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The Invensys Information Highway;

What is it, and Why do we need it?

June 7, 2002June 7, 2002

Permitting a unified view of our business

Why do we need an Information Highway?

Why do we need an Info Highway? Enterprises that can act quickly on new information Enterprises that can act quickly on new information have a competitive advantage.have a competitive advantage.

Ability to do this lies in ability to capture knowledge Ability to do this lies in ability to capture knowledge and to integrate systems holding that knowledge.and to integrate systems holding that knowledge.

One of the barriers to becoming “One Invensys” is our One of the barriers to becoming “One Invensys” is our diverse IT infrastructure. diverse IT infrastructure.

Most data required for decision support already resides Most data required for decision support already resides in legacy information systems. in legacy information systems.

Challenge lies in extracting, standardising & Challenge lies in extracting, standardising & manipulating this data and delivering it to the users on manipulating this data and delivering it to the users on a timely basis in a format that meets their a timely basis in a format that meets their requirements. requirements.

Setting the Stage for the RTE A A Real Time EnterpriseReal Time Enterprise follows a strategy follows a strategy

that stresses velocity in making business that stresses velocity in making business decisions, and has the information decisions, and has the information technology that enables that velocity.technology that enables that velocity.

The The Real Time Enterprise FrameworkReal Time Enterprise Framework provides the business processes and provides the business processes and technology that allow the immediate technology that allow the immediate exchange of information across exchange of information across geographical, system and organizational geographical, system and organizational boundariesboundaries

Evolution into a Real Time Enterprise; a 3 phase approach

Informationavailability

Enterprise Integration

Business Transformation

• Get insight in state of business

• Unlock enterprise data

• Distribute information

• Decision support

• Real time management

• Consolidate buying power

• Shared services

• Digest mergers & acquisitions

• Discover business process bottlenecks

• Extend application access across the value chain

1 2 3

Current Information Highway Mission

The Information Highway approach provides a phased foundation for the RTE



Business Transformation

• Get insight in state of business

• Unlock enterprise data

• Distribute information

• Decision support

• Real time management

• Consolidate buying power

• Shared services

• Digest mergers & acquisitions

• Discover business process bottlenecks

• Extend application access across the value chain

• Process driven business events

1 2 3

Invensys plc Typical of companies formed through mergers and Typical of companies formed through mergers and

acquisitions, Invensys has hundreds of existing acquisitions, Invensys has hundreds of existing business systems. business systems.

These business systems are heterogeneous in nearly These business systems are heterogeneous in nearly every conceivable dimension: vendor, technical every conceivable dimension: vendor, technical platform, data formats, business process support, etc. platform, data formats, business process support, etc.

However, the volume and disparity of systems makes However, the volume and disparity of systems makes it difficult, if not impossible, to get a timely integrated it difficult, if not impossible, to get a timely integrated view of the landscape in which we operate and view of the landscape in which we operate and compete.compete.

Integrating these systems is a non-trivial task, Integrating these systems is a non-trivial task, traditional approaches carry unreasonable risk and traditional approaches carry unreasonable risk and costcost

Invensys’s Non-IntegratedSets of Information

Current Situation;

Information now heldIn application data stores;both Knowledge Systems andBusiness Transaction Systems

InformationavailabilityX1

Current Situation;

ProductEngineering

CRM

After salesParts

& Support

PerformanceReporting / KPIs

Customer &Supplier Access

Product DataManagement

Decision Support

BUQAD

Knowledge Systems

Business Unit Transaction Systems BU

OthersBU

BaaNBU

BPCS

Technology Infrastructure / Data Centres

ProjectEngineering

BUSAP

KnowledgeSharing

Market /Customer /Supplier Intelligence

Inte

rnet

Acc

ess

People, Organisation, G

overnance

Systems are independent, not connected


2 X

Furthermore; who owns the definition of “Customer”?

ProductEngineering

CRM

After salesParts

& Support




Decision Support

BUQAD

Knowledge Systems


OthersBU

BaaNBU

BPCS


ProjectEngineering

BUSAP

KnowledgeSharing


Inte

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Acc

ess


overnance

This system? Or this one? What about this one?

Which one of our existing 150+ systems?

And what about the format of “Customer”?

ProductEngineering

CRM

After salesParts

& Support




Decision Support

BUQAD

Knowledge Systems


OthersBU

BaaNBU

BPCS


ProjectEngineering

BUSAP

KnowledgeSharing


Inte

rnet

Acc

ess


overnance

How can these systems communicate?xxx.nnnn

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We need; A roadmap to the informationA roadmap to the information A way to make sense of the many A way to make sense of the many

ways existing systems house dataways existing systems house data Access to our business Access to our business

information in an easy to information in an easy to understand integrated fashionunderstand integrated fashion

A cost-effective method of A cost-effective method of application integrationapplication integration

To cost-effectively integrate the islands of information resident in knowledge and business systems and make the resultant knowledge

useable across Invensys.

ProductEngineering

CRM

After salesParts

& Support




Decision Support

BUQAD

Knowledge Systems


OthersBU

BaaNBU

BPCS


ProjectEngineering

BUSAP

KnowledgeSharing


Inte

rnet

Acc

ess


overnance

Information HighwayStandard message sets Standard data

IGMDA

The Information Highway Solution

What is the Invensys Information Highway?

The Information Highway provides a new integrated view into our legacy systems

LegacyLegacySysteSystemsms

IntegrationIntegrationMiddlewarMiddlewaree

Integrated View of Integrated View of Business Business informationinformation

The Info Highway approach provides an iterative foundation for the RTE



Real-timeBusiness

Management1 2 3

JMS (w/pub-sub model)

Pub/Sub Broker

Process Broker

Work Flow Broker Business Process

Instrumentation

Runtim

e ServiceInstrum

entation

Messaging Message Sets / Metadata

Business Intelligence

Knowledge Collaboration

Business Process Modeling

Security

Data Standards

Portal

The Information Highway is

Content + ArchitectureDecision Support

Inte

rnet

Acc

ess

Information HighwayStandard message sets Standard data

IGMDAGIS

PM

IGMDA

Standard MessagesData Standards

Architecture=

+

Information Highway

GISPM JMS (w/pub-sub model)

Pub/Sub Broker

Process Broker

Work Flow Broker Business Process

Instrumentation

Runtim

e ServiceInstrum

entation

Msg’ng Msg Sets / Metadata

Business Intelligence

Knowledge Collaboration

Business Process Modeling

Security

Data Standards

Portal

Content

IGMDA - Invensys Global Master Data App

Business Partner Data+

Associated DUNS Data

Global Partner DB

Local BP Dataidentifying each site whichconducts business with a

specific partner

Local Partner DB

Stores the site format ofeach element eligible for

data standardization

Global to Local Xref

Iggy

Future Data

Product Line CodesEmployee Directory

Logistics Data

Data StandardsCurrency CodesUnit of Measure

ChannelsBus Partner Types

DimensionsCustomer & Suppliers

Unit of MeasureCurrency

CommoditiesTime

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