Siemens expanded its Simatic WinCC SCADA software into a plant-wide information system. WinCC Version 7.2 offers new information server options and simplifies complex production operations with multi-touch operator inputs. The Simatic Process Historian and Simatic Information Server options offer scalable long-term process data archiving and Web-based analysis and reporting tools. Both options include plant-wide analysis and reports to optimize production processes. Version 7.2 adapts to large systems with up to 18 optionally redundant servers and supports the Unicode data format and multiple languages for global applications.