Salt Lake City, UT. July 11, 2012 – Beijer Electronics, a designer and manufacturer of rugged mobile data terminals and human machine interface (HMI) products, introduces the TREQ®-VMx mobile data terminal with cellular communications available in either a fixed-mount or removable version. The removable version includes a lithium-polymer battery that allows the terminal to be easily removed from its base with one hand for occasional short excursions from the cab, facilitating important fleet management activities such as pre-trip vehicle inspections and viewing of driver logs by authorities.

The TREQ-VMx includes a 2G quad-band GSM/GPRS modem, an integrated GPS receiver and J1708/J1939 (CANbus) interface. Additionally, the TREQ-VMx features a bright, LED lighted, 800 x 480 WVGA, 7” LCD display with touch screen, Marvell®XScale™ PXA166 (800 MHz ARM), 10/100Base-T wired Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n with internal antenna, one EIA-232/422/485 configurable; one EIA-232, five USB 2.0 high-speed host ports, one hour active life lithium-polymer battery, extended operating temperature ranges of -20 to 60 °C and Windows® Embedded CE 6.0 R3 operating system.Starting in the fourth quarter of 2012, TREQ-VMx models will be available with 3G UMTS/HSPA+ and CDMA/EV-DO modems.

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ODVA in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, today announced that Endress+Hauser, one of the world's leading suppliers of measurement, automation equipment and solutions for the process industries, will become a principal member, joining leading suppliers Bosch Rexroth, Cisco Systems, Rockwell Automation, Omron and Schneider Electric.

Endress+Hauser's increased participation in ODVA builds on its long-term support of open industrial networking technologies, including the company's portfolio of mass flowmeters designed for the EtherNet/IP network.

"ODVA is one of the world's largest consortiums advancing open, industrial networking standards through commercially-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology and a media-independent network protocol," said Katherine Voss, executive director, ODVA. "We welcome Endress+Hauser in this consortium as we have a shared vision for leveraging EtherNet/IP to simplify an end user's network architecture."

With leading industrial automation suppliers, such as Endress+Hauser, as principal members, ODVA is one of the first associations which strive to support Industrial Ethernet down to the field level in process automation. This will help provide manufacturers a complete, plant-wide network infrastructure for process, motion, safety and discrete applications and from plant-floor to IT systems.

Traditionally, devices measuring and controlling process variables rely on a field network to transfer information, while other devices within the plant use completely different networks for data communication. By improving this complex multi-tier networking strategy with one standard network architecture, namely EtherNet/IP, users have a simplified network structure as well as better access to plant-floor information. This enhances the ability to monitor overall performance, troubleshoot out-of-margin conditions and minimize downtime.

24/7 Access to Remote Systems from Your iPhone, iPad or Android. CAS DataLoggers has announced news for dataTaker users: a convenient 3rd-party application called DT-Remote now allows iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android OS-based device users to view their real-time data collected from remote dataTaker systems. With no Flash requirements needed, DT-Remote is the missing link between your dataTaker datalogger and any of these mobile devices. With constant, real-time access, you can keep an eye on your important data. Currently, the bestselling dataTaker DT8x series 2 and 3 data loggers with firmware versions 8.02 and above are all included in DT-Remote.

DT-Remote allows you to incorporate multiple dataTaker-based systems into your application and choose how you view your data, whether through graphs, lists, and mimic panels (analog or digital measuring instruments such as thermometers and dials). The broad selection of available mimics for just about any type of data includes dial meters, thermometers, and compass faces to display your critical information in easy-to-read panels.

The Digi Transport WR21 is based on the hugely successful Digi Transport series of enterprise class routers. It is from this legacy that the WR21 inherits its advanced routing functionality and resilient cellular network features. However, the WR21 sets itself apart with its compact rugged design, future proof 4G communications and a price point that rivals many basic cellular modems on the market.

In addition, the WR21 is extremely versatile, it has many different options of hardware and software features – meaning you only pay for the features you need for you application.

Rugged features include a wide operating temperature of -35°C to +75°C, various mounting options such as panel and DIN-rail, dual SIM card for cellular network backup and a best in class 5 year warranty. The WR21 supports HSPA+ which means that it is ready for the next generation of cellular infrastructure currently being rolled out in the UK and is quad band for world wide mobile network compatibility.