979 have become reference standards throughout the world. Visit www.softing.com/opc for more information.

All product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

OPC Training Institute Media Contacts:
Brian Neufeld
Director of Marketing
OPCTI
+1 780 784 4444

Softing AG Media Contact:
Juergen Lange
Product Marketing Manager
Softing AG
+49 89 4 56 56-362

Softing North America, Inc. Media Contact:
Wolfgang Langer
Director of Marketing
Softing North America, Inc.
+1 978 499 9650