InfoPlus.

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Collects and stores large volumes of process data, makes it accessible for analysis and reporting by client users,
business systems and provides an application environment for production applications.
InfoPlus.21 is a real-time database system that provides applications development and systems integration
capabilities. Its inherent modularity and scalability enable InfoPlus.21 to support advanced control and
optimization, process modeling, batch analysis, quality assurance and scheduling applications in industries
ranging from consumer packaged goods to hydrocarbon processing.
In complex data environments, InfoPlus.21 provides an integrated solution for visualization and control of
process information. InfoPlus.21 effectively links the plant floor with production management systems and
seamlessly integrates real-time and historical information to present a unified view of plant operations.

Features
InfoPlus.21 is a process data historian as well as an applications development platform with direct record access via search tree technology.
InfoPlus.21 is used in manufacturing and process environments for environmental compliance history; operator interfacing; batch monitoring and
analysis; engineering analysis interface; management information; and SPC/SQC.
InfoPlus.21, supported by the applications development environment SQLplus, provides the platform for implementing a variety of AspenTech online
process control and optimization applications, including monitoring the DMCplus multivariable controller, Batch.21 batch information management
system and Aspen Multivariate process and asset condition monitoring, analysis and fault-detection application.
InfoPlus.21 comes with a variety of visualization options:

Aspen Process Explorer for detailed trending and analysis of

process data
Web.21 for publishing process data to the web and providing
real-time, rich content in Java-driven process graphics
Event.21 for managing and displaying process events with timeseries data
Excel add-in for process reporting applications
InfoPlus.21 helps process manufacturers improve the flow of information
plant-wide through its integration with supply chain and ERP
systems. Functioning as the repository for process data
between the plant and ERP systems and providing detailed
plant operations information to plant managers and engineers
By turning data into information using InfoPlus.21, process
manufacturers improve engineering workflow processes and
control strategies (e.g., to prevent upsets, increase capacity or
simplify environmental regulation compliance), as well as
enable decision support, improve customer service, augment
cost-efficiencies and operating performance.

Benefits:
Information management is a critical element of your enterprise
optimization solution since all decisions depend upon information
coming from the process. Providing quality information with the
highest degree of reliability is the key to increasing plant efficiency
and global enterprise productivity. AspenTech understands this
imperative, providing information management expertise that's
backed by best-in-class technology and our 20 years of
experience in the process industries.
InfoPlus.21 provides access to real-time process information.
Combined with its powerful Web interface and e-business support,
InfoPlus.21 is a versatile tool that will help define the future of
information management for the process industries.

Why AspenTech?
Aspen Technology, Inc., provides industry-leading software and implementation services that enable process companies to increase efficiency
and profitability. AspenTech's manufacturing/supply chain product line allows companies to increase margins in their plants and supply
chains, by managing customer demand, optimizing production, and streamlining the delivery of finished products. Its engineering product
line is used to design and improve plants and processes, maximizing returns throughout an asset's operating life. These two offerings are
combined to create solutions for enterprise operations management (EOM), integrated enterprise-wide systems that provide process
manufacturers with the capability to dramatically improve their operating performance.
Over 1,500 leading companies already rely on AspenTech's software, including 46 of the world's leading chemical companies and 23 of
the world's largest refiners.

worldwide headquarters

Aspen Technology, Inc.

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Cambridge, MA 02141-2201 USA

[phone] + 1 617 949 1000

[fax] + 1 617 949 1030

[world wide web] www.aspentech.com

[e-mail] info@aspentech.com

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