施耐德电气成为ODVA协会主要成员

April 11, 2007 – ODVA today announced that Schneider Electric will significantly increase its level of support for the organization by becoming one of its principal members, alongside Cisco Systems, Eaton Electrical, Omron Corporation, and Rockwell Automation.

4月11日消息——ODVA（开放设备网供应商协会）今天宣布施耐德电气将极大提高对该组织的支持度，与思科系统、伊顿电气、欧姆龙以及罗克韦尔自动化等公司一道，成为该组织的主要成员之一。

Schneider Electric’s increased participation in ODVA coincides with ODVA's plans to extend the CIP Network specifications to provide compatibility of Modbus/TCP devices with networks built on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). This extension will give existing Modbus/TCP users a clear path to CIP Network architectures while protecting their automation investments.

施耐德电气加大在ODVA参与度符合ODVA的计划，就是扩大CIP网络规范，为Modbus/TCP设备提供与基于通用工业协议(CIP)网络的兼容性。这一扩展将为现有的Modbus/TCP用户提供了一条通向CIP网络架构的明确道路，同时保护了他们现有的自动化投资。

Schneider Electric’s increased support of ODVA reflects the company’s plans to deploy EtherNet/IP as a foundation of its network strategy. This action, by a global fortune 500 company, is a major indication of industry's continued push to adopt network technologies for automation that use standard, unmodified Ethernet and Internet technologies. Users will benefit through significantly increased interoperability between the largest installed base of industrial Ethernet networks - EtherNet/IP and Modbus/TCP - as well as between automation products from a growing number of vendors. Combined, these benefits will reduce cost, time and risk for users deploying and maintaining their network architectures.

施耐德电气对ODVA加大支持反映了公司把EtherNet/IP作为其网络策略的一个基础的计划。作为一家全球财富500强公司的这一行为，主要表明了业界继续促进为自动化采用网络技术，使用标准的、未更改的以太网和互联网技术。用户将从EtherNet/IP 和 Modbus/TCP这两个安装最多的工业以太网网络之间极大提高的互用性，以及更多供应商所提供的自动化产品而获益。这些获益结合起来将为用户使用和维护他们的网络架构减少成本、时间和风险。

"Our customers want the interoperability and seamless integration of the factory floor that networks using standard, unmodified Ethernet can provide, and one network for control, information, configuration, safety, synchronization and motion,” said Adrien Scolé, Senior Vice President of Innovation for the Automation Business, Schneider Electric. “EtherNet/IP is the answer to meeting our customers’ needs by providing compatibility with existing Modbus/TCP products and systems in combination with the complete suite of services contained in CIP. For these reasons, we are eager to team with ODVA to help make EtherNet/IP the most widely used industrial network available."

施耐德电气自动化业务创新高级副总裁Adrien Scolé表示：“我们的客户希望利用标准的、未更改的以太网网络可以提供互用性和工厂的无缝整合，而且希望得到一个用于控制、信息、配置、安全、同步以及运动的网络。EtherNet/IP就是我们客户需要的答案，它为现有的 Modbus/TCP 产品和系统提供了兼容性，以及CIP所包含的一整套完整服务。基于这些原因，我们希望与ODVA一道，共同促使EtherNet/IP成为应用最广的工业网络。”

Katherine Voss, Executive Director, ODVA, agreed: "ODVA is delighted Schneider Electric is increasing its support of the organization and our technologies, most notably EtherNet/IP. Schneider Electric is an industry leader in driving adoption of standard, unmodified Ethernet technologies on the factory floor and throughout the enterprise. ODVA looks forward to leveraging the vast experience of Schneider Electric in automation and their expertise in Ethernet and Internet technologies to continue to expand the capabilities of ODVA technologies. ODVA especially salutes Schneider Electric for putting users first in making the decision to build its network strategy with an industrial Ethernet solution that provides interoperability of multi-vendor systems and protects the customer's investment."

ODVA执行总裁Katherine Voss表示：“ODVA非常高兴施耐德电气增加对我们组织以及技术的支持，尤其对EtherNet/IP技术的支持。施耐德电气在促使工厂和企业界采用标准的、未更改的以太网技术方面是一个业界领导者。ODVA期待凭借施耐德在自动化领域的丰富经验以及在以太网和互联网技术方面的专长，继续扩大ODVA的技术能力。ODVA特别敬佩施耐德在决定把一个兼容多种系统的工业以太网解决方案纳入其网络策略的时候，把用户利益放在首位，保护了客户的原有投资。”

EtherNet/IP was introduced in 2001 and has more than 1.125 million installed nodes. EtherNet/IP and Modbus/TCP are the two most popular industrial Ethernet protocols, representing over 50 percent worldwide market share, according to the most recent market study from ARC Advisory Group.

EtherNet/IP在2001年被推出，现已有超过112万5千个安装节点。ARC咨询集团最新的一份市场调查表明，EtherNet/IP和Modbus/TCP是两项最通用的工业以太网协议，共占据了全球市场份额的一半多。

“This is a big development in the automation industry,” said Harry Forbes, Senior Analyst at ARC Advisory Group. “It is unusual to see several automation majors joining in such close collaboration, especially in a strategic area such as industrial Ethernet, and it adds to the value of ODVA and its CIP Network technologies in the automation industry. Automation users of Modbus/TCP can now look forward to benefiting from CIP Networks. Schneider Electric products will also benefit from the many capabilities of CIP, but end users will be the real winners here because future CIP Networks will offer an even broader range of choices.”

ARC咨询集团高级分析师Harry Forbes表示：“这是自动化行业的一个大发展。几个自动化行业的巨头进行这样一个紧密的合作并不常见，特别是在工业以太网这样一个战略领域，它提升了ODVA及其CIP网络技术在自动化行业的价值。Modbus/TCP技术的自动化用户现在可以期待从CIP网络获益了。施耐德电气的产品也将受益于CIP网络的众多性能，但在这里真正的赢家将是终端用户，因为未来CIP网络将提供更广的选择范围。”

Schneider Electric plans to have its next generation of EtherNet/IP products, incorporating connectivity to existing Modbus/TCP devices, in 2008. ODVA will provide an overview of the concept planned for The EtherNet/IP Specification to support Modbus/TCP devices on EtherNet/IP networks at its next press conference scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2007 at 15:00 hr in the Dresden Room of the Convention Center at the Hannover Fairgrounds in Hannover, Germany.

施耐德电气计划在2008年推出新一代EtherNet/IP产品，并可以跟现有的Modbus/TCP设备相连接。ODVA 将在4月16号周一下午3点在德国汉诺威展的大会中心Dresden厅举办的下一个新闻发布会上，提供一份在 EtherNet/IP 网络支持Modbus/TCP 设备的EtherNet/IP 规范总概念。

About Schneider Electric
关于施耐德电气

A member of ODVA since 2003, Schneider Electric is the world's power and control specialist. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric anticipates and satisfies its customers' requirements in the residential, building, industry and energy and infrastructure markets. With 105,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, Schneider Electric generated sales of €13.7 billion in 2006 through 13,000 distributor outlets.

施耐德电气公司是全球电力与控制专家。通过旗下三大国际著名品牌，梅兰日兰（Merlin Gerin）、美商实快电力（Square D）和TE电器（Telemecanique），施耐德电气公司为能源与基础设施、工业、建筑及民用住宅等市场提供着系列齐全的优质产品及服务。施耐德电气2006年全球销售额为137亿欧元，在全世界190个国家拥有10万5千名员工以及1万3千多个销售点。

About ODVA
关于ODVA

ODVA is an international association comprised of members from the world's leading automation companies. Collectively, ODVA and its members support network technologies using the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). These currently include DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, CompoNet, and the major extensions to CIP — CIP Safety, CIP Sync, and CIP Motion. ODVA manages the development of these open technologies, and assists manufacturers and users of CIP Networks through tools, training and marketing activities. In addition, ODVA offers conformance testing to help ensure that products built to its specifications operate in multi-vendor systems. ODVA also is active in other standards’ development organizations and industry consortia to drive the growth of open communication standards.

ODVA是一个由全球领先的自动化公司组成的国际性协会。ODVA及其成员通过利用通用工业协议(CIP)共同支持网络技术。目前这些技术包括DeviceNet，EtherNet/IP， CompoNet，以及CIP的主要拓展——CIP Safety，CIP Sync，和CIP Motion。ODVA管理这些开放技术的开发，通过工具、培训和营销活动，协助CIP网络的制造商和用户。此外，ODVA还提供兼容测试以确保基于其规范的产品可以运行于多种不同供应商的系统。ODVA还积极与其他标准的开发组织和业界协会一起，推动开放通信标准的发展。

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