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HMI SoftwareIntroduction■ Overview (continued)SIMATIC WinCC flexibleis the consistent further development of the SIMATIC HMI softwareproducts. WinCC flexible offers an essential hub for applicationsclose to the machine (until now this has been covered bythe ProTool family) with respect to configuration efficiency andnew automation concepts. For process-oriented plant and mechanicalengineering as well as series production of machines,SIMATIC WinCC flexible 2005 also offers:• Further productivity improvements (configuration efficiency)when creating HMI projects• Implementation of innovative TCP/IP and web-based automationand HMI concepts• Increase of the availability of the machines and systemsthrough new service concepts• Safe, flexible and world-wide access to process data• New SIMATIC HMI devicesWinCC RCWinCC flexible AdvancedESWinCC flexible StandardWinCC flexible CompactWinCC flexibleMicro4SIMATIC Micro PanelTP 177microSIMATIC Panels70/170 SeriesSIMATIC Panels andMulti Panels270/370 SeriesPC basedWinCC flexibleRuntimePC basedWinCCRTRTG_ST80_EN_00080Changing from the ProTool family to WinCC flexible is possibleby simply using the same or converting the old configurationdata. The ProTool family, however, will be available alongsideWinCC flexible for the foreseeable future.SIMATIC WinCC will remain the process visualization system forplant monitoring with single or multiple station solutions and theplatform for IT & Business integration under Windows 2000 andXP Professional.The next step will be to use WinCC flexible also as the platformfor integrating the SIMATIC WinCC visualization system. As is thecase today for ProTool V6 projects, WinCC V6 projects will thenalso be compatible.Siemens ST 80 · 2006 4/3