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Intergraph Process & Building Solutions Announces New Version of Notia
Plant Information Management Software
Web-enabled Data Warehouse and Modules Provide Expanded e-Engineering Solution
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., October 23, 2000 - The Process & Building Solutions
division of Intergraph Corporation
Notia helps process plant owners and engineering, construction and
procurement (EPC) firms maximize the value of the plant information
asset and achieve business goals of compressing schedules, improving
quality and reducing project and operational costs.
New Modules Expand Functionality, Increase Engineering Quality
Notia 3.0 offers a number of significant new modules which include
Structure, Change, Numbering, 2D Navigation, Comparator and Equipment.
The new modules increase the value of plant data and bring the total
number of available modules to ten.
The phase 1 Structure module supports re-use of design data and
standard designs by managing and re-using defined plant structures to
implement time- and cost-saving best practices. Approved assemblies,
units or even whole areas of a plant can be cloned for re-use in other
projects. All associated information, including documentation,
relationships and other pertinent data, is reusable.
A mechanism to manage and control design changes, the phase 1 Change
module links design change requests to related objects, records and
reports the status of each change request and affected items. The
Change module helps reduce the cost of design changes while improving
quality. Using the full power of the underlying ISO-compliant data
classifications, the Change module provides engineers with a
cross-discipline view of all affected objects - tags, assets,
documents and so on, affected by any change either planned or actual.
The module also provides automatic notification of changes. Embedded
work lists securely route required information to responsible
engineers as well as notify personnel of changes through standard
e-mail systems.
The Numbering module provides an automated numbering system that
manages project numbering for tags, equipment and documents. These
controls enforce the project numbering standards to ensure data
quality and consistency of design as well as assist in project
tracking and accounting functions.
The 2D Navigation module provides a graphical means of navigating
through the plant structure using common documents such as P&IDs or
process flow diagrams, allowing engineers to locate and display
specific plant information. Equipment, tag, pipeline and other
references are automatically linked from the document, providing
validated access to any information associated with objects in the
data warehouse.
Building on the underlying POSC/Caesar data model, the Comparator
module enables users to compare attribute information among any
objects within the system. Typical uses include comparing revisions of
piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) to indicate changes, such
as an additional pump. Unlike conventional document management
systems, this capability shows the true state of the changed document
from an engineer's perspective.
A means to standardize on defined or recommended equipment, the
Equipment module promotes consistency of design and reduces the volume
of supplier documentation. It also cuts the number of unnecessary
variants, thus reducing spares inventories.
Notia Posts Three-year Track Record at Statoil
Statoil, the Norwegian national oil and gas company, is the first and
leading user of the Notia plant information management solution. Notia
is the core of Statoil's plant information management system for the
$4.4 billion (U. S.) Asgard offshore development project, which
includes the world's largest floating gas production platform. Bjorn
Henrik Magnus, PIM manager for Asgard, said the Notia-based PIM "has
become our integrated information solution for all plant information
and will replace our existing portfolio of systems for maintaining
plant information." According to Magnus, if PIM is used from the
inception of a new plant, potential savings of 30 to 40 percent on
total installed costs and 10 to 20 percent on plant operating costs
are achievable.
The Notia plant information management system is soon expected to have
more than 3,000 users, including Statoil personnel, equipment
suppliers and subcontractors. Statoil brought Notia online for the
Asgard project in August 1997.
Other major customers using Notia include Elf Exploration UK PLC, the
Syncrude Canada Ltd. UE-1 Project and major EPCs in both Europe and
the Americas.
EDITOR'S NOTE: A case study on plant information management at Statoil
Asgard is available to editors and industry analysts upon request.
About Notia Plant Information Management
A standards-based data warehouse for the process industries,
Intergraph Notia is used by plant owner-operators and EPC firms to
compress schedules, improve quality and reduce project and maintenance
costs. Notia defines the plant configuration independent of any
proprietary system and embodies the neutrality, openness and data
longevity characteristic of STEP-based technologies. With a
Web-enabled query and viewing environment, Notia provides functions
for tag creation and management, change management, 2D schematic and
3D model interfaces, electronic document management, SAP R/3
integration, instrument loop and electrical distribution
administration and supports related engineering tasks such as
fabrication, procurement and maintenance.
Owner-operators use Notia to capture, store and manage all engineering
data for the 30-plus year life of the plant. EPCs use Notia as a
comprehensive engineering database to store
and manage project data in an industry standard format that is easily
handed over to the plant owner-operator.
Intergraph Background Information
A division of Intergraph Corporation, Process & Building Solutions is
a global organization that supplies software and services to the
process and power generation industries. With more than 20 years'
industry experience as an engineering software provider, Process &
Building Solutions offers data-centric, integrated life cycle
engineering solutions for the design and information management of
process and power plants - with emphasis on linking engineering and
business systems. Flagship solutions include the SmartPlant(r) and
PDS(tm) (Plant Design System) suites. The acknowledged global leader
in 3D plant design and visualization, Process & Building Solutions has
a 59 percent revenue share of the US$193 million 3D plant design
market (Source: Daratech Inc.). Process & Building Solutions is
headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., employs more than 950 people and
does business in more than 60 countries.
Intergraph common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the
symbol: INGR. Visit www.intergraph.com for more information. # # #
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Software prices, availability, functions, features and specifications
are subject to change without notice. This news release contains
forward-looking statements regarding future events that are subject to
risks and uncertainties. Certain risks and uncertainties of Intergraph
Corporation are discussed in the company's Form 10K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies are available without
charge upon written request to Shareholder Relations, Intergraph
Corporation, Huntsville, Ala. 35864-0001.
William G. Beazley, President Information Assets, Inc. |