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A Review of the 2010 MCAA Compensation Report

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DOD Speaker

One result of the Stuxnet worm is the realization by DOD they have the same issues with the same industrial controllers as the industrial community. Consequently, Richard Hale, Chief Information Assurance Executive from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) will be giving the Wednesday lunch keynote at the ACS Conference.
Joe Weiss

Convergence-or Not. That's the Question

The People in Control Here Are the End Users, but Convergence Isn't Going to Happen Unless They Require It More...

High-End Features at Low-End Prices

Inexpensive PACs and PLCs Provide the Features and Performance of High-End PACs, PLCs and Even DCSs at Low-End Prices More...

"Tomorrow Is Not Cancelled"

Automation Companies Want to Emerge from This Downturn in a Stronger Position than Before More...

Control Software and Renewable Energy, Part 3

Bela Liptak Discusses the Control of the Renewable Energy Processes That Use Energy Sources Such as the Sun, the Moon, the Rotation of Earth and Its Coriolis Effect and the Heat Below the Ground More...

Process Performance Improvement–Part 3

McMilland and Weiner Concluding Their Interview with Mike Brown. It Focused on the Bottom-Line Performance of Process Control Tools More...

Safe and Secure with OPC Technologies

Learn about the Security Features the OPC Portfolio Offers Reducing the Risk to Control System Integrity More...

Jury Duties

The Old "Don't Say Anything Defense" Doesn't Work Anymore. Neither Does the "Corporate Parent Didn't Tell Us" Defense.. More...

Keeping Up with

Sit, Relax, Read and Find Out What You've Missed. More...

Everyone, Do Your Own Math

The Incremental Costs to Add Spurs to These Fieldbus Segments make WirelessHART at Best a Break-Even Option in Many Circumstances More...

Getting OPC Security Under Control

What Do You Use OPC For? How Does Your Company Use OPC in Its Operations? More...