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2013-05-29 News and web pages updates ...
This news section is not updated as often as earlier. This reason for this is the Smart* components since 2010 have been part of ABB's AlarmInsight suite and relevant material is published through the AlarmInsight channels. We will however continue to maintain this web page with latest patch builds and releases to support out many users around the world. Recently SmartLogger pacth #E has been released. This patch includes a number of fixes plus better integration with ABB AlarmInsight.
 
2010-05-09 SmartLogger 4.0 released...
SmartLogger 4.0 is now officially released and introduces several new features and many nice improvements. Some of the improvements are: Report logger feature, Emerson Delta V support (multiline events), Automatic print and MDI based Online Views. For a complete list of new features and improvements see the Release description
 
2010-03-18 SmartLogger 4.0 Beta version released...
SmartLogger 4.0 is finally available and new deliveries will be shipped with version 4.0. For more information about new features and improvements see the Release description
 
2009-12-06 SmartLogger 4.0 is nearing a breakthrough...
After 2 service releases and 18 patch builds SmartLogger 3.3 is nearing it's retirement age. First in the new year SmartLogger 4.0 beta is finally available. If you are interested in joining our beta test program, please don't hesitate to contact us. See contact page for details.
 
2007-11-18 SmartClient 4.0 SR-2 released
SmartClient 4.0 SR-2 is now available. For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the latest SmartClient Release Description found in the download section.
 
2006-11-26 New subscription possibility
Many of our customers have requested an easier way to purchase and handle minor upgrades. We are therefore pleased to introduce our new subscription program that features:
- Free upgrades during subscription. Available via website.
- News mail every quarter summarizing on patches and developments.
Subscription fee is 15% of the listprices and the minimum subscription period is 2 years.
 
2006-08-11 SmartClient 4.0 SR-1 released
SmartClient 4.0 SR-1 is now available for download in our download section.
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Improved Alarm Management (AM) analysis module.
- NEW AM Reaction Time analysis.
- NEW Quick Filter and Quick Query features.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the latest SmartClient Release Description found in the download section.
 
2006-02-17 SmartStatus 2.3 released
SmartStatus 2.3 is now available for FREE download in our download section.
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Support for multiple nodelists.
- Bug fixes.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the latest SmartStatus Release Description found in the download section.
 
2005-10-18 Reducing alarms with SmartNotification
SmartNotification 1.2 beta 0 has been released for customer trials. The new version has focus on Alarm Management and can be used as supplementary tool to reducing the number of alarms in control rooms. It is now possible to filter maintenance alarms from alarm lists and send them as mail lists to maintenance people on a scheduled basis.
 
2005-07-20 Final version of SmartClient 4.0 released
After several months with beta versions shipping, we are proud to announce the final version of SmartClient 4.0 to be released. The new version features many improvements and a redesigned Analyze Tools module with new tools for alarm management analysis. For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements, please refer to the SmartClient 4.0 Release Description found in the download section.
 
2005-01-10 New price structure for SmartClient 4.0 released
With SmartClient 4.0 a revised price structure will be introduced. The price structure has been simplified and adjusted to an increasing interest for installations with concurrent users. It is now much easier and less expensive to get started with only a few concurrent users.
For details see the price list
 
2004-10-08 SmartStatus 2.2 released
SmartStatus 2.2 is now available for FREE download in our download section.
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Support for the new SmartOPC product.
- Bug fixes.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the SmartStatus Release Description found in the download section.
 
2004-07-15 SmartClient price structure simplified
To simplify the price structure for SmartClient items, we reduced the number of items available. The items no longer available are now included in a standard SmartClient. On top of that, we have also reduced the prices on several items.
For details see the price list 
 
2004-07-15 SmartOPC 1.0 pre-release
We are proud to announce, that the SmartLogger now can be connected to OPC data sources. The OPC interface was originally planned for SmartLogger 4.0 (later this year), but due to customer requirements we have made a pre-release that works with existing SmartLogger 3.3 installations. The SmartOPC release has the following features:
- Remote OPC TCP/IP connectivity - No DCOM!.
- Utility Server for remote supervision and fault tracing (via SmartStatus).
- Buffering feature to avoid data loss in case of network dropouts.
- Support for OPC custom fields.
- Unique automerge feature for custom fields.
- OPC AE Viewer for OPC server verification.
 
2004-03-26 SmartNotification 1.1 released
SmartNotification 1.1 is now available.
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Redesigned layout.
- Support for hardwired notifications.
- Introduction of Supervision Objects.
- Event rate supervision.
- Online frequency statistics for each supervised data source.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the SmartNotification Release Description found in the download section.
 
2003-09-22 SmartTranslator 2.1 released
SmartTranslator 2.1 is now available.
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Support for the SmartNotification application.
- New statistics log.
- Support for ADO access to Oracle and MS SQL Server databases.
- More flexible manual translation.
- Bug fixes.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the SmartTranslator Release Description found in the download section.
 
2003-09-05 SmartStatus 2.1 released
SmartStatus 2.1 is now available for FREE download in our download section.
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Support for the SmartNotification application.
- Support for the new SmartTranslator statistics log.
- Bug fixes.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the SmartStatus Release Description found in the download section.
 
2003-06-11 SmartNotification 1.0 released
An extended version of the SmartLogger Notification Module is now available as a separate product. Compared to the Notification Module this product has the following benefits:
- Print server included, which makes it possible for any Windows application to generate a notification just by printing to a Windows printer.
- Support for I/O boards for hardwired inputs.
- Support for redundant modems.
- Support for EXE notifications.
For a complete list of features, please refer to the product pages.
 
2003-03-09 SmartStatus 2.0 available
SmartStatus 2.0 is now available for FREE download in our download section.
Some of the highlights in this totally redesigned new release are:
- Redesigned layout for better overview of sessions.
- Subscription to SmartLogger events.
- Printed reports of all received data.
- Data export to Text/MS Excel/HTML/XML.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the SmartStatus Release Description found in the download section.
 
2003-03-03 SmartLogger 3.3 Service Release 2 available
Service Release 2 is now available for download in our download section.
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Support for redundant data sources for optimal data capture security.
- Improved Utilty Server and totally redesigned SmartStatus application.
- Online subscription of filtered events or alarms from remote clients.
- No SmartClient table restrictions. Now support for ANY table structure!
- SmartClient support for Citrix Server in addition to Windows Terminal Services.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the SmartLogger/SmartClient Release Descriptions found in the download section.
 
2002-05-31 SmartLogger 3.3 Service Release 1 available
Service Release 1 is now available for download in our download section.
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Support for event color mapping in both SmartLogger and SmartClient.
- Line Printer Daemon added in order to support LPR data sources.
- Redesigned SmartBuilder application with a lot of new features.
For a complete list of new features, fixes and improvements included in this release, please refer to the SmartLogger/SmartClient Release Descriptions found in the download section.
 
2002-02-04 SmartLogger 3.3 released
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- New Notification Module add-on for remote notification via SMS or e-mail.
- Support for Telnet based data sources.
- Native driver support for MS SQL Server 7 databases.
For a complete list of changes, please refer to the Release Description, or check out the product pages for a description of all the SmartLogger features.
 
2002-01-16 SmartClient 3.3 released
Some of the highlights in this new release are:
- Improved grid system with many advanced features.
- New advanced printing system.
- Native driver support for MS SQL Server 7 databases.
- Support for Windows 2000 Terminal Services.
For a complete list of changes, please refer to the Release Description.
 
2001-10-22 New SmartLogger 3.3 pricelist available
Due to the upcoming release of SmartLogger 3.3 in December a new pricelist has been released. Some of the changes are:
- Watchdog module is now a standard feature included in all logger versions.
- The price for additional SmartClient licences has been lowered.
- The price for the Analyze Tools option has been lowered.
- Optional Dongle protection is now free of charge.
 
2001-10-15 Distribution agreement signed with ABB A/S DK
SmartLogger Sales are pleased to announce that a distribution agreement has been signed with ABB A/S in Denmark. ABB DK now handles distribution, marketing and 1. level support for all SmartLogger products in Denmark.
ABB DK furthermore handles distribution to ABB companies world wide.
 
2001-05-15 SmartLogger prevails in the Danish Northsea
Statoil has recently chosen SmartLogger as replacement of an existing eventlogger on the Siri oil/gas platform. With this order the Smart* products have prevailed in the Danish part of the Northsea.
All platform operators - Maersk Oil & Gas, Amerada Hess and Statoil - now use SmartLogger as their preferred eventlogger on all platforms.
 
2001-01-23 Major SmartLogger installation succesfully completed
A major eventlogger system based on Smart* products has been succesfully installed on 5 oil/gas platforms in the Danish part of the Northsea. The configuration replaces a total of 20 (40 redundant) event printers from 5 different vendor systems: ABB Master, ABB Advant, GPE, Kongsberg and Yokogawa. The setup consists of 2x5 SmartLogger, 20+ SmartClient, 5+ SmartStatus and 1 SmartTranslator application.
All events from all 5 platforms are stored locally and are concurrently transferred to an onshore Oracle server for advanced analysis.
Approximately 350.000 events are processed each day.
 
2001-01-19 SmartLogger 3.2 Service Release 1 available
This Service Release is available to registered users and can be obtained by filling out the patch request form. All fixes and improvements included in this release can be viewed in the SmartLogger/SmartClient Release Descriptions found on the download page.
 
2000-11-05 SmartLogger 3.2 Patch#1 released
The patch can be obtained by filling out the patch request form. All fixes and improvements included in this patch can be viewed in the patch description.
 
2000-09-27 New releases of all SmartLogger products
New versions of all SmartLogger products have been released.
This release also includes a new program - SmartStatus - for remote supervision/control of SmartLogger/SmartTranslator applications.
Check out the updated product page or view the release descriptions on the download page.
 
2000-08-31 Release Descriptions for next SmartLogger release
The preliminary Release Descriptions for the next release of SmartLogger, SmartClient and SmartTranslator has been made available. The Release Descriptions can be downloaded from the download page.
The next release of all Smart* programs is scheduled for week 39 this year and will in addition to many new features and improvements also include 2 new programs, SmartStatus and SmartGuard.
 
2000-07-20 New supplementary documentation page
A new page containing miscellaneous technical documents and Tips & Tricks for free download has been added to this website in the support section. The page can be found here.
 
2000-04-16 SmartLogger 3.0 Patch#2 released
The patch can be downloaded by filling out the patch request form on the designated page. All fixes and improvements included in this patch can be viewed in the patch description.
 
2000-03-28 SmartLogger Demo released
You can now download a demo version of a fully operational SmartLogger system. The demo version is time limited and can be downloaded by filling out the demo request form on the designated page.
 
2000-03-19 SmartLogger website launched
Your SmartLogger team is proud to present this new website dedicated to help present and future customers. Here we will keep you informed about SmartLogger development and we will provide you with patches, documents and updates to your SmartLogger products. This website is also intended to give you a chance to comment on the SmartLogger products.
Any comments or suggestions for improvement and new features are always welcome.
 
2000-03-12 SmartClient 3.1 Patch#1 released
The patch can be downloaded from the the download page page. All fixes and improvements included in this patch can be viewed in the patch description.
 
2000-02-05 Free SmartClient 3.1 offered to all registered users
In order to thank all our users for their very positive response to the SmartLogger product, we have decided to offer SmartClient 3.1 free of charge to registered users of version 3.0. Version 3.1 is not just a release with minor fixes. It offers a lot of improvements and a number of new features. A complete list of all changes and new features can be found in the Release Description on the download page.
 
2000-01-25 SmartClient 3.1 released
This release features a number of new functions, improvements and error corrections. A few of the new features are user defined print reports and table export to MS Excel/HTML format. A complete list of all changes can be found in the Release Description on the download page.
 
1999-10-22 SmartLogger 3.0 released
This release features a number of new functions, improvements and error corrections. A few of the new features are user text file import and hardware watchdog support. A complete list of all changes can be found in the Release Description on the download page.
 
1999-08-18 SmartTranslator 1.0 released
This new program in the SmartLogger product family is a text file to SmartLogger table translator. It can automatically translate any text file containing events to a SmartLogger table in a supported database format chosen by the user. Read more about the program in the User's Guide found on the download page.