Agilent Technologies and Waters Corporation Formalize Instrument Control Exchange
June 11 2015 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and Waters Corp. (NYSE:WAT)
today announced a formal agreement to exchange instrument controls
to improve the productivity of customers who own software and
instruments from both companies.
The new agreement replaces earlier provisions under which
Agilent implemented control of Waters instruments in the Agilent
OpenLAB chromatography data system and Waters implemented control
of Agilent liquid chromatography instruments in Waters Empower
Software.
The newly signed agreement defines terms and conditions on how
the companies will exchange instrument control documentation and
driver software and how they will provide developer and technical
support to one another. It also spells out the escalation
mechanisms for resolving technical issues for their mutual
customers.
“Agilent’s open-systems approach to laboratory informatics
allows our customers to select the best hardware and software for
their needs,” said John Sadler, Agilent vice president and general
manager of software and informatics. “We are integrating a full
complement of third-party gas and liquid chromatography instruments
into our OpenLAB software suite in collaboration with other
analytical instrument manufacturers. Our aim is to provide the
best-working and best-tested software for our mutual
customers.”
“The trend toward standardization by laboratories for the
adoption of a single chromatography data management and instrument
control software platform, like Waters Empower Software, is
bringing significant value to science-driven organizations at the
enterprise level,” said Rohit Khanna, Ph.D., vice president of
Marketing, Waters Corp. “Renewing this agreement demonstrates
Waters’ continued commitment to ensure the success of our mutual
customers.”
Waters and Agilent first agreed to exchange instrument control
codes in 1999. Over the years, technology exchange and vendor
collaboration have become increasingly important in the analytical
instrument industry, as there are substantial benefits to the
scientific community when they can control instruments from
multiple vendors with their chromatography data software.
For more information about Waters Empower Software, visit
www.waters.com/empower.
For more information about OpenLAB, visit Agilent’s software and
informatics website.
About Waters Corporation (www.waters.com)
For more than 50 years, Waters Corporation has created business
advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering
practical and sustainable innovation to enable significant
advancements in such areas as healthcare delivery, environmental
management, food safety, and water quality, consumer products and
high-value added chemicals worldwide. Pioneering a connected
portfolio of separations science, laboratory information
management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis, Waters
technology breakthroughs and laboratory solutions provide an
enduring platform for customer success. With revenue of $1.99
billion in 2014, Waters is driving scientific discovery and
operational excellence for customers worldwide.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A), a global leader in
life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, is the
premier laboratory partner for a better world. Agilent works with
customers in more than 100 countries, providing instruments,
software, services and consumables for the entire laboratory
workflow. The company generated revenues of $4.0 billion in fiscal
2014 and employs about 12,000 people worldwide. Agilent marks its
50th anniversary in analytical instrumentation this year.
Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.
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