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SCADA and Control System Security: New Standards Protecting Old Technology  
Automation.com, May 2011
By Scott Howard
Industrial control systems were designed and built with a primary focus on performance, availability and reliability - not security. A new generation of standards-based security offerings lets operators defend their control system networks using the same technology that protects telecommunications, banking, and other critical IT infrastructure.

Power plant control system software   
Plant Engineering, May 2011
By M. Szega, et al, PGE Power Plant
Performance calculation software packages are new in the power generation business and help with power generation control, electricity grid control, and monitoring via SCADA system.

Switch Types Affect Test Results   
Design News, March 2011
By Jon Titus
Many data-acquisition and measurement tasks do not demand simultaneous sampling or analog-to-digital conversions. So, measuring instruments can connect to devices under test (DUT) one by one through switches or multiplexers (MUXs). Here’s how those switches affect their tests.

SCADA for Surge Control  
Control, March 2011
By Ahmed Hafaifa, et al
This paper describes tools and techniques that can and have been used to model transient flows and performance, mechanical and control responses, and time-dependent head in compressor systems.

Industrial Wireless Update – where no wires have gone before  
Automation.com, February 2011
While the intense debates continue over industrial wireless standards many automation professionals are applying industrial wireless solutions to achieve greater efficiency and profits for their companies.

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Advantech announces SCADA Client App for Apple iPhone and iPad
Available on the App Store, WebAccess Mobile can be used on any Apple device running IOS 3.2 or greater, meaning that operators can check the status of their equipment wherever they are.

Other Product Announcements

• Elecsys announces zONeGUARD for SCADA cyber security
• Semaphore Releases Kingfisher Plus+ Hardware Modules
• Yokogawa adds HMI recording to FAST/TOOLS SCADA
• Invensys announces pipeline Control Room Management solution
• Mobiform Software enhances Status Vision Designer

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ABB launches Process Automation Insights Blog  
ABB started a new blog focused on Process Automation. The blog hosts discussions on timely topics including Collaboration, Control Systems, Evolution, IEC61850, Integration, Migration and Safety.

A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge, 2nd Edition - $129.00
A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge, 2nd Edition, has been updated and additional topics added covering custom software, control equipment structure, and continuous emissions monitoring systems to better provide the reader with comprehensive information about all major topics in the broad field of automation.

Comark Corporation launches e-commerce site
Comark’s online store offers a wide variety of their most popular products for the Industrial, Marine, Kiosk and Digital Signage market segments.

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From SCADA to business intelligence with Adroit  
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, June 2011
Johannesburg Water uses an Adroit SCADA Intelligent Reporting System aimed at aligning its process control with its business processes in order to achieve strategic goals.

SCADA standardization  
InTech, June 2011
By Graham Nasby and Matthew Phillips
The City of Guelph’s Water Services department in Canada embarked on a multi-year program to modernize and enhance its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system using a standards-based approach.

Monitoring disparate equipment not designed for fieldbus use  
Control Engineering Europe, June 2011
Genzyme used about 30 HMS Anybus Communicator gateways to enable consistent SCADA management across a variety of mixed laboratory equipment, which was not initially designed to communicate with fieldbuses.

SCADA expands and optimises bio-diesel production process  
Control Engineering Europe, May 2011
Fox Petroli, an Italian bio-diesel producer, optimised and expanded the production process at its Vasta plant by investing in Progea Movicon SCADA.

Networked plant sets standard  
Process & Control Engineering, March 2011
By Hartley Henderson
The MidCoast Wwater treatment plant in New South Wales is controlled using a redundant ControlLogix PLC and a Citect SCADA system for the operator interface, data recording (trends/historical data) and reporting.

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Improving SCADA Operations Using Wireless Instrumentation  
Automation.com, June 2011
By Hany Fouda, Schneider Electric
Integrating wireless instrumentation with SCADA systems can drive operational efficiency and reduce deployment costs. The purpose of this paper is to explore the particular ways in which operators can tightly integrate wireless instrumentation networks with SCADA and realize the full benefits of such an integrated solution.

Dealing with ICONICS GENESIS SCADA Vulnerabilities  
By Byres Security
A number of previously unknown security vulnerabilities in the ICONICS GENESIS32 and GENESIS64 products have been publically disclosed. The release of these vulnerabilities included proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code. This White Paper summarizes the current known facts about these vulnerabilities. It also provides guidance regarding a number of possible mitigations and compensating controls that operators of SCADA and ICS systems can take to protect critical operations.

Protecting Water Industry Control and SCADA Systems from Cyber Attacks  
By Don Dickinson, Phoenix Contact
To ensure the availability and reliability of water systems, the control systems and SCADA networks used to monitor and control plant processes must be protected against cyber attacks. It is important to understand the threats and associated risks to control systems in order to establish a plan for protecting critical systems.

The Changing Role of the Operator
By GE Intelligent Platforms
No longer are operators simply working within their traditional functional boundaries with established guidelines and procedures. They are increasingly expected to leverage their knowledge to make objective real-time decisions. Forward-looking businesses that recognize the value of today’s operator have begun adopting advanced software tools to support them as more intelligent problem solvers.

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Mitsubishi Electric buys stake in Adroit Technologies
Mitsubishi Electric Europe acquired a minority shareholding in SCADA/HMI software company Adroit Technologies, for an undisclosed sum.

Fox-IT adds MatrikonOPC software
The combined system provides security for SCADA networks, including protection from sophisticated cyber threats such as Stuxent and Night Dragon.

Online Development names Mark Knebusch VP of Operations
In this expanded role, Knebusch will lead the company's business operations for all product development and will continue to focus on new business expansion.

ISA99 launches Cyber Threat Gap Analysis Task Group
The task force will determine if companies following the ISA99 standards would have been protected from such sophisticated attacks and to identify changes needed, if any, to the standards being developed by the ISA99 committee.

InduSoft signs distributor in Singapore
AKOE TECH is a HMI/SCADA software distributor located in Singapore, and serving the Asian market.

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ABB to supply substations in Africa  
ABB will supply three 220 kV (kilovolt) air-insulated switchgear (AIS) substations and a SCADA system. Commissioning is scheduled for 2012.

Radius to install wireless network for Saudi Water Drainage System  
Radius will install FastNet RTU and PDR VHF Data radios as part of a rainwater drainage SCADA system for pumping stations in the cities of Al Dammam and Al Khobar.

OSI to supply monarch SCADA/EMS to Montana-Dakota Utilities  
MDU will upgrade and replace their legacy SCADA/EMS system with OSI's monarch (Multi-platform Open Network ARCHitecture) platform.

Semaphore to connect Water & Wastewater plant in New Zealand  
Semaphore will supply 370 remote terminal units (RTUs) over the next 3 years, along with master telemetry units (MTUs), Ethernet UHF radios, and associated equipment.

ABB to maximize efficiency at India’s largest seawater desalination plant
When completed at the end of 2011, the Nemmeli seawater desalination plant will supply up to 100 million liters of potable water a day and reduce the stress on Chennai’s dwindling groundwater resources.

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OPC Security
July 7, 2011 - July 8, 2011
Location: Adelaide , Australia
Students learn how to secure their OPC implementation by configuring their firewall, Data Execution Prevention, Windows Authentication, Access Control Lists (ACL), Windows Services, Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) implementation, and how to continuously monitor the health of their real-time communication system. This enables plants to comply with IT, industrial, and federal regulations.

Industrial Data Communications Systems (TS06)
July 11, 2011 - July 15, 2011
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Starting from the basics, this course gives you the tools to design and maintain industrial communications systems on your plant floor. You'll learn the underlying principles behind today's industrial communications systems, including Modbus, Data Highway Plus, Ethernet, and TCP/IP.

Using the ANSI/ISA99 to Secure Your Control System (IC32)
August 17, 2011 - August 18, 2011
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
The move to using open standards such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, and web technologies in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and process control networks has begun to expose these systems to the same cyber attacks that have wrecked so much havoc on corporate information systems.

PROFINET One-day Training Class
August 23, 2011
Location: Westborough (Boston area), MA, USA
This class prepares the student to apply PROFINET in his own project. Technical details of the technology are provided along with practical demonstrations.

Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50E) - Online
October 24, 2011 - December 16, 2011
The course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements.

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2011 Siemens Automation Summit
June 27, 2011 - June 30, 2011
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Join Siemens to see live, hands-on demonstrations showcasing best-in-class solutions, hear from others how they have successfully applied solutions that you can use in your operations, and network with your peers and Siemens management.

Automation for Oil & Gas Australia
July 26, 2011 - July 27, 2011
Location: Perth, Australia
Improving communication infrastructure and automation systems to increase success and levels of productivity, covering some of the major Oil & Gas projects in Australia.

SCADA China 2011
August 16, 2011 - August 17, 2011
Location: Beijing, China
By attending SCADA China, keep yourself updated with the newest developed and future projects that operate on SCADA systems in the Asia region. The conference will also allow you to benchmark your strategies against others, and network with like-minded individuals.

Remote Monitoring and Control 2011
September 19, 2011 - September 21, 2011
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Remote Monitoring and Control 2011 will focus on the leading advancements for the monitoring and management of distributed equipment and facilities, remote assets, infrastructure, automated process & system controls and device networks.

ISA Automation Week 2011
October 17, 2011 - October 20, 2011
Location: Mobile, AL, USA
This world-class conference will cover seven technical tracks in depth and will be designed with information critical to several identified automation and control career paths. ISA Automation Week provides you with the opportunity to get the best unbiased knowledge available to help you in your jobs and your future.

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