London, Ontario, July 18, 2003 - NETCON announced that General Motors has selected Marquee Manager as the corporate standard messaging platforms for all assembly plants worldwide. Utilizing the GE/Fanuc CIMPLICITY integration the Marquee Manager product line will take care of all display board messaging in assembly plants around the globe.

Implementation of these products began in 2003 with the installation of the complete product line at the  General Motors Shreveport and Oklahoma facilities. Further plant rollouts to occur over 2004 and 2005.

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.