Managing Automation – December 1, 2006
“Our partners play a vital role in the early adoption, development, and delivery of Microsoft technologies,” said Rob Bernard, general manager of Microsoft’s Worldwide ISV Group. “By working closely with partners like Transpara, we are helping to provide our mutual customers with a high-quality product, seamless technology integration, and improved user experiences.” More…
Automation World – December 2006
The push is toward wireless, as mobile, handheld computing devices prove their worth in industrial maintenance applications. Using phone/Pocket PCs communicating through a commercial cellular network, KeySpan technicians are able to access KPIs in real-time, whether the techs are up on a stack monitoring emissions, or down at a tank farm taking readings. More…
Visual KPI’s Composite KPI Engine Enables Customers to Leverage Existing Technology Investment for On-Demand, Operations Intelligence on any Handheld or Desktop Browser
Transpara Corporation today announced the release of Visual KPI for 2007 Microsoft Office System. Visual KPI is the only composite Key Performance Indicator (KPI) engine available, which works with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, including Excel Services and Office SharePoint Server 2007. Based on the familiar platform of Microsoft Excel, Internet Information Server and SQL Server 2005, Visual KPI software delivers on-demand, business-critical data about process manufacturing and utility operations to any PDA, phone or desktop.
“By allowing users to leverage their existing Microsoft infrastructure and deep Excel knowledge, Transpara helps customers realize greater business value in creating composite KPIs and scorecards and monitoring overall performance metrics,” said Michael Saucier, CEO of Transpara. “With Visual KPI, customers can repurpose their existing technology systems without reinventing back-end data systems. This translates to immediate ROI, as users throughout the organizations can be up and running quickly, on a familiar system and with minimal training.”
Visual KPI enables users to easily create and customize composite KPIs and scorecards without any additional programming, and makes full use of SharePoint 2007 with native web parts and Excel 2007 services. With Visual KPI, users can access data from any combination of existing systems – including Excel Services, Business Scorecard Manager, any ODBC data source and OSIsoft’s PI system – and publish them for instant use by anyone in the organization or supply chain, from plant floor managers to executives.
“We are thrilled with the tremendous support and excitement we are seeing from our partners around the world in support of the launch of the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Vista,” said Rob Bernard, general manager, Worldwide ISV Group, Microsoft. “Our partners play a vital role in the early adoption, development and delivery of Microsoft technologies. By working closely with partners like Transpara, we are helping to provide our mutual customers with a high quality product, seamless technology integration, and improved user experiences.”
About Transpara Corporation
Transpara delivers operations intelligence software that provides mobile professionals in the process and utility industries with real-time asset and operating data on any web browser, whether on hand-held devices or the desktop. Transpara’s Visual KPI ensures that responsible parties throughout the organization and supply chain, from plant floor managers to executives, have on-demand access to business-sensitive information, enabling stakeholders to create and distribute Key Performance Indicators in order to monitor their entire asset base. With Transpara, customers reduce operating costs and lower business risk by promoting corporate transparency and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as Six Sigma, Title V and Sarbanes-Oxley. Transpara is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif.
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Download PDF: Transpara Announces Visual KPI for 2007 Microsoft Office System, with Support for Excel Server and SharePoint Server
Automation World – November 27, 2006
Julie Fraser, principal at market researcher Industry Directions Inc., talks with Automation World’s Wes Iversen about the use of wireless handheld devices in manufacturing applications. Fraser discusses the benefits of KPI delivery via mobile devices, using tools such as Visual KPI software from Transpara Corp. More…
Microsoft Startup Zone – November 15, 2006
From Cliff Reeves: KPIs can be composed from a number of data sources (including OSISoft’s RtPM) and then viewed dynamically via smartphones. Transpara’s Visual KPI is part of the Office 2007 Launch. More…
Control Global – November 13, 2006
Asset management will put the zip back in your plants! “By putting on-demand KPI data in the hands of employees, we’re enabling more efficient and smarter decision-making,” says John Ragone, automation manager, electric production for KeySpan Energy. “That translates to reduced risk and, ultimately, to a significant competitive edge.” More…
New Version Optimizes Delivery of and Access to Decision Support Data on Any Handheld or Desktop Browser
Transpara Corporation today announced the availability of Visual KPI version 2.0, operations intelligence software that enables organizations to distribute business-critical data about process manufacturing and utility operations to any handheld or desktop browser. With Visual KPI 2.0, users can easily create and customize composite Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and scorecards using data from any combination of existing systems – including OSIsoft’s PI System, SQL Server, Oracle, OLE DB and Web Services – and publish them for instant use by anyone in the organization or supply chain, from plant floor managers to executives. By delivering actionable, decision-support information directly to the responsible user, Transpara provides real-time insight into organizational performance, lowering business risk and promoting corporate transparency.
“Asset-intensive process manufacturers are keen to measure the performance of plant operations in ways that help them optimize their profits. By displaying real-time metrics on mobile as well as desktop devices and allowing drill-down, Transpara is accelerating the advent of every employee having the data they need, when they need it, to make sound decisions,” according to Julie Fraser, Principal & Industry Analyst, Industry Directions.
Based on the familiar platform of Microsoft Excel and SQL Server and now extensible to any data source, Visual KPI 2.0 ensures that organizations can leverage their current technology investments and integrate existing data from a variety of sources within the plant and across corporate systems. Once configured, Visual KPI 2.0 is immediately deployable on all clients – phone, PDA, desktop – and users throughout the organization can get up and running quickly without having to learn a new technology. The consistency of data on Visual KPI 2.0 enhances collaboration across the organization, empowering users on mobile devices or on the desktop with easy-to-understand, relevant and actionable data.
New Features of Visual KPI 2.0 include:
Availability
Transpara’s Visual KPI 2.0 is available immediately. For more information, visit www.transpara.com or contact the company directly at (925) 218-6983.
About Transpara Corporation
Transpara delivers operations intelligence software that provides mobile professionals in the process and utility industries with real-time asset and operating data on any web browser, whether on hand-held devices or the desktop. Transpara’s Visual KPI ensures that responsible parties throughout the organization and supply chain, from plant floor managers to executives, have on-demand access to business-sensitive information, enabling stakeholders to create and distribute Key Performance Indicators in order to monitor their entire asset base. With Transpara, customers reduce operating costs and lower business risk by promoting corporate transparency and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as Six Sigma, Title V and Sarbanes-Oxley. Transpara is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif.
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Download PDF: Transpara’s Visual KPI 2.0 Empowers Users in Process Manufacturing and Utility Industries with Real-Time, Actionable Data
Information Week – October 2, 2006
Getting vital information to mobile workers is no easy task, but the job is a whole lot easier when all the technology fits together. “It’s about as simple as you can get,” John Ragone, KeySpan said. “It took us longer to get the purchasing in place than to launch the actual project.” More…
Largest Electric Generator in New York State to Benefit from Real-Time Data Access across All Levels of Organization
Transpara Corporation today announced that KeySpan Corporation (NYSE:KSE) has chosen Transpara’s Visual KPI operations intelligence software to deliver on-demand, decision-support information to employees using mobile devices. Visual KPI enables KeySpan to easily create, customize and distribute real-time Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Scorecards on any web browser to a broad spectrum of users throughout the enterprise, from executives and plant managers, to watch supervisors and technicians.
“Our employees, no matter what their role in the organization or whether they’re at their desktop or on a cell phone, need access to certain business-critical information,” said John Ragone, automation manager, Electric Production Department of KeySpan Corporation. “By putting on-demand KPI data in the hands of these employees, we’re enabling more efficient and smarter decision-making. That translates to reduced risk, and ultimately a significant competitive edge.”
KeySpan is targeting two key groups for immediate deployment: operations managers, who need access to data after-hours and in off-site situations, and technicians, who can use Visual KPI as a ‘tech toolbox’ to get specific data about remote locations and site areas. KeySpan is also exploring the use of Visual KPI by energy traders, who are often out of the office but need timely access to data affecting bidding strategies.
Transpara, a Gold-certified ISV of OSIsoft, allows KeySpan to leverage their existing technology investment in OSIsoft’s PI System and SmartSignal’s EpiCenter. By integrating with existing technologies and delivering actionable, decision-support information directly to the responsible user, Transpara provides improved insight into KeySpan’s organizational performance.
About KeySpan
A member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, KeySpan Corporation (NYSE:KSE) is the fifth largest distributor of natural gas in the United States and the largest in the Northeast, operating regulated gas utilities in New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire that serve 2.6 million customers. These customer-focused businesses are complemented by a portfolio of service companies that offer energy-related products, services, and solutions to homes and businesses. KeySpan is also the largest electric generator in New York State, with approximately 6,600 megawatts of generating capacity that provides power to 1.1 million customers of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) on Long Island and supplies approximately 25 percent of New York City’s capacity needs. KeySpan also operates LIPA’s transmission and distribution system under contract to LIPA. In addition to these assets, KeySpan has strategic investments in pipeline transportation, distribution, storage, and production. KeySpan has headquarters in Brooklyn, New England, and Long Island. For more information, visit KeySpan’s web site at www.keyspanenergy.com.
About Transpara Corporation
Transpara delivers operations intelligence software that provides mobile professionals in the process and utility industries with real-time asset and operating data on any web browser, whether on hand-held devices or the desktop. Transpara’s Visual KPI ensures that responsible parties throughout the organization and supply chain, from plant floor managers to executives, have on-demand access to business-sensitive information, enabling stakeholders to create and distribute Key Performance Indicators in order to monitor their entire asset base. With Transpara, customers reduce operating costs and lower business risk by promoting corporate transparency and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as Six Sigma, Title V and Sarbanes-Oxley. Transpara is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif. For more information, visit www.transpara.com.
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Download PDF: KeySpan Corporation Selects Transpara’s Visual KPI to Deliver Business-Critical Data to Mobile Devices
Fully Integrated Mobile Solutions Enable Customers to Increase Efficiency, Productivity and Profitability
Transpara Corporation today announced that Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company™, signed Transpara as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) in its PartnerSelect Program. The PartnerSelect Program enables Transpara to provide customers with tested, end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions that leverage the benefits of the latest Symbol products with Transpara’s Visual KPI software. Transpara’s participation in the PartnerSelect Program confirms the growing demand for mobile solutions with real-time delivery of and access to critical data about customers’ process manufacturing and utility operations, whether they are at their desktop or in the field.
“Businesses realize greater benefits if they do not have to worry about their technologies working together,” said Michelle Crissey, vice president of U.S. and Americas International channels at Symbol Technologies. “Transpara’s Visual KPI delivers critical decision support software to our enterprise mobility customers in the process and manufacturing markets. Together, Symbol’s and Transpara’s solutions will help increase efficiency and improve performance by un-tethering operators, supervisors and managers from their workstations, and delivering real-time information at the point of business activity.”
Transpara’s Visual KPI is a web application that enables users to create and distribute real-time KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to any browser, including handheld devices. Users can configure scorecards and KPIs in Microsoft Excel and publish them for instant use by anyone in the organization or supply chain, from plant floor managers to executives. Visual KPI supports dozens of mobile devices, including Symbol’s industry-leading suite of mobile computing devices.
About Transpara Corporation
Transpara (www.transpara.com) provides web-based software to deliver real-time asset and operating information to mobile professionals, whether they are using a smartphone, Blackberry, PocketPC, Tablet PC, SharePoint Site, Desktop Browser or Smart Client. The software extends the benefits of OSIsoft’s RtPM Platform to put users directly in contact with the information they need to take action. Transpara is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., and is a Gold Certified OSIsoft Independent Software Vendor (ISV).
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Download PDF: Transpara Joins Symbol Technologies’ PartnerSelect ISV Partner Program