London, Ontario, June 6, 2003 - NETCON announced release of Marquee Manager Gateway for CIMPLICITY. This new product is a replacement for the native GE/Fanuc supplied marquee driver. With wildcard configuration configuration effort over the native driver, in large configurations, is reduced by a factor of 1000. An emulation of the VBA API provided by the native implementation is also provided for those with an extensive investment in this interface.

SeQent (formerly Plantwatch, Inc. and NETCON Technologies) drives cost savings and productivity improvements to enterprises by enabling real-time communication across the entire facility. SeQent bridges automation to people, empowering them to react immediately thereby preventing costly downtime and improving quality. SeQent is currently installed in over 350 facilities and is being used by all of the major automotive manufacturers as well as bottling and consumer products manufacturers and healthcare organizations. The company is privately held and is based in London, Ontario.