ABB Finland and Stromasys extend collaboration

ABB Substation Automation OY in Vaasa, Finland and Stromasys, Geneva, Switzerland signed two agreements to continue the engineering support that Stromasys has provided to ABB over the past years. One contract covers the maintenance activities of MicroSCADA based technology products. The second agreement covers the design and development of MicroSCADA tool extensions and the support, including delivery, for worldwide customer projects based on MicroSCADA technology.

Mr. Jari Koski, the coordinator in ABB Substation Automation for the engineering collaboration with Stromasys says: "We have worked for several years with Stromasys and are very satisfied with the support they have provided and with the knowledge of their engineers. The model of the extended workbench as developed by Stromasys works very well for us, and the interaction with the team is immediate, even when they are working in their own center".

ABB Substation Automation Oy is one of the world's leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of power system automation. They offer a comprehensive line of protection, alarm, control and recording equipment and systems for medium voltage networks. ABB Substation Automation Oy also carries out project engineering for substation automation and network control systems.

Stromasys specializes in helping companies to preserve their legacy software investments by providing re-engineering and porting services as well as emulation products. Its expertise also covers process control systems and tools to execute PDP-11 and VAX binary code in software on modern hardware. Stromasys is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has sales offices in the Benelux, France, Germany, Sweden, and North America.

For more information, Contact:

Dr. Robert Boers, CEO Stromasys Geneva Switzerland Tel +41 22 794 1070

Mr. Jari Koski ABB Substation Automation Oy Vaasa, Finland Tel +358 10 22 43115