OSIsoft Wins Control Engineering Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award for RtBaseline Software; RtBaseline Recognized for Significant Innovation in 2004

OSIsoft, Inc., the global leader in Real-time Performance Management (RtPM) software for the process manufacturing industries, announced that OSIsoft has won Control Engineering Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award. This award recognizes the most significant innovations featured in Control Engineering Magazine in 2004. OSIsoft is being recognized for RtBaseline, its software solution which gathers relevant data from multiple sources throughout a plant and delivers it in a specific context for role-based users. RtBaseline is part of OSIsoft’s RtPM Platform which integrates information from across the enterprise and delivers it in an actionable format to decision makers.

“After reviewing hundreds of products over the course of the year, we recognize OSIsoft’s RtBaseline as a truly innovative solution for 2004,” said David Greenfield, editorial director of Control Engineering Magazine. “OSIsoft is receiving this award for its superior service to the industry, innovative technological advancement and significant market impact.”

RtBaseline, introduced in January 2004, unifies all data across the enterprise — from enterprise systems, data bases and functional data sources — and adds context, converting it into meaningful and specific information that stakeholders inside and outside an organization can access and use. RtBaseline’s architecture enables companies to define a frame of reference for data so that information workers can be alerted to problems or trends, perform root-cause analysis, or compare operational performance across multiple sites in the way that best suits their role. RtBaseline is powered by PI, OSIsoft’s flagship real-time event management and data historian system.

“By providing contextualized, role-based access to information from across the enterprise, OSIsoft’s RtBaseline provides benefits to information workers at all levels and ensures that information translates into knowledge and business advantage for the enterprise,” said Michael Saucier, Vice President of Marketing at OSIsoft. “We are honored that this product has been recognized by such a prominent, industry-leading publication.”

RtBaseline hosts the largest library of data connectors, which enables data to be gathered from virtually any real-time source, including PI. As a result, employees have a comprehensive, real-time view into operational, IT infrastructure and business activities, enabling them to make timely, profitable decisions for real-time performance management. OSIsoft’s RtPM platform is built to leverage the latest Microsoft technology. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Managed Partner, OSIsoft and its products are compatible with all modern Microsoft Windows platforms, including Windows Server 2003. In some cases an additional Windows Server 2003 and Internet Information Services may be required.

About OSIsoft

OSIsoft delivers the world’s leading operational Real-time Performance Management (RtPM) Platform. This Platform crosses enterprise boundaries to incorporate and visually display user-configured, real-time operational event data, fueling the business decision cycle to drive collaboration and intelligent actions. More than 10,000 OSIsoft customers worldwide use RtPM as the foundation to continuously improve the performance of their organization. RtPM unlocks the hidden value in these systems by delivering high-fidelity information for real-time action. The company’s fierce commitment to customer satisfaction is unparalleled in the industry. For more than 20 years, customers have trusted OSIsoft’s breakthrough products, including the PI System, to preserve and harness real-time data. Only OSIsoft’s RtPM Platform provides an end-to-end experience — from problem identification, through cause-and-effect determination and ultimately to resolution/implementation — supporting both tactical and strategic modes of operation.

Founded in 1980, OSIsoft Inc. is headquartered in San Leandro, Calif., with operations worldwide and is privately-held.