OPC Systems Version 5.0 Update Released By Open Automation Software Offer Improved Security Options

Online, January 22, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Open Automation Software was formed in 1993 with the vision of empowering end-users and OEMs with the freedom to create the applications they needed to truly build "best of breed" systems. An Evergreen, Colorado-based company, Open Automation Software eventually achieved its goal by providing the tools to quickly and easily develop SCADA products using Microsoft Visual Studio.

The creation of OPCSystems.NET served as the culmination of Open Automation Software's vision. As its flagship product, OPCSystems.NET leverages OPC standards from the OPC Foundation to enable secure communications and support for Smart Clients, Web-based Clients and Server, Mobile Clients, and Mobile Devices.

Consistent in its goal to continuously upgrade its products, Open Automation Software has released OPCSystems.NET Version 5.0. Detailed at OPCSystems.com, the OPCSystems.NET SCADA software now utilizes Microsoft's Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) networking with certificate authentication to provide a more secure transport of real-time and configuration data from each central data service. As known, WCF provides a greater level of security options for network transport for SCADA systems that are utilizing the Internet to share data with HMI client applications.

OPCSystems.com details that previous versions of OPCSystems.NET implemented .NET Remoting built into the .NET Framework 2.0 which can be exposed to security vulnerability. Thiepotential security thread was brought to the attention of Open Automation Software by ICS-CERT a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

As a result, all .NET components and the OPC Systems service have been updated to support WCF by default in setup version 5.00.0000.

OPCSystems.com comes with an embedded video showing how OPCSystems.NET implements 100% managed components for deployment of Windows Smart Clients and Web servers for smartphones like the iPhone and Droid. The website also offers a video presentation about WCF communications in OPCSystems.NET.

OPCSystems.com also features other Software Automation Software products, including OPCWPFHMI.NET, OPCWindowsHMI.NET, OPCTrend.NET, OPCAlarm.NET, OPCGauge.NET, OPCWebHMI.NET, OPCWebTrend.NET, OPCDatabase.NET, OPCReport.NET, OPCRecipe.NET, OPCClient.NET, OPCMobile.NET, OPCRoute.NET and OPCExcel.NET.

For more information regarding the OPCSystems.NET Version 5.0, interested parties may visit http://www.opcsystems.com or visit www.opcsystems.com/downloads.htm to download the update.