Kepware genuine OPC & embedded communication software products have been talked about, raved about, reviewed, tested, and won awards. This Awards and Quotes page is were we bring it all to you, showing you what we have won and who is talking about us, and what they have to say.

Kepware Awards

Control Engineering Award KEPServerEX was one of over 150 products to compete in this year's survey and leads all other products in the category of Network Software and Diagnostics. The latest generation of Kepware's technology, KEPServerEX, was designed to allow users to quickly setup communications from equipment to control systems via a wide range of available "plug-in" device drivers and components. KEPServerEX delivers over 130 Protocols and connectivity to 1000s of devices. In addition, KEPServerEX delivers support for both industry leading native interfaces and OPC, the Open Connectivity Standard in the automation industry. View our Award OPC Training Institute 5 Star Product Rating Award KEPServerEX is a 32 bit server application from Kepware, and is the most widely OEMed product in the automation industry. You can use this server instead of traditional old-style proprietary drivers for bringing data and information from a wide range of industrial devices and systems into client applications on your Windows PC. KEPServerX is built using the latest OPC standards from the OPC Foundation and is a very good choice for anyone looking to expose their plant and manufacturing data to other PC applications. The KEPServerEX is also a great choice for those who are using existing OPC drivers but find they are limited in what they can do with them, for example, sharing data with 3rd party applications. Visit the product review KEPServerEX Passes New OPC Certification with Ease KEPServerEX communications solution has passed the latest OPC certifications tests administered by the OPC Foundation independent test laboratory. KEPServerEX has been OPC compliant based on self certification guidelines. In February of 2008, the OPC Foundation introduced a new level of compliance testing administered through an authorized and independent test lab in Germany. Kepware submitted its current product for testing and won certification without alteration. Read the Entire Press Release Kepware is Named as Technology Partner for Itron Inc., a Winner of Managing Automation's 2008 Progressive Manufacturing 50 Award Kepware Technologies was selected as a technology partner for Itron Inc., a winner of the fourth annual Progressive Manufacturing 50 Awards, presented by Managing Automation, a Thomas Publishing Company, LLC media brand. The Progressive Manufacturing 50 Awards Program recognizes 50 projects that have leveraged technology to create business value in at least one of the eight core disciplines defined by Managing Automation as critical to business success in the years ahead. Read the Entire Press Release

Quotes - What People are Saying About Kepware

Kepware's KEPServerEX is Awarded 5 Stars by OPC Training Institute "OPC technology is about interoperability among multi-vendor products," commented Randy Kondor, President of the OPC Training Institute. "Our independent review of Kepware's KEPServerEX reinforces what our students experience in our hands-on training sessions, and that is, seamless data communication when using OPC. We know Kepware's products are heavily used in industry and so we weren't surprised when our independent test lab gave KEPServerEX a '5 Star' rating." — Randy Kondor President of the OPC Training Institute. View the entire press release

Kepware's KEPServerEX incorporated into HP Dynamic Smart Cooling "HP is pleased to add Kepware to the growing list of partners in our Data Center Solution Builder Program," said Steve Cumings, director, Scalable Datacenter Infrastructure, HP. "Controlling power and cooling costs is a key focus for our customers. The combination of Kepware's connectivity and automation technologies with HP DSC offers customers a powerful data center solution that can add savings to their bottom lines." — Steve Cumings Director, Scalable Data Infrastructure, HP Enterprise Servers & Storage, HP View the entire press release

Rockwell Automation Renews Five-Year OEM Agreement with Kepware "Kepware is the leading provider of third-party communications in our industry", says Bruce Fuller, business manager for Rockwell Automation. "We want our customers to have the very best connectivity from Rockwell Automation, utilizing FactoryTalk Gateway and Rockwell Software RSLinx for connectivity to Rockwell Automation devices and Kepware's KEPServerEX for non-Rockwell Automation devices. Our relationship with Kepware delivers just that, consistently and reliably, across our various platforms," he adds. — Bruce Fuller Business Manager - Rockwell Automation "Plants and factories today are focusing their manufacturing attention on Collaborative Production Systems (CPS) that require proven connectivity solutions between a wide variety of third party devices" according to ARC Advisory Group Research Director Craig Resnick. "Rockwell Automation's customers require a high level of assurance regarding the integrity of their connectivity solutions. This is a significant factor in Rockwell Automation selecting a major player in the communications space such as Kepware to provide connectivity solutions based on their extensive field-tested experience and significant number of industry relationships". — Craig Resnick Research Director - ARC Advisory Group View the entire press release

Kepware Wins Engineers' Choice Award for KEPServerEX "Kepware certainly deserves these accolades" says Thomas Burke, President of the OPC Foundation. "Their KEPServerEX product is the most widely used OPC solution in the market and their support for OPC is unmatched in the industry. Kepware's consistent dedication to designing and building the highest quality products, raises the bar for all the other vendors as Kepware consistently leads the industry, exceeds the end user's expectations, providing the best performance, quality and functional products. The OPC Foundation is very fortunate to have Kepware as a key member and active leader in the organization." — Thomas Burke President - OPC Foundation "At Control Engineering, we're dedicated to providing our readers with information and insight into the latest technologies designed to enhance the day-to-day activities of their industrial operations," said Marc Moschetto, editorial director for Control Engineering magazine. "The Engineers' Choice Awards, however, enable our readers to highlight those which are poised to deliver the greatest impact to their business. Congratulations to Kepware for this outstanding recognition." — Marc Moschetto Editorial Director - Control Engineering Magazine View the entire press release

Kepware announces Plant Floor Communications for Oracle Manufacturing Applications "Oracle continues to look for companies that can support our overall manufacturing strategy. We were impressed by what Kepware has to offer and expect Kepware to help expand our capabilities in the shop floor connectivity space," said Jon Chorley, Oracle Vice President SCM Product Strategy. "Kepware provides a combination of benefits including a wide range of protocols for device communications, product capabilities to handle complex data and a vast number of industry relationships that will benefit our joint customers." — Jon Chorley Oracle Vice President - SCM Product Strategy "This relationship is enabling customers to leverage the full benefits of OPC as an open technology enabling connectivity within the automation marketplace" stated Thomas Burke, President of the OPC Foundation. "The combined solution will offer connectivity to virtually any plant floor data through the use of Kepware drivers, or their new OPC Client implementation. Kepware's additional support to create complex data, as part of this effort, will form the foundation for OPC-UA connectivity in the near future," he added. — Thomas Burke President - OPC Foundation "The manufacturing performance and visibility market has emerged over the last several years from a few startup software suppliers focusing on OEE to a critical function that has attracting most enterprise and operations software suppliers explained Bob Mick, VP Emerging Technology, ARC Advisory Group. He continues, "Oracle has been building out their Operations Management functions and has reached the stage where they need out-of-the-box access to a broad range of operations information, including legacy systems, to be successful. A Kepware partnership provides immediate access to operations information, help with OPC related architecture, and a method for remaining current with new developments from automation and other suppliers moving forward." — Bob Mick VP Emerging Technology - ARC Advisory Group View the entire press release

Kepware and Stratus Technologies Test and Approve KEPServerEX for Operation of Stratus High Availability Computing Platforms "Since Kepware and Stratus are leading solution providers in the manufacturing space, our joint customers can now benefit from the reduced risk of fully tested joint solutions," said Frank Hill, Director Worldwide of Manufacturing Sales for Stratus. — Frank Hill Director Worldwide of Manufacturing Sales - Stratus "To enable enterprise and plant floor computing to effectively converge, information systems that support manufacturing processes must be continuously available, in the same fashion that control systems are continuously available", according to Craig Resnick, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group. "This cannot be accomplished unless there are connectivity solutions between the enterprise and the plant floor that can support continuous availability. Having Stratus test and approve Kepware's KEPServerEX provides assurance to their manufacturing customers of the integrity of their connectivity solutions." — Craig Resnick Research Director - ARC Advisory Group View the entire press release

OPC Training Institute Selects Kepware as Demonstration Standard "Kepware is the leading provider of OPC and device communications in our industry", says Randy Kondor, President of the OPC Training Institute. "It's natural for us to select a widely used product within industry as our demonstration platform. Many of our clients already use Kepware products and so they have a head start when attending our courses. Those new to OPC can get their OPC projects started quickly simply by downloading Kepware products from Kepware's website. Kepware has been excellent to work with, delivering products and support as we need it around the world." — Randy Kondor President of the OPC Training Institute. "Kepware and the OPC Training Institute are doing a wonderful job in proving the benefits of OPC technology and expanding adoption around the world," says Thomas Burke, President of the OPC Foundation. "Kepware is also an early adopter of OPC-UA technology and will play an important role in delivering our newest standards to the market. This relationship dramatically expands the reach of OPC and it should be beneficial to OPC users around the globe." — Thomas Burke President - OPC Foundation View the entire press release