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FactoryLink 7.1

Engineering Services

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

01/03/2003

Chatsworth, CA, January 3, 2003 

MASS Group Announces USDATA FactoryLink^® 7.1 

MASS Group, Inc. , www. massgroup.com, is proud to offer FactoryLink 7.1 to its customers as a world class enterprise level solution for SCADA/HMI applications. Drawing on the previous success of FactoryLink, USDATA has improved an already outstanding product by incorporating an extended list of new features. "We were able to reduce application development time by 50% using the new tools in 7.1," Gamal Balady, President and CEO of MASS Group, Inc. MASS Group believes customers will directly benefit from the enhancements in 7.1 through increased productivity, an easier installation procedure and enhanced support for the new Microsoft XP O/S and .NET platform. Integrating NET into FactoryLink gives developers more power and flexibility when developing new projects. "Overall we have had a very positive experience using the new release in a production environment with over 30000 I/O points," says Gamal Balady.

Product Information
USDATA's FactoryLink software provides the process knowledge and control needed to perfect the products companies make and the processes they manage. FactoryLink monitors, supervises, and controls processes in a variety of industries around the world. FactoryLink is highly scalable and can be used to build from the simplest Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems to the most complex and demanding Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Industrial Applications
FactoryLink is used in a wide range of Industrial applications including:  Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Human-Machine Interface (HMI), Control Center Monitoring, Tracking, and Control, Water and Waste Water, Building Automation and Security, Electrical Substation Monitoring, Pipeline Monitoring and Control, Transportation Control Systems, Batch Process Monitoring and Control, Continuous Process Monitoring and Control, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Telecommunications, Discrete Manufacturing, Machine monitoring and control.

NEW! Support for XP and .NET
Customers will see new improved support for both the Windows 2000 platforms and even more extensive capabilities when combined with Windows XP Professional and SQL Server 2000. Installation and upgrading with 7.1 is simplified as well. 

Improved Development Environment
Time saving features such as "branching" which allows you to create sophisticated user interfaces through scripting, alone are worth the cost of upgrading an existing client. Developers can now access User Domain tags and Logic through the client builder.

Pricing/Performance
FactoryLink 7.1 offers more product configuration choices to accommodate smaller users and make it easier for the enterprise customer to determine needs and buy the software at a more cost effective level.

MASS Group offers FactoryLink sales, support and maintenance as the USDATA Tier One Provider (TOP) for Western United States. FactoryLink is a strong product that integrates well into Xfactory, FactoryServer, ERP and SPC/SQC solutions. We continue to provide the best products for our customers and work hard to see that the solutions we provide are among the best in the world. With the addition of a complete line of top quality, name brand  industrial barcode scanners, printers, mobile computers and wireless products we really do offer a complete solution for our customers. For a complete list of products offered visit our online store at www.scanplanet.com. Many of our software products are available on the SCAN PLANET for easy access and pricing information.

MASS Group provides a complete portfolio of engineering services for FactoryLink customers such as installation, upgrades, support options, application documentation and integration. 

MASS Group provides training for FactoryLink 7.1 to support the new release beginning in January. Onsite training is available in addition to local training in the greater Los Angeles area through the Chatsworth, CA training center.

For more information See FactoryLink 7.1

About SCAN Planet
SCAN Planet is a single source supplier for barcode scanners, barcode printers, 2D parts scanner, Mobile Computers, Tablets, PocketPC, Wireless Solutions and POS products offering support, engineering and installation services. Visit www.scanplanet.com

About MASS Group, Inc. 
MASS Group, Inc. is a single source vendor for automation software, hardware, and engineering services. MASS Group, Inc. provides automation, control and ID products including, industrial lasers, 2D part scanners, barcode scanning, mobile computers, barcode printing and wireless networking, for aerospace, semiconductor, electronics, food & beverage, chemicals, energy, petroleum and utilities markets. 

The company is a leader in providing comprehensive shop floor to top floor factory automation products, expert consulting, support services, and training for PC based control, HMI, SCADA, MES, SPC/SQC, ERP, RF networking and warehouse management software. For more information visit MASS Group on the web at www.massgroup.com. 

Contact: Clarence Choe 
Title: Business Development Manager
Company: MASS Group, Inc. 
Email: cchoe@massgroup.com 
Phone: (818) 709-1255 
FAX: (818) 709-1468
Website: www.massgroup.com