Process monitoring software.

Northwest Analytical Inc. (NWA) has unveiled version 2.3 of its NWA Quality Monitor[R] software for SPC charting and automating test station data collection on the manufacturing plant floor and in the laboratory. This version includes advanced alarming capabilities, flexibility in reading and writing to central databases, ability to link test stations and significant user interface enhancements. Quality Monitor 2.3 gives plants and labs a single, unified data collection solution for quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC test stations, either stand-alone or in networked systems. It automates the collection of test-station data, standardizes work flow procedures and provides real-time product quality feedback, including an e-mail-based alarm feature.--Northwest Analytical Inc., 519 SW Park Ave., Portland, Ore., 97205-3207, phone: (503) 224-7727, fax: (503) 224-5236, email: nwa@nwasoft.com, Web site: www.nwasoft.com