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ISaGRAF and infoteam Software are proud to announce that they have signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, infoteam Software becomes a distributor of the ISaGRAF product and a preferred Engineering Services provider in Europe, Germany and China, gaining access to advanced tools for IEC 61499 and IEC 61508 safety. This agreement will also allow ISaGRAF to bundle infoteam services with their products to make much more complete offerings to customers worldwide.

ISaGRAF will continue to develop and promote its flagship IEC 61131 and IEC 61499 product, ISaGRAF. It will also leverage some key technologies made available by infoteam. infoteam Software will continue to support their well-known OpenPCS product. In addition, infoteam Software will offer industrial and safety automation engineering services for the ISaGRAF product. infoteam Software will be able to combine the ISaGRAF offering with its current technology, providing a long-term path for its existing customer base.

"This cooperation is a natural evolution for infoteam. The use of the technological advances and the superior environment in the ISaGRAF Automation Collaborative Platform will help infoteam focus on providing its customer base and the automation market in general with the best-possible solution to address their needs. While ISaGRAF and infoteam have competed in the past, this cooperation will make our offering unique worldwide," said Dr. Wolfgang Brendel, Chairman of infoteam Software.

"infoteam will provide a strong engineering arm to the ISaGRAF business. Its operations in Europe and Asia will be a major contribution to help customers develop new products using ISaGRAF. All the expertise that infoteam has gained in developing and promoting the IEC 61131 OpenPCS solutions, combined with the ISaGRAF technology will show immediate benefits to the ISaGRAF community," said Julien Chouinard, ISaGRAF Managing Director.

About infoteam Software
infoteam Software AG develops system software for industrial automation, life sciences and healthcare. The Germany based company was founded in 1983 and now employs 130 people at its headquarters in Bubenreuth close to Erlangen, Germany, and its two wholly owned subsidiaries in Switzerland and China. The main focus of its development activities is software tools for Windows and Linux, as well as embedded systems for industrial controllers, robotics, medical diagnostics and laboratory automation, and energy creation and distribution. Its product portfolio is complemented by a wide array of services, support, training and workshops. Its customers include the leading manufacturers of industrial controllers for medical technology, automation, and energy creation and supply in Europe, the US and the Far East. The company is headquartered in Bubenreuth close to Erlangen, in southern Germany. infoteam Software AG Stäfa is a wholly owned subsidiary in Switzerland. infoteam Software Beijing/China Co. Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary for the Asia-Pacific region. infoteam Software is ISO 9001:2008 certified.

About ISaGRAF
ISaGRAF is a Rockwell Automation Company. With its headquarters in Canada and representation in France, Germany and China, it is the world’s leading automation software partner. The company’s flagship product ISaGRAF is fully compliant with both IEC 61499 and IEC 61131 industrial standards, as confirmed by TÜV Rheinland, and can be used to build a variety of automation products including embedded µcontrollers, PAC, PLC, DCS, RTU, CNC, Motion Controllers and Safety Systems. Supporting IEC 61850 and DNP 3.0 IEC 870.5, ISaGRAF sustains a high level of standardization, integration and communication within modern automation systems, resulting in high-end, real-time open control systems with crash-proof reliability, powerful performance and flexibility.