That is a lot of ground to cover in an e-mail. In a nutshell, FoxView and InTouch are current products. We will build new products using the ArchestrA framework and tools. One of the new products will be a new visualization (HMI). This new HMI will be built by Invensys employees to meet the needs of Invensys customers. The new visualization engine will be incorporated in to the various product lines, e.g., I/A Series, FactorySuite, Eurotherm, Triconex, etc., as appropriate to the needs of the product line. One of those needs is the ability to migrate existing displays to the new visualization engine. This need exists for FactorySuite users and I/A Series users and the development team is well aware of that requirement. So, the answer to the question: Is (AIM*/InSQL; FV/InTouch/DM; IACC/FoxCAE/ICC; CP/InControl/T960. etc.) going to be the product of the future? is as it has always been, "Of course not. Our customers needs and expectations change and so does technology. However, we are committed to making the transition from one generation to the next seamless and painless." We want to provide a path forward that does not require you to replace your system with a bulldozer. We intend to preserve your investment in intellectual property and physical plant so that you can migrate your both to our newest offering without requiring major overhauls of your existing equipment just because we've added new models. I think we have done a pretty good job in that respect over the last 15 years (CP10->30->40->60->270; WP10/20->30->50->51/70; etc) and I expect that we will continue to do a good job. We consider it to be a key feature of the I/A Series to be extensible. Does this make sense? Alex Johnson Invensys Systems, Inc. 10707 Haddington Houston, TX 77043 713.722.2859 (office) 713.722.2700 (switchboard) 713.932.0222 (fax) ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx For the latest information on ArchestrA, go to www.invensys.com/Archestra.html. _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave