Released on: October 15, 2008, 2:35 pm

Press Release Author: ICONICS

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: New Partnership with Kepware Helps Expand List of Compatible
OPC Servers

Press Release Body: FOXBOROUGH, MA - October 15, 2008 - Today, ICONICS, a 2008
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner of the Year and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based,
HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft
Windows(r) operating systems, has announced its online list of compatible OPC Unified
Architecture (OPC-UA) and Data Access (OPC-DA) Servers, making it the most
comprehensive list in the marketplace.

ICONICS and Kepware Technologies (www.kepware.com) have signed a partnership
agreement to create the world's first total end-to-end OPC-UA solution. The "ICONICS
OPC-UA KEPServer" integrates HMI/SCADA and visualization with a rich library of
device connectivity from Kepware. One of the benefits of the working relationship
between Kepware and ICONICS is the expansion of the list of compatible OPC-UA
Servers available through ICONICS.

Visitors to ICONICS' OPC Server Web page at
www.iconics.com/products/opcserverList.asp will find a growing list of vendor OPC
Servers compatible with ICONICS' own OPC Server, ICONICS OPC KEPServer, and
Microsoft Windows CE OPC Server solutions.

"Both ICONICS and Kepware are committed to furthering the adoption of OPC technology
through the industrial automation market," said Russ Agrusa, President and CEO of
ICONICS. "ICONICS' extensive OPC-UA and -DA Server list is a strong differentiator,
demonstrating ICONICS' commitment to OPC standards-based solutions. I encourage
anyone involved with OPC technology to take a look at the comprehensive list of
Basic and Premium Servers.

"ICONICS is a leader in OPC technology and has been working closely with Kepware for
several years" said Roy Kok, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Kepware
Technologies, "We see ICONICS as a leader in the adoption of OPC-UA and are happy to
partner with them in proving that the technology is ready. Customers can now find
one of the largest lists of compatible OPC-UA Servers available through ICONICS."

"ICONICS and Kepware are both leading developers of OPC Unified Architecture
solutions," said Tom Burke, President of the OPC Foundation. "Both companies are
pioneers in bringing OPC-UA from the theoretical into the physical and practical.
This partnership agreement now makes OPC-UA a reality."

"OPC Server products are intended to expand the framework for moving information
between applications in both the manufacturing and enterprise spaces, leveraging Web
Services as the key technology enabler for deploying applications that can utilize
OPC technology to move data and information," said Craig Resnick, Research Director
at ARC Advisory Group. "This is why it is critical to manufacturers that any OPC
solution being implemented is sourced from partners who have extensive experience in
deploying OPC applications, which is certainly the case for both ICONICS and
Kepware."

ICONICS HMI/SCADA and Manufacturing Intelligence solutions are widely recognized in
the industrial automation software marketplace. Used in a wide variety of
applications worldwide, ICONICS' GENESIS64, GENESIS32 and BizViz products are
recognized for their graphical capabilities and seamless integration with Microsoft
operating systems and applications, bridging information from "the shop floor to the
top floor."

ICONICS has provided award-winning industrial automation and Manufacturing
Intelligence software for over 22 years, successfully deploying more than 225,000
solutions worldwide.

ICONICS Background Information
Founded in 1986, ICONICS is a leader in the development of Web-enabled industrial
automation and manufacturing intelligence software for Microsoft(r) Windows(r) operating
systems. Offering the industry's only suite of fully-integrated OPC-based components
and products, GENESIS32(tm) Enterprise Edition is available for Windows XP, XP
Professional x64, Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server
2003 x64. Pocket GENESIS(tm) for Windows CE and Pocket PC was built from the ground up
based on ICONICS' OPC-To-The-Core(tm) framework. BizViz(tm) is a suite of manufacturing
and business intelligence products, which bridge the gap between manufacturing and
corporate business information systems. BizViz is designed around Microsoft .NET
technology and Microsoft SharePoint Services.. ICONICS also offers a complete set of
Plug and Play automation components, including best-in-class OPC ActiveX(r) Controls,
OPC Toolkit, Human Machine Interface (HMI), Microsoft SQL Server(r)-based data
logging, Multimedia Alarming, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
products. ICONICS is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner represented in over 60
countries, and has more than 225,000 product installations worldwide.

(c) 2008 ICONICS, Inc. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change
without notice. GENESIS64, GENESIS32, Pocket GENESIS, BizViz and their respective
modules, OPC-To-The-Core, and Visualize Your Enterprise are trademarks of ICONICS
Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.

Web Site:
http://www.iconics.com/news/press_release_display.asp?Release=081015%5FOPC%2Ehtm

Contact Details: Tim Donaldson
Director of Marketing
ICONICS
100 Foxborough Blvd.
Foxborough, MA 02035
phone: 508-543-8600
fax: 508-543-1503
timd@iconics.com