# Wonderware

> Wonderware is the industrial software business founded by Dennis Morin and Phil Huber in 1987, known for Windows-based InTouch HMI and a portfolio spanning SCADA, process historians and manufacturing execution. Its products are now sold under AVEVA; the Wonderware name remains familiar in installed systems and parts of the distributor network. It serves industrial operators, engineers, manufacturers and utilities worldwide.

- **Founded:** 1987
- **Headquarters:** Lake Forest, United States
- **Founders:** Dennis Morin (Co-founder and CEO, 1987-1995), Phil Huber (Co-founder and software engineer)
- **Products:** InTouch HMI / AVEVA InTouch HMI, System Platform / AVEVA System Platform, Historian / AVEVA Historian, Wonderware MES / AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System, AVEVA Development Studio
- **Notable:** Helped establish Microsoft Windows-based HMI software in industrial operations., Raised $32 million in its 1993 IPO., Acquired by Siebe in 1998 for $375 million.

## Products & services

- **InTouch HMI / AVEVA InTouch HMI** — Graphical human-machine interface for industrial monitoring, alarms and operator interaction; current editions include web visualization.
- **System Platform / AVEVA System Platform** — Object-based industrial application platform with reusable asset templates for supervisory control and multi-site standardization.
- **Historian / AVEVA Historian** — Time-series process database for operational values, alarms and events, with analysis and reporting clients.
- **Wonderware MES / AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System** — Manufacturing execution software for production activities, quality, traceability and operating workflows.
- **AVEVA Development Studio** — Engineering environment for developing industrial applications; descendant of the Wonderware development offering.
- **AVEVA Operations Control** — Current AVEVA subscription portfolio including products descended from Wonderware; launched as a combined subscription in 2021.
- **Distributor and integrator services** — Local sales, technical support, application engineering and training delivered through the partner ecosystem.

## Achievements

- Helped establish Microsoft Windows-based HMI software in industrial operations.
- Raised $32 million in its 1993 IPO.
- Acquired by Siebe in 1998 for $375 million.
- Dennis Morin was included in InTech’s 2003 list of 50 influential industrial-automation innovators.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — AVEVA announced refreshed InTouch Unlimited capabilities and commercial models, including free development tools.
- **2026-07** — AVEVA described Operations Control 2026 improvements including server-side Python/C# methods, web visualization, graphic conversion and configuration import/export.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wonderware.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wonderware/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Wonderware
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AVEVAGroup
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wonderware

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