Intellution(R), Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial automation, today announced Germany as a strategic focal point for Intellution to increase European and global market share. In order to maximize its global market leadership in industries such as the automotive, machine tooling, specialty chemical, food and beverage and original equipment manufacturing, Intellution hired Walter Immler, an experienced leader in industrial automation, to manage its German operations. "We are putting a major emphasis on German operations with aggressive plans to build a strong infrastructure and grow revenue at much higher rates than ever before," said Steve Rubin, president and CEO at Intellution, Inc. "Intellution recognizes Germany as a strategic market in Europe and our intent is to capitalize on our German successes within other parts of Europe." As part of the new German operations program, Intellution appointed Walter Immler as Managing Director for Intellution Gmbh. Immler, who holds a degree as Dipl.Ing. (MSEE) from Munich University, as well as a Dr.Ing. (Ph.D), has held key positions in several market-leading industrial automation companies during his career. Immler worked at Intel and at Siemens until 1982, at which time he joined Modicon Industrial Engineering. He became Managing Director of Modicon's German subsidiary, and later was responsible for its European sales and marketing channel. In 1990, Immler founded Integrated Control Technology (ICT), which specializes in industrial automation solutions. Immler will devote full-time attention to Intellution Gmbh, with focus on gaining market share. "Walter's expertise and extended track record in industrial automation is strategic to the success of Intellution gaining market share in Germany," said Gary Wilson, senior vice president, worldwide sales for Intellution, Inc. "With the addition of Walter, and the market acceptance of Intellution Dynamics in the German marketplace, we look forward to significant gains there in the near future." About Intellution: Founded in 1980, Norwood, Mass.-based Intellution(R) is the leading supplier of industrial automation software, with more than 100,000 installations worldwide. Intellution provides an industry-standard software platform that collects, distributes, controls and manages information from the plant floor throughout the enterprise, supplying customers with scalable solutions that deliver increased productivity and return on investment (ROI). Intellution Dynamics(TM) is a family of products that offers automation software components including control, entry-level human-machine interfaces, supervisory control and data acquisition and batch, as well as a full Internet browser-based data display and "push" technology. Intellution partners with leading OEMs, systems integrators and third-party software providers. Intellution software is represented in over 48 countries and is available in 14 languages. For more information visit http://www.intellution.com Intellution and FIX are registered trademarks and Intellution Dynamics, is a trademark of Intellution Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective holders. ots Original Text Service: Intellution, Inc. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de CONTACT: Michelle Tegtman, Manager, Public Relations of Intellution, Inc. Tel.: (in the USA) 630-548-1048, mtegtman@intellution.com or Alison Barth, Account Supervisor of The Horn Group Inc., Tel.: (in the USA) 781-794-9933, abarth@horngroup.com