Free Magazine Subscription
Printer-friendly version
Email to a Friend
Regional process automation players were among those vying for prizes at the recent 2008 Frost & Sullivan Industrial Technologies Awards ceremony, which recognized technology leaders in South East Asia and Australia & New Zealand.
The category “Industrial Process Control” was one of five sets of awards presented at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the others being Electronics & Security, Measurement & Instrumentation, Energy & Power Systems, and Environment & Building Technologies.
According to Satish Lele, Director, Industrial Practice at Frost & Sullivan, “This year Frost & Sullivan launched country specific analysis of the markets in Southeast Asia, which allowed us to understand the dynamics and future trends of the region and its implication for automation companies. As 2007 was another strong year for business, many automation players have responded with significant investment in the region.”
According to Frost & Sullivan, the awards are based on extensive market engineering tools in which industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.
Winning ways
The Industrial Process Control Market Leadership plaques were given for the four categories of SCADA, DCS, PLC, and Automation & Software, with the awards going to:
Australia and New Zealand
• SCADA Systems Market – Citect
• DCS Market - Yokogawa
• PLC Market – Rockwell Automation
• Automation & Software – Rockwell Automation
Indonesia
• SCADA Systems Market – Invensys
• DCS Market - Yokogawa
• PLC Market – Siemens
• Automation & Software – Siemens
Malaysia
• DCS Market - Yokogawa
• Automation & Software – ABB
Singapore
• DCS Market - Yokogawa
• PLC Market – Siemens
• Automation & Software – Siemens
Thailand
• DCS Market - Yokogawa
• PLC Market – Siemens
• Automation & Software – Yokogawa
Vietnam
• DCS Market - ABB
• PLC Market – Siemens
• Automation & Software – Siemens
In his award acceptance speech, Mr Kersi Aspar, Executive Vice President of Yokogawa Engineering Asia, said, “The Market Leadership Award firmly endorses our commitment to technology innovation and our unparalleled customer care. Yokogawa’s leadership position is the result of our commitment to customers through reliable products, committed and experienced people, and life cycle support services.
Meanwhile, for Invensys, which claims a majority market share of 40 percent in the Indonesia SCADA market, Goh Choong Keng, Wonderware Vice President for Asia Pacific, remarked, “Being selected for the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Indonesian Award for Market Leadership in SCADA reinforces our dedication to developing software that’s easy to use and upgrade.”
