Software provides secured remote access to machines and plants

Siemens has extended its Sinema Remote Connect software for the maintenance of distributed plants and machines to include a number of new security and virtualization functions.

Alongside OpenVPN, Version 1.2 of the management platform also features IPsec encryption, allowing various machines with different security protocols to be connected. The new version also can run in a virtualized environment to increase the availability of the platform and the efficiency of maintenance and support services, says the company.