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Online scada toolbox

March 2005 SCADA/HMI

Designed as a potent tool for the Adroit Technologies customer, www.adroit.co.za is a new website with a contemporary interface and a powerful backend that makes access to complimentary supervisory control and data acquisition (scada) software demo downloads, information and development resources quick and efficient.

The free demo download, wan links, manuals, and online support for the Technology Agreement (TA) subscriber are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The site was launched in November 2004, has received a large amount of unique hits, which over the past few months has been an ever-increasing number.

After two years in development, the new website is Adroit's response to a client needs analysis and marketing research. The site encompasses the company's flexible approach to how it relates to its clients forming a comprehensive data repository for users and developers alike, forming the backbone of Adroit's external client communication strategy.

Adroit's licensed support clients, Technology Agreement (TA) subscribers, also receive access to the site's extensive Knowledge Database - a composite repository of all the most up-to-date Adroit information. This portion is crammed full of samples and contains a large, searchable archive of Adroit mimics, wizards, scripts, utilities, bitmaps, templates and batch file downloads.

Also housed at the site are the top 10 question and answers (Q&A) on Adroit's agent server, customer agent designer, drivers, HASP, reporting, security, set-up, user interface (UI), wan link and other general information for easy troubleshooting.

Users can access links for developers and intuitively catalogued back issues of the bi-monthly TA Update support newsletter. Online step-by-step Adroit help for virtually everything the developer and user could need is also available in PSD downloads.

Flash headers and interactive functionality make the site an interesting experience for the user and Adroit promises something for everyone. The home page contains a variety of banners for quick reference to events (with online booking), Adroit's headline news stories and newsletter registration. The powerful backend enables content management, meaning Adroit's marketing team are able to quickly and efficiently upload data making the site completely dynamic with new information daily!

The product tab offers an in-depth look at each of Adroit's products

Adroit scada systems, Opus report writing software, the ground breaking VIZNET development environment, and Factelligence, the end-to-end manufacturing execution system (MES) development partnership between Adroit and Cimnet in the USA. Product features lists are detailed and comprehensive, providing clients with a broad understanding of the products business and technical benefits.

Adroit has designed the website with a view to enable users to extract the information they need without the hassle. The company reports that in most cases the site requires fewer than three clicks to obtain the desired information.

International distributors can access information from the International distributors section regarding Adroit's international reach, as well as online information and application forms on becoming a reseller or partner. A detailed list of Adroit training courses is provided as well as contact details of where and when the programmes are offered. This section allows users to enquire and book for courses online. Company profiles, product history, business summary, information and contact details for Adroit's new Johannesburg head office on Witkoppen Road are also easily accessed from the site.



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