An integrated system for the running and control of machines and equipment (10), in particular for the treatment of foodstuff, comprising an electronic circuit card (11), installed in the machine (10) and equipped with a relative microprocessor (12), suitable for controlling the machine (10), and a modem device on a network line (13), suitable for transmitting a series of data and/or information onto the machine (10) , such as periods of use, diagnostics, maintenance expiry dates etc.; data and/or information are conveyed through the electric feeding line of the machines (10), to a central unit or collector (14) which, in turn, sends the data received to a central collecting and processing unit, via GSM (17, 18) and/or e-mail (19), through Internet.