FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Visual Studio .NET Communication Class Libraries From CimQuest INGEAR Enable Easy, Runtime Free Connectivity to MODBUS Controllers, Device and Instruments.

Phoenixville, Penn. –– March 06, 2008 –– CimQuest INGEAR, a leading publisher of runtime free software development solutions for industrial applications, has introduced a new set of communication class libraries that simplify connections between Microsoft .NET based applications and MODBUS devices and controllers. The new offering, the INGEAR.NET.MBLINK class library, enables developers to build runtime free MODBUS connectivity into applications built on Windows, ASP.NET and Compact Framework programs and applications written using Visual Basic.NET or Visual C# programming languages.

"Without question MODBUS is the de-facto standard of industrial communications protocols. However, even with the abundance of MODBUS software solutions, programmers can still invest significant development
time to create .NET applications. Using our new INGEAR.NET.MBLINK class libraries, developers now have sophisticated, feature-rich functionality in an easy to use .NET assembly. And, because the libraries are runtime free, once developers build software communications objects, they can deploy them without paying recurring license fees," says CimQuest INGEAR president Chuck Karwoski.

INGEAR.NET.MBLINK supports MODBUS TCP/IP, Serial (RTU/ASCII) and Encapsulated Ethernet communication transports in a single runtime free .NET assembly. INGEAR.NET.MBLINK optimizes communication for lightning fast data throughput and provides data quality codes, time stamps and data change event notification for all values. INGEAR.NET.MBLINK offers users a multi-platform solution with .NET, ASP.NET and Compact Framework editions of the software.

The INGEAR.NET MBLINK class library is an extension of the INGEAR.NET family of communications class libraries, which simplify connectivity to other popular industrial platforms. Products include NET.LOGIX library for
communicating with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix, the NET.ABLINK library for communicating with PLC-5/SLC/MicroLogix, and the NET.GELINK for communicating with GE-FANUC Series 90/PAC System PLC's and controllers and instrumentation. CimQuest INGEAR also offers a full set of graphing and charting components which developers can bundle with these communication class libraries to create a complete HMI solution using
Visual Studio .NET.

INGEAR.NET MBLINK is available immediately. For more information visit: http://www.ingeardrivers.com or call 866.935.7979 toll-free from the U.S. or Canada; 1.610.935.8282 from anywhere, or email to:
sales@ingeardrivers.com.

About CimQuest INGEAR

Since 1993, CimQuest INGEAR has been the leading developer of runtime free communication tools and library components for Visual Basic and other programming languages.

CimQuest INGEAR, INGEAR.NET.MBLINK, NET.LOGIX, NET.ABLINK, and NET.GELINK are trademarks of CimQuest INGEAR. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.