Mitsubishi Electric announces acquisition of ICONICS
三菱電機宣布收購ICONICS

Mitsubishi Electric announced a 100% acquisition of ICONICS, Inc., in Foxborough, Massachusetts. This partnership will strengthen Mitsubishi’s software portfolio and technology for the manufacturing, industrial, and building automation markets. ICONICS’ advanced software products are used for SCADA, HMI, IoT, mobile, analytics and cloud applications. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.

三菱電機宣布100％收購位于馬薩諸塞州福克斯堡的ICONICS公司。這一并購將加強三菱在制造、工業和樓宇自動化市場的軟件組合和技術。ICONICS的高端軟件產品用于SCADA、HMI、IoT、移動、分析和云應用。此次收購有待監管部門批準和符合其他慣例成交條件。

“We are most excited about the recent acquisition of ICONICS,” said Yoshikazu Miyata, Executive Officer and Group President of Factory Automation Systems at Mitsubishi Electric, “so that Mitsubishi can accelerate its global software strategy as importance for software is increasing for factory automation business. Our vision is to continuously invest in the field of IoT and software.”

“我們對最近收購ICONICS感到非常興奮，”三菱電機工廠自動化系統事業部執行官兼集團總裁宮田芳和表示，“這樣，隨著軟件對工廠自動化業務的重要性日益增加，三菱可以加快其全球軟件戰略。我們的愿景是繼續投資物聯網和軟件領域。”

“We look forward to our partnership with Mitsubishi,” said Russ Agrusa, CEO of ICONICS, “a $40 billion-dollar world leader in markets across many industries, to pioneer a new Software Center of Excellence in Foxborough, MA, USA, and to accelerate the development of advanced factory and building automation software.”

ICONICS首席執行官Russ Agrusa表示：“我們期待著與三菱合作，這是一家在許多行業市場價值400億美元的全球領導企業，我們將在美國馬薩諸塞州福克斯堡開設一個新的卓越軟件中心，并加快先進工廠和樓宇自動化軟件的開發。”

As the demand increases for data utilization with IoT technology in manufacturing industries, Mitsubishi Electric—based on its e-F@ctory concept—launched software products compatible with its Edgecross platform to enhance solutions for edge computing and the cloud. ICONICS develops and offers competitive software products for various business sectors, such as manufacturing, industrial and building automation, and it possesses advanced technology and remarkable industry leading knowledge in the development of industrial software.

隨著制造業對物聯網技術數據利用需求的增加，三菱電機基于其e-F@ctory概念推出了與其Edgecross平臺兼容的軟件產品，以增強邊緣計算和云解決方案。ICONICS為制造業、工業和樓宇自動化等各個業務部門開發和提供具有競爭力的軟件產品，在工業軟件開發方面擁有先進的技術和卓越的行業領先知識。

“With the addition of ICONICS software, product development, and technology capabilities,” said Satoshi Takeda, Senior Deputy General Manager of Nagoya Works, Mitsubishi Electric, “this will allow Mitsubishi to accelerate its e-F@ctory and edge computing solutions.”

“隨著ICONICS軟件、產品開發和技術能力的加入，”三菱電機名古屋工廠高級副總經理武田聰說，“這將加速推動三菱的e-F@ctory和邊緣計算解決方案。”