Rockwell Automation to Acquire Pavilion Technologies
 
羅克韋爾自動化收購Pavilion Technologies公司

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 25, 2007 — Rockwell Automation will buy Pavilion Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that is a recognized leader in advanced process control, production optimization and environmental compliance solutions for process and hybrid industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

密爾沃基10月25日消息——羅克韋爾自動化將收購Pavilion Technologies公司，一家私人控股的流程和混合工業高級過程控制、生產優化和環境管理解決方案公認的領先公司。交易的條款沒有透露。

Headquartered in Austin, TX, with offices in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, Pavilion Technologies serves major customers in consumer products, oil & gas, chemicals and other process industries. The Pavilion Technologies management team and employees will become part of Rockwell Automation’s Architecture & Software segment. Pavilion Technologies software products will be integrated into the Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk integrated production and performance suite, as well as the Logix Control Platform.

Pavilion Technologies公司總部設在德克薩斯州的奧斯汀市，在歐洲和亞太地區設有辦事處，主要為消費品、油氣、化學和其他流程工業的客戶提供服務。Pavilion Technologies公司的管理團隊和員工將歸入羅克韋爾自動化的架構和軟件部門。Pavilion Technologies的軟件產品將集成到羅克韋爾自動化的FactoryTalk集成生產和績效套件中，以及Logix控制平臺中。

“This acquisition continues our investment in the process automation business and expands our capabilities to serve this major global market more completely,” said Steven Eisenbrown, senior vice president of the company’s Architecture & Software segment. “Combining Pavilion Technologies’ predictive modeling capabilities with the already-robust ability of our Integrated Architecture to control process applications will help our customers create a more agile, efficient and consistent production environment. That translates into faster response to market demands at lower cost with better quality.”

羅克韋爾架構和軟件部高級副總裁Steven Eisenbrown表示：“這次收購繼續了我們在過程自動化業務的投資，并擴展了我們的能力，以更徹底地服務于這個全球性的大市場。把Pavilion Technologies的預測建模能力和我們已有強大的集成架構能力結合到控制過程應用中，將幫助我們的客戶創造一個更加敏捷、有效率的和連貫的生產環境。這就轉化為以較低的成本與更好的質量，更快地回應市場需求。”

Ralph Carter, CEO, Pavilion Technologies, said “We are delighted to combine our companies at a time when manufacturers are making unprecedented investments in improving their production operations. Pavilion Technologies’ leadership in model-based advanced process control software along with Rockwell Automation’s global resources and financial strength will accelerate our innovation efforts and help us solidify our market leadership position.”

Pavilion Technologies公司首席執行官Ralph Carter表示：“我們很高興我們兩家公司可以在制造商們對提高他們的生產運作正進行前所未有的投資的時候結合在一起。Pavilion Technologies公司基于模型的先進過程控制軟件的領先實力和羅克韋爾自動化的全球資源和財政實力的組合起來，將加快我們的創新努力，并幫助我們鞏固我們的市場領導地位。”

“In terms of technology, no one comes close to Pavilion Technologies,” said Colin Masson, AMR Research. “They’ve got a stellar list of customers and they have succeeded where many others have struggled in building a partnership with SAP.”

AMR  Research的Colin Masson表示："在技術方面，沒有一個是Pavilion Technologies公司的對手。他們有著固定的客戶名單，而且他們已經成功地與其他很多公司正在爭取的SAP公司建立了合作關系。“ 

“This acquisition represents another key milestone in the expansion of our FactoryTalk integrated production and performance software suite,” said Kevin Roach, vice president, Rockwell Software. “Their commitment to delivering the highest ROI in the industry has helped Pavilion Technologies pioneer a customer engagement methodology built on providing predictable results.”

羅克韋爾軟件部副總裁Kevin Roac表示：”這次收購代表了我們擴大FactoryTalk集成生產和績效套件的另一個重要的里程碑。他們對提供在業內最高的投資回報率的承諾已經幫助Pavilion Technologies公司開創了一個建立在提供可預見結果的客戶業務方法。“

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses.  Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

羅克韋爾自動化是全球領先的工業自動化控制和信息解決方案供應商，致力于幫助生產商提升其業務競爭優勢。公司總部位于美國威斯康星州密爾沃基市，公司雇員大約2萬3千人，業務遍及全球超過80個國家。