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 ====== Merbon Product Family & Comparison ======
-**End of Sales Notice:** As of 2025, sales and deliveries of Merbon SCADA have been discontinued. Existing projects are strongly encouraged to upgrade to **Mervis SCADA** to ensure long-term support and CRA compliance.
+**End of Sales Notice:** As of 2025, sales of Merbon SCADA have been discontinued. Existing projects are encouraged to upgrade to **Mervis SCADA** to ensure long-term support and regulatory compliance.
 ===== What is Merbon? =====
-Merbon is a product family name used by the [[en:help:partners:domat|Domat company]]. Historically, the Merbon SCADA software was developed based on licensed components from the Mervis platform.
+Merbon is a product family from the [[en:help:partners:domat|Domat company]], a long-standing partner of ours. Historically, Merbon SCADA software was built using licensed technology from the Mervis platform.
-While they share a common technological origin, **Merbon SCADA lost contact with the latest Mervis development several years ago**. This divergence effectively froze its core feature set, while the Mervis platform continued active development.
+While Domat remains a premier provider of hardware and control solutions, the development paths for the SCADA software have diverged. Merbon SCADA is based on an earlier generation of the Mervis core, whereas Mervis SCADA has continued to evolve with new enterprise features and security standards.
-===== The Feature Gap: Mervis vs. Merbon =====
+===== The Value of the Source Platform =====
-Because development diverged, the modern Mervis platform offers significant capabilities that are absent in Merbon SCADA. Users upgrading to Mervis gain access to years of accumulated innovations, including:
+For customers looking for the most robust software solution, returning to the source platform—Mervis—offers distinct advantages. Because Mervis SCADA is under active, primary development, it includes critical modernizations that are not present in the Merbon branch:
-  * **Mervis Portal:** A centralized, secure management hub with Enterprise-grade security (MFA), user administration, and full project file history/recovery.
+  * **Mervis Portal:** A centralized management hub offering Enterprise-grade security (MFA), user administration, and project file history.
-  * **Advanced Alarm Handling:** Mervis includes modernized alarm logic, allowing for "memory" state confirmation and more sophisticated alert editing not available in older versions.
+  * **Advanced Alarm Logic:** Updated alarm handling that supports "memory" states and more sophisticated acknowledgement workflows.
-  * **Seamless IDE Integration:** Mervis IDE features a dedicated **"Export to Mervis SCADA"** tool. This allows integrators to export data points, tables, and visualization schemas directly from the IDE to the cloud—a workflow efficiency that the legacy Merbon ecosystem lacks.
+  * **Seamless Engineering:** The Mervis IDE includes a dedicated **"Export to Mervis SCADA"** tool, allowing for the direct transfer of schemas and data points—streamlining the workflow significantly compared to legacy methods.
 ===== Comparison Matrix =====
 ^ Feature ^ Merbon SCADA (Legacy) ^ Mervis SCADA (Current) ^
-| **Core Version** | Frozen (approx. 2022 era) | **Actively Developed (2026)** |
+| **Software Core** | Previous Generation | **Latest Generation (Actively Developed)** |
-| **CRA Compliance** | No | **Yes** |
+| **CRA Compliance** | No | **Yes (EU Cyber Resilience Act Ready)** |
 | **Project Export** | Manual / Limited | **Direct from IDE (Schemas/Tables)** |
 | **Portal Security** | Basic | **MFA, History, & Adv. User Mgmt** |
-| **Alarm Logic** | Standard | **Enhanced (Memory States/Editing)** |
 ===== Lifecycle Status & Migration =====
-Since Merbon is essentially a branded version of an older Mervis generation, migrating to Mervis SCADA is technically an **upgrade** rather than a platform switch.
+Moving from Merbon to Mervis is not a platform switch—it is a **natural upgrade**.
-Your existing logic and data structures are largely compatible. However, by moving to Mervis, you unlock the modern tools listed above and ensure compliance with the upcoming **EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)**.
+Since the underlying technology is shared, your existing logic and data structures are largely compatible. Upgrading to Mervis SCADA simply unlocks the latest features and ensures your project meets the strict security requirements of the upcoming **EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)**.
 ===== Support =====
-Energocentrum provides dedicated support for this transition. We can assist in converting legacy Merbon projects to the modern Mervis standard. Please contact our support team for assistance with project migration and licensing.
+We work closely with our partners to ensure users are supported. If you are a current Merbon user, Energocentrum provides dedicated assistance to help you upgrade your projects to the modern Mervis standard. Please [[en:help:energocentrum-plus|contact our support team]] for guidance on migration and licensing.