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monarch™ is a state-of-the-art open system architecture designed for unequaled portability and is available on various high-performance hardware and operating system platforms

It is an extensible system that scales well from relatively small single-server/workstation systems to very large distributed network systems.

The monarch architecture meets the key criteria for a truly open system: it offers multiple choices in terms of hardware, operating system and database platforms, and is expandable, upgradeable and maintainable to the highest degree possible.

Key features of the monarch™ platform:

Support for multiple operating systems including Microsoft Windows®, Unix® or Linux®
Support for all popular relational database management systems
Secure segmented architecture with multiple points of defense and a robust security shield
Network-based and distributed (IP-based) front-end communications interface
Support for IP-based RTUs, IEDs, PLCs, meters and substation automation nodes
Support for many popular RTU protocols including legacy and open protocols such as DNP and IEC
Support for secure Microsoft Windows or Web-based lightweight operator user interface