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		Wonderware West Promotes Mike Barber to President - 05/21/12 Barber succeeds Dennis Gillespie, former President of Wonderware West, who retired.

		ARC says ABB is second-largest supplier of EAM software - 05/15/12 ABB remains the leading EAM supplier in Asia and Latin America, and was ranked second in North America.

		SYSCON-PlantStar signs systems integrator in China - 05/02/12 Paxon Industries will be responsible for implementing SYSCON-PlantStar's real-time production and process monitoring systems in Chinese manufacturing companies.

		Spies, Hackers and Energy - Preventing a Digital Pearl Harbor - 04/26/12 OilPrice.com, April 2012 By Jen Alic The real threat to US energy infrastructure from the cyber theater is China and Russia, both of whom are believed to be developing cyber warfare methods capable of dealing a major blow to critical infrastructure.

		MESA International appoints Michael Yost president - 04/24/12 Mike has held several positions in MESA, including the International Board of Directors, Strategic Advisor, Executive Chair of the Marketing Committee and North American Conference Chair.


		COPA-DATA celebrates 25-year anniversary - 04/24/12 Founded in August 1987, COPA-DATA now has ten subsidiaries, cooperates with distributors throughout the world and has zenon customers in more than 50 countries.

		ARC predicts growth in Plant Asset Management - 04/24/12 The worldwide market for Plant Asset Management Systems will experience an unknown amount of growth this year according to ARC.

		Global NC Market Grew 14.4% in 2011 - 04/18/12 CIMdata estimates that end-user payments for NC software grew from $1.333 billion in 2010 to $1.525 billion in 2011.

		ARC says Supply Chain Planning Market to grow 44% - 03/19/12 With the global economic downturn now predominantly in the past, capital spending on information technology has rebounded vigorously.

		RTI promotes Jan Van Bruaene VP of Engineering - 03/06/12 Van Bruaene’s background includes technical and customer-facing leadership roles at companies such as Sun Microsystems and VLSI Technology.

		CIMdata Announces Manufacturing Consulting Practice - 03/01/12 Jeanne Naysmith will lead the group as its Manufacturing Practice Manager.

		Eplan appoints Ray Gaynor North American President - 02/28/12 Before assuming this position, Ray served as President of International Solutions, a management consulting company.

		AVEVA opens office in Charlotte, NC, to serve nuclear industry - 02/28/12 The office, will focus on sales and support for clients engaged in engineering, design-build, handover/commissioning and on-going operations for the nuclear industry.

		Epicor Software appoints Keith Deane EMEA senior vice president - 02/23/12 Prior to joining Epicor, Deane served as Vice President and General Manager, International with Iron Mountain Digital.

		Honeywell competition challenges students to simulate manufacturing issues - 02/22/12 Honeywell’s 2012 Americas student competition is challenging engineering students to use simulation software to create solutions to critical issues facing manufacturing companies.

		Honeywell opens office in Dubai - 02/13/12 The full-service office will support Process Solutions and Scanning & Mobility businesses.

		Ventyx absorbs Mincom - 02/13/12 Ventyx completed the integration of Mincom and ABB Network Control into one enterprise solutions organization.

		Cloud Computing coming to Large Buildings in 2012 - 02/12/12 Automated Buildings, February 2012 By William Rhodes, IMS Research IMS Research predicts the two main forms of cloud based building automation solutions will be hosted building management software (BMS) and cloud based active management analytics.

		Encompass appointed Robert Coolidge President - 01/24/12 Coolidge will continue as President of Encompass Parts Distribution for which he has been responsible for sales, vendor relations and IT management and development.

		How China is Stealing Our Secrets - 01/22/12 PD&D, January 2012 By Michael P. Collins U.S. Intelligence agencies say that both Russia and China steal technology information over the internet as a matter of national policy. It is hard to say if China is still the red menace from the cold war, or if they have morphed into a new form of winner-take-all amoral version of capitalism.

		Geometric to support PROSTEP customers in Asia Pacific - 01/10/12 Geometric is an exclusive provider of technical support for PROSTEP’s PLM software.

		PAM and PLM market growing - 01/09/12 Frost & Sullivan estimates that the market value of PAM and PLM will reach €506.6 and €4331.4 million, respectively, in 2017.

		Kenesto Announces Beta Program - 01/04/12 Kenesto is seeking companies whose work processes can be completed successfully in the beta version of Kenesto, a cloud-based system that allows users to create processes and manage work easily.

		Manufacturing Intelligence Market to expand 13% - 12/21/11 The market will exceed $750 million in 2011 and is expected to reach more than $1.4 billion by 2016, according to ARC.

		IT investments are shifting to plant - 12/18/11 Process & Control Engineering, December 2011 After a couple of tumultuous years, companies once again are ramping up spending in CPM solutions. There are many reasons for this upsurge.

		IFS Acquires LatinIFS in Brazil - 12/15/11 LatinIFS was established in 2004 and is an IFS Applications distributor in Latin America. The company is headquartered in São Paulo and has a site in Rio de Janeiro.

		Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 80.5% from 2010 - 12/12/11 Orders were down 22.4% from September but up 20.3% when compared with the total of $385.21 million reported for October 2010.

		Agatos joins Invensys Partner Ecosystem Program in SE Asia - 12/09/11 Agatos is a Singapore-based Wonderware systems integrator.

		90% of users affected by ERP acquisitions - 11/08/11 Study indicates that the majority of respondents say they are running ERP or other enterprise software from a software vendor that has been recently acquired.

		Manufacturing Needs better QC, Risk, and Compliance Systems - 11/03/11 ARC says governments continue to enact new regulations to protect public health and safety. This requires better product quality, risk, and compliance (QRC) management systems.

		InduSoft Announces Packaging SCADA Webinar - 10/27/11 Packaging SCADA, a free webinar on November 16, 2011, will demonstrate how SCADA applications in a packaging line can directly improve production.

		MESA wants your input for Research Study - 10/27/11 MESA is inviting producers and manufacturers to respond to a industry survey, Pursuit of Performance Excellence: Business Success through Effective Plant Operations Metrics.

		Schneider Electric to distribute AssetPoint software - 10/26/11 Schneider Electric will offer its industrial customers access to AssetPoint’s EAM/CMMS solution to monitor and manage assets across their control systems.

		Mitsubishi buys 19.9 Percent of ICONICS - 10/24/11 Mitsubishi Electric will incorporate ICONICS’ SCADA software in factory and process automation solutions.

		ARC says ABB top EAM supplier - 10/19/11 ARC says ABB is the #1 EAM supplier in power generation, transmission and mining sectors.

		Distributed Control Systems Business Recovered in 2010 - 10/09/11 While 2010 showed a comeback in DCS revenue numbers, ARC does not expect the revenue to surpass the 2008 peak until 2012.

		Real-time Process Optimization Market to Grow 9% Annually - 09/12/11 The market is expected to reach more than $1.5 billion in 2015, according to ARC.

		Eplan appoints Haluk Menderes Managing Director - 09/06/11 Menderes' most recent position was Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing for the ESI-Group.

		OPC Foundation certifies Control-See alarm software - 08/23/11 Control-See's alarm notification and remote control software - U.C.ME-OPC version 2010 SP5 is now certified.

		Energy Optimization as Productivity Enhancer - 08/13/11 Design News, August 2011 By Al Presher ODVA has launched a new initiative to transform the industrial energy resource allocation model. The goal is a comprehensive approach and standards for the optimization of energy usage (OEU) that is scalable, open, and inclusive of users and suppliers.

		International vertical integration standard expands scope - 08/07/11 InTech, August 2011 The ISA95 committee has expanded the scope of ISA-95.00.01 and ISA-95.00.02 . The advantages include more generalized models to include lab, warehouse, and maintenance departments and to allow companies to integrate LIMS, WMS, and asset management systems.

		CIMdata names CAM Software Market Leaders - 08/03/11 The leading suppliers in 2010 were Dassault Systèmes, Siemens PLM, Delcam, Planit Holdings, PTC, Tebis, Cimatron, OPEN MIND Technologies, C&G Systems, and Missler Software

		MESA and IndustryWeek launch survey on performance metrics - 07/20/11 The survey is open for participation today through August 2 and will gather responses from a wide range of production and manufacturing industries.

		Honeywell connects with SAP - 07/13/11 Honeywell is working with SAP to deliver collaborative solutions in which data generated from an industrial plant can lead to better business decisions.

		Intelligrated Names Chuck Harris Vice President - 07/11/11 He is rejoining Intelligrated after a yearlong appointment at Savoye, where he served as director of business development for the company's North American operations.

		ERP users prefer Excel - 07/10/11 According to a study of more than 281 manufacturing executives, 75 percent report using desktop spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel instead of their company’s ERP.

		Most ERP users can't access software from mobile device - 07/06/11 In the study of more than 281 manufacturing executives, only 27 percent of respondents were performing any functions in enterprise software using a mobile device.

		Manufacturing confidence in U.S. drops sharply - 06/14/11 Only 40% believe the U.S. economy will improve in the next six months, down from 60% three months earlier. At the same time, 26% believe the U.S. economy will get worse, up from 3%.

		PAS signs NovaTech as distributor - 06/01/11 NovaTech will resell PAS’ Integrity software, which maps the configuration of automation systems including Distributed Control Systems, PLCs, Historians, and Safety Instrumented Systems.

		CIMdata acquires CPDA - 06/01/11 Collaborative Product Development Associates CPDA) is a provider of critical analyses of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) activities.

		Parsec Automation moves to new office - 05/19/11 Parsec Automation recently completed the relocation of its worldwide headquarters from Brea, Calif. to larger facilities in Anaheim, Calif.

		Apax Partners acquires Epicor Software and Activant Solutions - 05/17/11 Apax Partners intends to combine Activant with Epicor to create one of the largest global providers of enterprise applications software.

		Software spending to grow in key industrial sectors - 05/16/11 Research into technical software application spending from Cambashi indicates that, in 2011, worldwide recovery is likely to be fastest in the Aerospace, Process and Utility industries.

		PLM is strong in China - 05/11/11 In 2010, the Chinese Mainstream PLM market grew 16.2%, and in 2011 the growth rate of the Chinese Mainstream PLM market is forecast to be 16.5%.

		ABB acquires Mincom - 05/09/11 Mincom brings expertise and experience in a range of industries, and a comprehensive set of solutions for applications such as EAM, mining operations and mobile workforce management.

		Harvard Business Review says PLM helps R&D - 05/02/11 Successful product development efforts will increasingly be shaped—and driven—by advanced IT tools like product lifecycle management (PLM) and collaborative software

		ERP can hinder enterprise agility - 04/26/11 Almost 60 percent of respondents to a study conducted for IFS North America said their ERP software slows them down and prevents their organizations from changing the way they do business.

		ERP is hard to use says IFS - 04/25/11 Almost 40 percent of respondents to a survey said that their enterprise software was “somewhat difficult to use,” 13 percent said “very difficult to use” and 1 percent said it was “almost impossible to use.”

		As One who? As One Technologies changes name to Savigent Software - 04/12/11 Because the “As One” name has become confusing to potential customers, the company is changing its name to Savigent Software.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 138.1% - 04/11/11 February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $329.43 million. With a year-to-date total of $699.16 million, 2011 is up 138.1% compared with 2010.

		GE Acquires CSense Systems analytic software - 04/11/11 The CSense technology establishes an open programming workbench for advanced analytic technologies used to build solutions for prediction, root cause analysis and advanced process control.

		Geometric appoints Manu Parpia Managing Director and CEO - 04/10/11 Parpia will take over the position from Ravishankar G., who resigned for personal reasons.

		CIMdata ranks Siemens first in PLM Software - 04/05/11 CIMdata says cPDm will continue as the fastest-growing segment of the PLM market with a five-year forecast of 9.3 percent, resulting in a projected cPDm market size of $15 billion by 2015.

		Glen Road Systems and Invata Intralogistics Merge - 03/31/11 Supply chain software developer merges with systems integrator.

		Siemens launches Plantville interactive game - 03/24/11 Online game simulates a Plant Manager’s experience and challenges players to increase productivity, sustainability and the overall health of an industrial plant.

		SolutionsPT gains SAFEcontractor accreditation - 03/16/11 The SAFEcontractor certificate was awarded for all of the company’s activity, including technical consultancy, industrial automation hardware, industrial automation software, training and support.

		Mobiform Software reports profitable quarter - 03/16/11 Revenue for the quarter was $410,532, an 18% increase over $347,023 for the same period last year.

		Fox-IT partners with MatrikonOPC for secure OPC connectivity - 03/15/11 Fox-IT will integrate MatrikonOPC’s full range of OPC Servers into its Fox DataDiode - a solution used to securely transmit data between networks that have different levels of security.

		Flowserve uses Transpara's Visual KPI software for asset data - 03/15/11 Transpara Visual KPI extends visibility of equipment performance data by delivering KPI), scorecards, trends and alerts to more than 400 smartphones and PDAs.

		Honeywell installs Profit Controller in 100 mining processes - 03/15/11 Multi-variable predictive control technology such as Profit Controller allows mining companies to design, implement and maintain advanced control systems, which can drive processes to maximum economic benefit.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 188% - 03/14/11 This total consumption was down 16.3% from December but up 188.3% when compared with the total of $128.82 million reported for January 2010.

		Aware Technology formed to deliver Process Data Monitor automated learning solution - 03/08/11 Process Data Monitor (PDM) learns from the day to day operation of your systems and automatically generates an experience database. It then generates confidence metrics for usual behavior and delivers notification on unusual behavior.

		Online Development names Mark Knebusch VP of Operations - 03/07/11 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.

		ARC says CPM market in Process Industries to grow - 03/01/11 The CPM market for process industries was down in 2009, rebounded in 2010, and is expected to exceed $4 billion by 2015.

		ProLeiT signs Avanceon as North American partner - 02/28/11 Avanceon, in Exton, PA, is the exclusive distributor of ProLeiT’s Plant iT and brewmaxx software in the distilling, brewing and dairy markets in North America.

		Siemens PLM Software surpasses 3.5 million Parasolid seats - 02/28/11 Parasolid provides solid modeling functionality to 150 independent software vendors (ISVs) and 350 of the industry’s most popular software applications.

		ERP fails to keep pace with mixed-mode manufacturing - 02/24/11 Manufacturing is getting more complex and ERP software is not adequately addressing that complexity, leaving manufacturers with disjointed and inadequate technology.

		Study says most manufacturers in a green supply chain - 02/21/11 Almost 77 percent of manufactures participating in a recent survey said they are currently required by their customers to report on their environmental impact.

		Iowa Western receives software grant from Siemens - 02/16/11 The in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software has a commercial value of $65.2 million.

		Meridium Expands Certified Services Provider Program - 02/10/11 Emerson Process Management, SGS Malaysia, and Bureau Veritas join the Meridium Certified Services Provider Program.

		Honeywell Forms Advanced Solutions Business - 02/08/11 The Advanced Solutions business provides open software and services to the process industries, and includes offerings such as UniSim, Profit Suite, Uniformance PHD and Matrikon.

		InduSoft signs distributor in Singapore - 02/06/11 AKOE TECH is a HMI/SCADA software distributor located in Singapore, and serving the Asian market.

		Visibility hires Tom Maher as a Senior ERP Consultant - 01/12/11 Tom Maher joined as a Senior Consultant in the VISIBILITY.net ERP consulting group.

		CIMdata promotes Richard McFall to Director of Business Development - 01/11/11 McFall joined CIMdata in early 2010 as a Senior PLM Business Consultant.

		Companies Moving to Adopt Windows 7 - 01/09/11 Automation World, December 2010 By Gary Mintchell More than 177 million copies of Windows 7 should be in place worldwide by the end of 2010, including more than 60 million in the United States.

		GE Acquires SmartSignal - 01/06/11 SmartSignal specializes in providing Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics solutions to the Power Generation, Oil & Gas and other industrial sectors.

		ABB will acquire Obvient Strategies - 01/05/11 Obvient offers software and services for industries and utilities with geographically dispersed assets.

		John Batchik Named Chairman of AIAG - 01/03/11 Batchik, who had been the Automotive Industry Action Group vice chairman since January 2009, succeeds Brian Vautaw.

		National Instruments Opens Office in Penang - 12/01/10 National Instruments opened temporary offices for its planned R&D and operations facility in Penang, Malaysia.

		Study reveals interest in Enterprise 2.0 - 11/30/10 Interest in Enterprise 2.0 is real, but study data suggest that integration of ERP with existing social media tools available online is of limited value.

		Geometric signs Digitek as rep in Korea - 11/29/10 Digitek will distribute DFMPro manufacturing (DFM) software and provide customer support to customers in Korea.

		Weatherford licenses CygNet gas production Software - 11/18/10 The agreement provides Weatherford with the exclusive right to use CygNet’s software in a Software as a Service (SaaS) environment.

		Auburn University receives free software from Siemens PLM - 11/17/10 Auburn will receive PLM software valued at $195.5 million to introduce students to product design, development, and manufacturing processes technology.

		September manufacturing technology consumption up 66.1% - 11/08/10 September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $399.76 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

		CIMdata Names Stan Przybylinski Director of Research - 10/18/10 Przybylinski joins CIMdata from Dassault Systèmes, where he was Manager of Market and Competitive Intelligence.

		ZWCAD licenses Siemens PLM Software - 09/29/10 ZWCAD Professional is the first application based on the IntelliCAD software targeted for integration with the D-Cubed 2D DCM (Dimensional Constraint Manager).

		Siemens PLM Software names John Fox VP of Marketing - 09/27/10 Fox is responsible for all Velocity Series software products which include Solid Edge software, Teamcenter Express software, Femap software and CAM Express.

		ARC says DCS market is recovering - 09/26/10 So far, 2010 has not shown significant growth over 2009, but it looks like conditions are gradually improving.

		Sarla and Performix Deliver Manufacturing Execution Systems - 09/26/10 Sarla Technologies will offer Performix xMES Software Suite within India and the Middle East region.

		OPC Foundation and MTConnect Institute to develop standard - 09/16/10 OPC and MTConnect will cooperate in developing standards called MTConnectOpcUa.

		Hannover Fair to join IMTS - 09/16/10 Industrial Automation North America will occur September 10–15, 2012, alongside the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2012 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

		GE to develop water software for EPA - 08/31/10 GE will develop a software-based platform based on Proficy software and PACSystems controllers that improves decision making capabilities across a water system.

		AVEVA opens asset management software center in Norway - 08/24/10 The centre will work with oil and gas owner operators to design and deploy asset management software solutions.

		Wicker Named CEO of As One Technologies - 08/08/10 David P. Wicker, the new chief executive officer, succeeds Joel Nash, who founded As One in 1994.

		ARC says Smart Grid Software Market to Grow 65% in Five Years - 08/05/10 Growth will result from a concurrent wave of new technology and worldwide infrastructure spending driven by sovereign investment programs.

		PAS Appoints David Vinzant Vice-President of Sales - 07/28/10 Vinzant joins PAS from SunGard Energy where he was the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Sales. Prior to SunGard, he held positions at Invensys and TransEnergy.

		Virus affecting Simatic WinCC SCADA systems - 07/19/10 The Trojan, which spreads via USB sticks and uses a Microsoft security breach, can affect Windows computers from XP upward.

		Blending Honeywell & Matrikon Automation.com, July 2010 By Bill Lydon The acquisition of Matrikon by Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) makes sense for Honeywell considering how it adds products, knowledge, and know-how to the HPS family. Honeywell completed the acquisition of Matrikon, which will be integrated with the Advanced Solutions business of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS)

		Measuring the Savings from Metrics - 07/12/10 Automation World, July 2010 By Rob Spiegel SAP Americas, in Newtown Square, Pa., did a survey of its manufacturing customers and found direct savings related to viewing metrics as different aspects of plant operations.

		3D Systems Acquires Prototypers CEP and PROTOMETAL - 07/08/10 Based in Le Mans, France, CEP and PROTOMETAL provide rapid prototyping and manufacturing parts solutions to large and small businesses.

		Deacom Appoints Mackedanz ERP Senior Product Consultant - 06/22/10 Mackedanz was formerly with ProcessPro Software.

		CygNet starts System Integrator Partner Program - 06/17/10 CygNet added its first two integrators, GlobaLogix, Inc. and Techneaux Technology Services, LLC.

		ARC Forum to Be Held at ISA Automation Week 2010 - 06/10/10 ARC will present “ARC Inside: The Business Case for Asset Performance Management,” at ISA Automation Week 2010.

		AVEVA acquires ADB Systemer - 06/03/10 The ADB Oil & Gas business consists of a team of experienced industry professionals that have been providing plant operators with comprehensive Integrity Management solutions for more than 20 years.

		ISA Announces OSIsoft is ISA Automation Week 2010 Partner - 05/25/10 The partnership includes specialized and intensive promotional opportunities that will provide recognition before, during, and after the event.

		PAS appoints William Dennison VP of Europe and Africa - 05/18/10 Dennison joined PAS from Honeywell International, where he worked in sales and operations for nearly 30 years.

		Honeywell to Acquire Matrikon - 05/13/10 Matrikon will be integrated into Honeywell Process Solutions, part of Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions business group.

		Roundtable says IT spending is going up - 05/06/10 Software Advice, a website that reviews and compares manufacturing software systems, recently held a roundtable discussion to share observations on how economic growth is impacting IT purchase and implementation activity.

		Invensys acquires Skelta Software - 04/21/10 Skelta provides enterprise-wide business process management (BPM) and advanced workflow software solutions.

		Frost & Sullivan: competition is driving growth in European MES market - 04/20/10 With increasing competition among different end users, companies need to re-evaluate and enhance their product offerings to meet the ever-changing consumer demand.

		Automation.com celebrates 10 years of growth - 04/15/10 Since its inception in 2000, Automation.com has grown to become the leading online publisher of automation-related news, information and resources. Each month, the site attracts more than 115,000 automation professionals from around the world.

		Report says control system cyber security incidents up - 04/01/10 Report observes a decline in the incident rate in the petroleum and chemical industries, but an increase in the incident rate in the water & wastewater and the power & utilities industries.

		ARC says prices are coming down on automation products - 03/07/10 One element contributing to the price erosion is that controllers are rapidly becoming an automation commodity in some sectors.

		IDC launches Engineering Institute of Technology distance learning - 03/07/10 Engineering Institute of Technology focuses on advanced distance learning in engineering and technology in areas such as industrial automation, electrical and mechanical engineering and industrial IT.

		Invensys adds two systems integrators to partner program - 03/04/10 The new endorsed partners are Avanceon LP, located in Exton, Penn., and Tegron LLC, an operating unit of Glenmount Global Solutions, located in Irving, Texas.

		Wonderware IntelaTrac awarded Motorola Mobility Validation - 03/03/10 Wonderware IntelaTrac mobile solution achieved Enterprise Mobility validation through Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility Validated Solution Program.

		PAS appoints Jim Huff Vice-President of Technology - 02/18/10 Huff joins PAS from Invensys where he was Vice-President of Product Marketing and Portfolio Management.

		Eastern Europe offers opportunity for automation vendors, says Frost & Sullivan - 02/17/10 The transition of the manufacturing base from Western Europe to low-cost eastern European countries has opened new prospects for automation.

		Honeywell connects BTG Instruments to Profit Controller software - 02/16/10 The combination helps pulp mills improve fiberline operations by incorporating environmental and quality aspects into their control systems.

		BlueCielo appoints Luuth van der Scheer CEO - 02/01/10 Prior to joining BlueCielo ECM Solutions, van der Scheer served as CEO of HITT NV, a company focusing on traffic management and navigation systems in the marine and aviation industries.

		Wonderware Names Longwatch as Certified Software Partner - 01/21/10 Longwatch, a supplier of video monitoring hardware and software products, was named by Wonderware as a Certified Software Partner.

		GE Intelligent Platforms to resell Metso software - 12/20/09 GE will resell Metso's FieldCare Device Asset Management solution.

		Automation Systems Market is coming back very slowly - 12/08/09 ARC says the short term forecast for discrete automation systems looks bleak, but moderate market growth is expected five years from now. China and India are doing well, of course.

		ISA appoints Bill Lydon chief editor for InTech - 12/02/09 Automation.com's Bill Lydon was appointed editor of InTech, further strengthening ISA’s partnership with Automation.com to jointly publish several e-newsletters for InTech and Automation.com subscribers.

		25 Years of PC-Based Control - 11/15/09 At the 1984 ISA Show, 25 years ago, Intellution introduced The Fix, the first configurable PC-based HMI/SCADA software program. Process control and automation changed forever.

		ISA selects Automation.com as advertising sales partner In addition to daily and weekly digital and online content, ISA will publish 6 print issues of InTech magazine in 2010. ISA selected Automation.com as the advertising sales representative for InTech magazine’s print, digital, and online editions.

		ABB orders decline 15% in Q3 - 10/29/09 ABB reported third-quarter net income of $1 billion. Orders declined 15% and revenue was down 5%.

		MESA study says manufacturers need faster KPI views - 10/27/09 84% of production companies report that they could improve the speed of visibility into their operations performance. IT challenges and a lack of understanding are the main obstacles to changing that situation.

		ISA describes plans for ISA Automation Week 2010 - 10/25/09 ISA Automation Week will feature intensive educational and applications-based technical conference sessions delivered by subject matter experts. The event will have a focused exhibition area for a limited number of companies to showcase products and services.

		Aaeon and InduSoft offer hardware and software control solutions - 10/08/09 Aaeon makes embedded single board computers, panel and automation hardware, and InduSoft's Web Studio HMI/SCADA software runs on all of these devices.

		ISA selects Automation.com to provide E-Newsletters - 10/07/09 The co-branded e-newsletters will be distributed to Automation.com’s subscribers, InTech subscribers, and ISA members and customers, creating a combined total distribution of more than 90,000 world-wide automation professionals.

		Emerson and Meridium combine asset management software - 10/05/09 Emerson and Meridium developed AMS Suite: Asset Portal v4.0 powered by Meridium.

		Siemens merges four divisions into one - 10/01/09 Siemens Energy & Automation, Siemens Transportation Systems, Siemens Building Technologies, and Siemens VAI Services merged into a new company, Siemens Industry.

		Control Station opens office in Malaysia - 09/17/09 Control Station Sdn. Bhd will be run by Barry Martin, a process control practitioner with 17 years of experience in the Asia region.

		What are you doing to improve business performance? - 09/09/09 MESA invites producers and manufacturers to respond to a new industry survey: Correlating Plant Performance to Business Performance.

		U.S. manufacturers call for Federal strategy to transform factories - 09/09/09 A federal strategy and support is critical if American manufacturers are to thrive in the post-recession global economy, leading U.S. manufacturing experts said Wednesday.

		Longwatch signs Industrial Network Systems as systems integrator - 09/08/09 Longwatch signed Industrial Network Systems as its distributor and systems integrator in Illinois, Indiana, Western Kentucky and Eastern Missouri.

		GE and FANUC divorce - 08/17/09 GE and FANUC have agreed to dissolve the GE Fanuc Automation Corporation joint venture. GE gets the software, services, embedded systems and control systems businesses, while FANUC gets custody of the CNC business.

		IFS acquires MultiPlus Solutions - 08/13/09 MultiPlus Solutions offers a complete ERP suite including finance, project control, maintenance, manufacturing, document management, and human resource management.

		CIMdata says PLM market to decline - 08/11/09 CIMdata is forecasting that PLM investments in 2009 will decline 2.1% from 2008 results and the five year CAGR will be 3.5%— with investments growing to just under $31 billion in 2013.

		ABB Q2 revenues down - 07/23/09 Orders decreased across all divisions and regions compared to the second quarter of 2008 on a combination of lower volumes and price decreases resulting from both lower raw material costs and reduced demand.

		ARC says CPM sales to exceed $4 billion by 2013 - 07/16/09 Despite the recession, the Collaborative Production Management market continues to grow, albeit at a very modest pace.

		AMT President urges Congress to assist small manufacturers - 07/15/09 Testifying before the House Small Business Committee, Douglas K. Woods, President of AMT, said the effects of tax breaks and other provisions within the stimulus law have so far been minimal on the struggling manufacturing industry.

		Benchmarking Best-in-Class: The Best Companies Use OEE - 07/14/09 Automation World, July 2009 By Rob Spiegel Aberdeen research finds that the key performance criteria that distinguish best-in-class companies from the industry average include on-time and complete shipments, the use of OEE, and response time to non-conforming shipments.

		Overseas Analysts Bullish on Indian Manufacturing - 07/14/09 Automation World, July 2009 By Uday Lal Pai ndustry pundits are once again turning bullish on the Indian economy as India is fast emerging as a global manufacturing hub. But Can India scale up its production to Chinese levels?

		MAVERICK acquires Program4 Engineering - 06/30/09 Program4 Engineering is a regional solution provider of manufacturing automation and plant process information systems solutions.

		National Instruments and MobileRobots collaborate - 06/25/09 NI LabVIEW graphical system design software and MOBILEROBOTSindoors autonomous mobile platforms help engineers rapidly deploy service robot applications.

		MAVERICK Technologies appoints Rob Gellings manager - 06/11/09 Gellings will be operational leader of the Advanced Manufacturing Solutions business that includes the integration of ERP / CRM, MES and strategic consulting practices.

		Invensys integrates with Intergraph - 06/02/09 Invensys integrated its software with Intergraph’s SmartPlant Enterprise engineering solutions.

		U.S. High-Tech Industry Adds Jobs Control Design, May 2009 The high-tech industry has added 382,900 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past four years, according to TechAmerica’s 12th annual Cyberstates report. The industry added 77,000 net jobs in 2008, for a total of 5.9 million workers. This was on top of 79,600 added in 2007, 139,000 in 2006 and 87,400 in 2005.

		AMT annoyed with Presidential Task Force - 06/01/09 AMT urges Congress and the Administration to protect the manufacturing technology supplier base in the wake of GM’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but AMT’s attempts to reach out to the President’s Auto Task Force have so far not been answered.

		ARC says Automation Services Market to grow - 05/31/09 The worldwide market for supplier provided automation services will grow at a rate of close to 7 percent over the next five years.

		ARC says process industries are weathering current economic storm - 05/21/09 Automation expenditures in the process industries reached $45.5 billion dollars in 2007 and are forecast to exceed $61 billion by 2012.

		MTConnect Institute seeking new members - 05/19/09 MTConnect Institute seeks to promote manufacturing system interoperability.

		DSI's dcLINK certified for SAP Applications - 05/12/09 The certification of dcLINK 4.2 for SAP ERP 6.0 was granted based on a successful integration assessment by the SAP Integration and Certification Center.

		ARC says automation in Oil & Gas to reach $10.4 Billion in 2012 - 05/04/09 Automation expenditures by the upstream oil and gas sector, which includes exploration, production, and pipelines, are expected to grow at an annual rate of nine percent over the next five years.

		MAVERICK to sell AspenTech software - 04/28/09 MAVERICK Technologies will sell aspenONE Production Management & Execution, Advanced Process Control and Operator Training Simulators (OTS).

		HANNOVER MESSE receives 210,000 visitors - 04/26/09 210,000 visitors came to Hannover to see 6,150 exhibitors from 61 countries. 70% of the visitors were from Europe, 25% came from abroad, but only 7% came from the Americas.

		ABB Q1 revenues steady despite economic challenges - 04/23/09 ABB’s first-quarter 2009 revenues rose 3 percent to $7.2 billion while orders decreased by 3 percent to $9.2 billion.

		ABB relocates North American headquarters to Cary, NC - 04/14/09 Among the primary factors behind this move are significant cost savings and a favorable business climate in the Triangle, as well as closer proximity to growing customer and employee bases.

		HANNOVER MESSE 2009 stresses energy effiicency - 04/06/09 The subject of energy efficiency is a recurrent theme throughout the range of offerings at the 13 international trade fairs that form this year's HANNOVER MESSE.

		Visibility Names Jack Saint President and COO - 03/31/09 Saint has been Visibility’s Executive Vice President of Solutions since 2007.

		AVEVA acquires iDesignOffice software company - 03/30/09 Instrumentation Design Office (IDO) software is a suite of integrated applications for creating and maintaining instrumentation engineering data for process plants.

		Siemens announces Regional User Conference schedule - 03/25/09 Conferences will be held in Mobile, AL, King of Prussia, PA, Park City, Utah, and Houston, Texas.

		Canary Labs appoints Jack Wilkins Director of Sales - 03/25/09 Wilkins was previously responsible for worldwide sales and global marketing strategies for GE Fanuc's Proficy Historian, Real-Time Information Portal and Shop Floor SPC software.

		Rockwell Automation and ProLeiT to pursue brewery applications - 03/02/09 ProLeiT will integrate its Plant iT with the Logix control platform for applications in the brewing, dairy and related industries.

		IPS developing Virtual Reality Process HMI - 02/25/09 Invensys unveiled its Immersive Virtual Reality Process technology, a next-generation HMI that will revolutionize the way engineers see and interact with the plant and the processes they control.

		Flying robots at HANNOVER MESSE - 02/23/09 UAVs (Unmanned Air Vehicles) will be a special highlight. This will be backed up by live demonstrations of glass façade-cleaning robots - also decidedly "aboveground."

		Bachelor Controls hires Philip Schreiber - 02/19/09 Schreiber comes to BCI from Northwest Analytical (NWA) – a provider of software for manufacturing analytics.

		Visibility signs D1 Technologies as rep for ERP in SE - 02/17/09 D1 Technologies will resell and implement VISIBILITY.net in the Southeast with specific focus on No. Carolina, So. Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia and Arkansas.

		Trends and Outlook: EMS, SCADA & DMS Utility Automation & Engineering T&D, February 2009 By Charles W. Newton, Newton-Evans Research 150 major and mid-size electric power utilities from the United States and Canada participated in the 2008 North American control systems market study. EMS/SCADA investments in upgrades, new applications, interfaces et al were mentioned by 42 percent of the group. Fault detection, isolation and service restoration were mentioned by 20 percent of the group.

		Quantum3D names Alan Commike Chief Technology Officer - 02/12/09 Alan Commike has been promoted to the position of CTO. Commike joined the company in 2006, and was software platform manager.

		ABB orders decrease in Q4, but 2008 income up - 02/12/09 Orders decreased 19 percent in the fourth quarter but full-year EBIT nevertheless reached a record $4.6 billion.

		Consumers want safe, modern and sustainable U.S. manufacturing - 02/09/09 Survey shows most Americans believe highly automated factories are important to economic growth. The majority support a stimulus package to modernize U.S. factories.

		Wonderware IntelaTrac to add Microsoft's Enhanced Presentation Functionality - 02/09/09 Future releases of IntelaTrac will leverage new Microsoft technologies for improved presentation and reporting functionality for the mobile workforce.

		Apriso records 47 percent revenue growth - 02/04/09 Growth was primarily driven by software revenues, up 71 percent over 2007.

		Cisco acquires Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence - 02/01/09 Richards-Zeta is a provider of intelligent middleware technology that enables businesses to integrate building infrastructure and IT applications over a common Internet Protocol network.

		Hannover Fair covers optimizing energy efficiency in industry - 01/27/09 The INTERKAMA+ tradeshow at HANNOVER MESSE 2009 is gearing up to make a contribution of global significance in this area via its "Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes" display.

		RTI names Curt Schacker Vice President of Professional Services - 01/27/09 Schacker previously was VP of Worldwide Marketing and Corporate Development at Wind River Systems.

		Hexagon Metrology acquires Technodigit SARL - 01/21/09 Technodigit developed 3DReshaper software, designed for 3D point cloud and 3D mesh manipulation for reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, product design and industrial inspection.

		ITTIA DB-SQL runs on Freescale i.MX processors - 01/18/09 DB-SQL relational database and i.MX application processors offer design engineers a solution for portable devices.

		InduSoft names Dave Hellyer sales manager - 01/15/09 Hellyer previously held management positions at Iconics, CI Technologies (Citect), and Total Control Products.

		Siemens Bribery costs $1.6 billion New York Times, December 2008 Siemens agreed to pay a record total of $1.6 billion to American and European authorities to settle charges that it routinely used bribes and slush funds to secure huge public works contracts around the world. The SEC alleges that Siemens paid bribes on the design and construction of metro transit lines in Venezuela, power plants in Israel, and refineries in Mexico.

		Matrikon reports revenue down in first quarter - 01/14/09 Revenue for the first quarter, which ended November 30, 2008, was $19.58 million compared to $20.16 million in Q4-08.

		DSPCon appoints Anatoly Kotlarsky director of engineering - 01/11/09 Kotlarsky previously served as manager of advanced development engineering at Metrologic Instruments (now part of Honeywell).

		McObject eXtremeDB database receives IBM validation - 01/06/09 eXtremeDB in-memory and on-disk embedded database has received IBM’s “Ready for IBM Rational Software” validation.

		WBF postpones 2009 North America Conference - 01/05/09 WBF will remain part of the Automation Federation but WBF and ISA will separate.

		Cybersecurity collaboration to deliver advanced control solutions European Chemical Engineer, December 2008 Wurldtech Security Technologies announced a strategic co-operative agreement with Kenexis Consulting to deliver specialised safety process designs and services to address the evolving cyber risks facing operators of real-time industrial automation systems.

		Atrion joins IFS Global Software Partner Program - 12/21/08 The combined IFS/Atrion solution provides dynamic regulatory content, applications, and services which integrate product life cycle compliance into an ERP systems

		Legal disputes among suppliers halts exiderdome U.S. tour - 12/21/08 Legal disputes have prevented exiderdome from being transferred from a barge to land for the second half of its U.S. tour.

		BlueCielo acquires two of its distributors in Brazil - 12/18/08 BlueCielo will acquire the company’s distributors SKA Automacão de Engenharias Ltda and GAMA – Soluções em Gerenciamento Electrônico de Documentos.

		CygNet hires Mike Hill from Invensys for VP sales - 12/18/08 Steve Robb, VP of sales and marketing, will now serve as vice president of business development, and software engineer Doug Rauenzahn will become director of product management.

		BlueCielo acquires stake in Brazilian reseller PONTODOC - 12/11/08 Established in 1997 in Brazil, PONTODOC is an established specialist in providing and implementing the InnoCielo suite of engineering content management solutions.

		PDVSA Petropiar receives HART Plant of the Year award - 12/10/08 PDVSA Petropiar oil refinery uses Emerson's AMS Suite and HART field instruments to enable predictive diagnostic benefits.

		PAS appoints Chris Lyden president - 12/10/08 Lyden was Vice President of Global Marketing at Invensys Process Systems.

		Ralph Carter named President of Rockwell Software - 10/20/08 Carter, former president and CEO of Pavilion Technologies, was named president of Rockwell Software.

		ATS hosts plant tours across U.S. - 10/02/08 Plant tours showcase strategies and tactics that improve factory performance, cut costly downtime and protect businesses against recession.

		IFS signs Astra as rep firm - 09/05/08 Astra provides packaged and custom consulting services relating to all aspects of implementation and the best use of enterprise systems throughout their life cycle.

		ASCI hires WBF to develop B2MML - 09/04/08 The Automation Standards Compliance Institute has retained Charlie Gifford and Dennis Brandl from WBF to develop the B2MML Compliance Program.

		Kepware connects KEPServerEX to Oracle E-Business - 09/03/08 KEPServerEX product will deliver plant floor information directly to Oracle E-Business Suite software through interfaces built specifically for each.

		Siemens acquires innotec - 08/26/08 Innotec GmbH of Schwelm, Germany, is an international vendor of digital engineering software and services for the process industry.

		Wonderware acquires SAT Corporation - 08/21/08 SAT is a supplier of mobile workforce management and decision support solutions, including the IntelaTrac Enterprise Suite.

		2007 was a good year for DCS sales - 08/13/08 The market for process manufacturing and automation remains strong. Nowhere is this more evident than the global DCS market, which grew by almost 13% between 2006 and 2007.

		ARC says HMI software sales to reach $1.4 billion in 2012 - 08/07/08 The worldwide HMI software and services market, which was $926 million in 2007, will reach $1.430 billion in 2012, outperforming the industrial automation market overall.

		NI reports record revenue for Q2 2008 - 07/30/08 National Instruments reported record quarterly revenue of $210.5 million, up 17 percent in the second quarter of 2008.

		InduSoft CEView HMI/SCADA certified by AT&T for Mobile Applications - 07/30/08 CEView HMI/SCADA software is certified to run on many popular mobile devices, including the AT&T 5700, MOTOQ Global, Pantech Duo, the Samsung BlackJack and BlackJack II.

		JMP Engineering to distribute energy management software from Danfoss - 07/27/08 Montage software from Danfoss enables users to monitor utility costs in a plant by department, line or Energy Account Centers.

		Protecting Your Company From Supply Chain Fraud Manufacturing.net, July 2008 By Amanda Earing The Global Fraud Report, released in April by Kroll, cited a 2007 survey that found 42 percent of firms worldwide suffered from at least one incidence of either supplier fraud or theft of physical assets -- just two of the many ways to abuse supply chains -- and 9 percent had suffered both. Today, those numbers are suspected to be much higher.

		ABB Q2 Net Income up 34% - 07/24/08 ABB reported record orders, revenues and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the second quarter of 2008, with net income reaching $975 million.

		InduSoft achieves Microsoft Gold status for fifth straight year - 07/18/08 InduSoft attained Gold Certified status in ISV/Software Solutions, Mobility Solutions, Business Process and Integration, and Custom Development Solutions.

		Mtelligence joins Wonderware Innovation Partner Program - 07/16/08 Mtelligence achieved "Endorsed Software Partner" status with Wonderware as part of the Innovation Partner Program.

		Wonderware selects Kepware for device communications - 07/16/08 Kepware was selected as the primary provider to extend device communications options for Wonderware’s System Platform 3.0 product.

		Wonderware announces Innovation Partner Program - 07/16/08 Companies participating in the Innovation Partner Program will use the Wonderware System Platform software as the foundation for implementations of customer automation and information projects.

		Matrikon to use design engineers from India - 07/15/08 Matrikon entered into a joint entity agreement with India’s SoftDEL Systems to support Matrikon’s product development initiatives and provide project consulting globally.

		PAS appoints Grant Ostvig Managing Director for Middle East - 07/11/08 Ostvig held various management positions at Honeywell for over 30 years and spent over half of his career in international sales for process control.

		Matrikon announces record results for the third quarter of 2008 - 07/09/08 Third quarter revenue was a record $20.54 million, compared to $19.01 million in Q3-07 and $19.44 million in Q2-08.

		ILS Technology promotes Fred Yentz to CEO - 07/09/08 Yentz, previously senior vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Joe Cestari, who has stepped down.

		Hexagon acquires Messtechnik Wetzlar GmbH (MTWZ) - 06/26/08 MTWZ is a developer and provider of QUINDOS software solutions for quality control of complex mechanical parts such as gears and turbine blades.

		Matrikon sells SCADANet to CriticalControl - 06/24/08 Matrikon agreed to sell its SCADANet business to CriticalControl Solutions for $800,000 in cash. The transaction is expected to close July 2, 2008.

		IFS and ESRI add mapping to asset management - 06/16/08 IFS and ESRI are bringing geographical information systems and enterprise asset management together.

		InduSoft Launches Certified Integrator Program - 06/13/08 Certification entitles integrators to discount pricing on runtime licenses, special pricing on InduSoft products, and free technical training--all without annual support fees.

		ICONICS joins SAP Future Factory Initiative - 06/09/08 The Future Factory Initiative is a joint effort of SAP Research and external partner organizations; it includes a Living Lab, Real-World Manufacturing Testbed and a Center of Excellence.

		Intergraph SmartPlant and PAS Integrity/DOC4000 to be integrated - 06/05/08 Intergraph will integrate SmartPlant Enterprise with the PAS Integrity/DOC4000 to provide plant owners with a consolidated view of their control infrastructure.

		Canary Labs selects XLReporter for Trend Historian - 06/04/08 Canary Labs selected XLReporter as the reporting component of the Trend Historian Reporter Suite, their latest software package.

		Rockwell Automation selects MatrikonOPC for FactoryTalk - 06/03/08 Combining MatrikonOPC technology with the FactoryTalk Gateway provides unlimited secure OPC access to plant systems.

		Junot Systems signs Industrial Controls as distributor - 06/03/08 Industrial Controls Distributors will provide its customers with Junot's manufacturing plant-level SAP integration solutions.

		ILS deviceWISE 2.0 platform complies with Oracle - 05/29/08 The deviceWISE platform, which collects data from automation equipment and factory floor devices, is in compliance with Oracle's Manufacturing Operations Center.

		Kalkitech opens two offices in UAE - 05/28/08 Kalkitech FZC and AL GHAD AL MUSHRIQ COMPUTER TECH CO LLC and will serve the GCC, North and East African markets.

		Transpara signs Bridge Incubation Group as distributor - 05/27/08 Bridge Incubation Group will market Visual KPI throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa.

		Matrikon signs CapuTech as distributor - 05/23/08 CapuTech will act as an exclusive reseller and systems integrator for Matrikon Suite products in Texas and Louisiana.

		Kepware’s KEPServerEX passes OPC Certification - 05/19/08 KEPServerEX communications solution has passed the latest OPC certifications tests administered by the OPC Foundation independent test laboratory.

		Infor donates Supply Chain Software to Univ of Arkansas - 05/07/08 Infor donated software licenses for Infor SCM Network Design, supply chain planning, and analysis software to the University of Arkansas.

		SmartSignal and General Physics sign marketing agreement - 05/05/08 SmartSignal and General Physics will link their products, so equipment problems identified by SmartSignal can be fixed by EtaPRO from General Physics.

		ABB first quarter net income up 87% - 04/24/08 ABB's first-quarter net income reached $1 billion, an increase of 87 percent compared to the same quarter in 2007.

		BlueCielo acquires CAD & Company’s ECM Division - 04/23/08 BlueCielo acquired CAD & Company’s ECM division and its ImandrA suite of products

		OPC Foundation creates program for System Integrators and Distributors - 04/14/08 OPC wants system integrators who routinely use OPC to sign up for a program to help raise the overall quality and reliability of OPC products.

		Matrikon announces Q2 results - 04/11/08 Second quarter revenue was $19.44 million compared to $17.25 million in Q2-07 and year-to-date revenue was $39.33 million compared to $36.05 million in the first half of FY-07

		MatrikonOPC signs SoftBrasil as distributor - 04/10/08 SoftBrasil is the South American distribution channel for MatrikonOPC products and solutions.

		Eagle Technology and Prime Technologies announce marketing agreement - 04/09/08 The two will co-market Eagle's ProTeus maintenance management solutions and Prime Technologies' ProCalV5 calibration management solution.

		MsMUG Moves to the Automation Federation - 03/31/08 The Microsoft Manufacturing User Group (MsMUG), formerly a part of OMAC, is moving to a working group under the Automation Federation.

		SME launches lean registry - 03/31/08 Lean Registry is a free community connection and collaboration space for lean practitioners.

		Transpara's VisualKPI is certified for Windows Server 2008 - 03/31/08 Building on Windows Server 2008, Visual KPI uses Web 2.0 technology to provide web-based delivery of and access to business-critical data.

		Industrial Interoperability Compliance Institute seeks members - 03/24/08 The IICI, the official compliance testing organization for standards such as WBF's B2MML and BatchML schemas, issued a call for members. Members will be entitled to use the IICI logo on products and system.

		WBF 2008 European Conference calls for papers - 03/18/08 The WBF European Conference Committee is accepting abstracts and papers for the 2008 Conference. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2008.

		Transpara embeds PI System in Visual KPI - 03/17/08 The OEM agreement enables customers to trend KPI status and calculations by adding time series capabilities even if their back-end data source is not time series-based.

		MES Closes Information Gap Control Engineering, March 2008 By Jeanine Katzel A survey by Reed Research and CE says users give a stamp of approval to tools that facilitate data sharing and improve day-to-day plant operations. Survey results show implementation, integration not always simple, but effort generates tangible, worthwhile results.

		Engineers Turning to Portals to find Product Information - 03/13/08 Control Design, March 2008 By Joe Feeley A study by Control Design magazine says engineers are getting tired of using Google and Yahoo because “too many of the results have nothing to do with what they’re actually looking for.” Instead, the use of portals, such as www.automation.com/portals, to find information is increasing.

		ISA issues call for papers for ISA EXPO - 03/11/08 Abstracts will be accepted until 11 April for paper, panel, and tutorial sessions.

		ABB software wins 2008 Global Fuels Award - 02/19/08 ABB’s Expert Optimizer software won “Most innovative technology for electrical energy efficiency” award at the Global Fuels conference in London.

		ABB CEO Fred Kindle leaves company - 02/13/08 ABB Chief Executive Officer Fred Kindle is leaving the company due to irreconcilable differences about how to lead the company. Chief Financial Officer Michel Demaré is interim CEO.

		Matrikon promotes Lawrence and Funnell - 02/12/08 Peter Lawrence has been appointed chief technology officer (CTO), and Jay Funnell has been appointed chief software architect (CSA).

		myDIALS announces partner program - 02/11/08 Global Partner Program has nine initial partners in the United States, Australia and Europe.

		Real-Time Information: The State of Pharma - 02/09/08 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, January 2008 By Mehul Shah, The Aberdeen Group MES is gaining ground in drug manufacturing, but adoption of QMS lags behind. Traceability and genealogy are critical to manufacturers in all industries, but in regulated environments, they are just a prerequisite for staying in business. Survey suggests that some drug manufacturers may be so focused on complying with regulatory standards that they are not paying attention to other factors.

		Wonderware converts distributor to Wonderware Southeast - 02/06/08 InSource Solutions, an independent Wonderware software distribution partner, signed a new distributor agreement and will conduct business as Wonderware Southeast.

		Yokogawa establishes marketing center in Dallas - 02/06/08 Dr. Maurice Wilkins, formerly of ARC Advisory Group, will lead the group as VP of Strategic Marketing, Yokogawa IA Global Marketing.

		WIB Test compares FDT/DTM and EDDL for Asset Management - 02/04/08 Testing was performed by the Shell Global Solutions test laboratories in Amsterdam. Results show FDT/DTM and EDDL are complementary technologies.

		Comark Appoints Kevin Ricketts to Director of Engineering - 01/30/08 Ricketts will oversee Comark’s hardware and software development, validation and program management.

		National Instruments Reports Record Revenue and Net Income - 01/30/08 National Instruments reported record quarterly revenue of $205 million, up 13 percent and the company's best revenue growth quarter for 2007.

		ISA approves Wurldtech CS2SAT SCADA cyber security tool - 01/23/08 The CS2SAT is an online tool that provides organizations that use SCADA and industrial control systems with a self-assessment tool for evaluating the security of the control system.

		Junot certifies Kepware KEPServerEX for SAP - 01/22/08 KEPServerEX product has been tested and approved by Junot Systems for use with their NLINK OPC to SAP Solution.

		Matrikon reports increased earnings in 1Q 2008 - 01/14/08 First quarter revenue was a record $19.62 million compared to $18.81 million in Q1-07 and $18.44 million in Q4-07.

		Podcast discusses challenges in manufacturing environments - 01/06/08 Podcast covers challenges manufacturing environments face in providing real-time, actionable information from plant systems to both mobile and non-mobile employees.

		Visibility to lease ERP systems - 12/19/07 The program provides financial options that reduce first year costs to as little as $50/mo for everything.

		Emerson helps StatoilHydro win 2007 HART Plant of the Year award - 12/12/07 Emerson's AMS Suite and field devices are cited as key enablers in StatoilHydro's effective use of predictive diagnostics for the Ormen Lange Project, including the subsea installations, onshore terminal and the world's longest sub sea gas pipeline project.

		Rockwell Automation and Dassault Systèmes partner on virtual design and production environment - 12/11/07 The virtual design and production environment more closely links product design to manufacturing and will serve manufacturers, such as those in the automotive industry – addressing the needs of brand owners, tiered suppliers and machine builders.

		Curvaceous Software receives patent for real-time control of oil and gas well drilling - 12/10/07 The patent captures the performance envelope of the best drill operator as an n-dimensional solid object and then reproduces this experience as real-time guidance for less-experienced operators thus reducing the variability in performance that is inherent between different drill operators.

		Wonderware reaches milestone of 100 ArchestrA Certified System Integrators - 12/10/07 Tecnau Transport Division S.r.l. based in Florence, Italy becomes Wonderware's 100th ArchestrA Certified System Integrator. customers around the world.

		ARC says process automation systems market to hit $47 mil by 2011 - 12/09/07 The worldwide market for process automation systems is expected to grow at a com-pounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% over the next five years.

		OPCTI announces partnership with Software Toolbox - 12/09/07 Software Toolbox is endorsing the OPCTI's training programs for users, integrators, and OEMs seeking to become more knowledgeable users of OPC products.

		IBM Global joins Rockwell's FactoryTalk Provider program - 12/06/07 As a partner in the program, IBM will extend its existing relationship with Rockwell Automation by helping manufacturers build plant-wide information applications and manufacturing execution systems (MES) using the FactoryTalk suite of integrated production and performance software.

		Wurldtech Announces New Vice-President of Finance - 12/05/07 Wurldtech Security Technologies announced the appointment of Mary-Jane Tessarolo as Vice-President of Finance to lead the company’s financial activities.

		McObject adds Chief Operating Officer Christopher J. Mureen - 12/05/07 Mureen's tasks include building and managing McObject’s sales force to leverage the company’s early successes in the embedded software market, creating effective alliances and marketing programs, developing new sales channels, and building and executing an international strategy to increase the non-U.S. contribution to McObject’s revenues.

		Mu Security expands Advisory Board - 12/04/07 The addition of Byres and Shipley complements current Advisory Board members: four-star retired Army Gen. Anthony Charles Zinni, College of William and Mary; Dug Song, vice president engineering at Zattoo and former chief security architect at Arbor; and Sri Reddy, vice president of engineering for edge router software development, Alcatel.

		ABB plans major expansion in India - 12/03/07 ABB plans to develop its Indian operations by investing $100 million over three years to expand business, engineering and R&D capacities, build new factories and broaden its automation and power product range in India.

		Software Toolbox acquires OPC Business of Northern Dynamic - 12/03/07 Software Toolbox Inc. announced today that is has completed the acquisition of the OPC business assets, trade names, and goodwill of Northern Dynamic Inc.

		VuBotics expands Board of Directors and Management - 11/28/07 The company added one member to its board, and appointed an interim CEO and interim CFO.

		OPCTI announces partnership with InduSoft - 11/27/07 InduSoft will endorse the Certified OPC Professional (COP) designation and offer OPCTI training for their customers.

		INTERKAMA expands into another exhibit hall - 11/27/07 NTERKAMA covers actuator technology, analysis metrology, engineering and services, functional safety, measuring and control systems, wireless automation and asset management.

		Wurldtech signs agreement with Tegron and FluidIQs - 11/15/07 The three will develop and deliver advanced security solutions for the global industrial automation market.

		Rockwell study documents progress toward IT and control convergence - 11/14/07 Study reveals that companies farther along the path toward convergence are realizing more positive impacts on manufacturing performance than anticipated.

		Matrikon announces Q4 2007 results - 11/08/07 Revenue was $18.44 million with a net loss of $0.25 million. Matrikon restructures management and separates two business units. CTO takes sabbatical.

		Procter and Gamble wins 2007 Mobile Campus Award - 11/08/07 Procter and Gamble used Intech Studios' PUMA software to implement a wireless VoIP telephone system that provides real-time information on issues occurring on the manufacturing plant floor.

		Industrial Defender appoints Donald Simoneau senior VP - 11/07/07 Industrial Defender appointed Donald Simoneau senior vice president of worldwide operations, reporting to CEO Brian M. Ahern.

		Bryan Singer Joins Wurldtech - 11/06/07 Wurldtech Security Technologies named security expert Bryan Singer Vice-President of Professional Services.

		Sudipta Bhattacharya appointed President of Wonderware - 11/06/07 Bhattacharya joined Invensys in August 2007 as chief software solutions officer. He came from SAP AG.

		Rockwell Automation to Acquire Pavilion Technologies - 10/25/07 Pavilion Technologies software products will be integrated into the FactoryTalk suite and the Logix Control Platform.

		Advanced Automation names five new directors - 10/23/07 Advanced Automation elevated five managers to the position of director.

		ARC says Plant Asset Management to grow 10.8% annually - 10/23/07 The market was $1.4 billion in 2007 and is forecast to be over $2.4 billion in 2011, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

		Mu Dynamics appoints Dave Kresse CEO - 10/23/07 Dave Kresse joined the company as chief executive officer, and Kris Nagel was appointed vice president of worldwide sales.

		Tofino security system gains Mu Dynamics certification - 10/23/07 The Tofino Security Appliance from MTL and Byres Security achieved Foundation-level Mu Security Industrial Control (MUSIC) Certification.

		Standard Automation becomes Wonderware West - 10/19/07 Standard Automation & Control, LP, a Wonderware distributor, is changing its name to Wonderware West.

		Barry-Wehmiller Design Group opens office in Indianapolis - 10/14/07 The office specializes in industrial automation, process control, software design and regulatory compliance for pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries.

		Dassault Systèmes acquires Seemage - 10/02/07 Seemage is a leader in the creation of 3D interactive product documentation.

		TiPS joins Rockwell Automation Encompass Program - 09/30/07 TiPS' LogMate Alarm Management Software System has been accepted into the Rockwell Automation Encompass Partner Program.

		Matrikon wins Engineers Australia award - 09/26/07 Matrikon and Meridian Energy won a divisional 2007 Engineers Australia Excellence Award for an asset management program.

		Erik Udstuen rejoins GE Fanuc to lead software business - 09/25/07 Udstuen first came to GE in 2003 through the acquisition of Mountain Systems, Inc., a company he founded.

		Numerical Mathematics Consortium updates standard - 09/24/07 NMC updates its technical specification that defines an open mathematics semantics standard for development of numerical algorithms.

		Coral8 and RTI form OEM partnership - 09/19/07 RTI will embed and offer the Coral8 complex event processing (CEP) engine within the RTI real-time application infrastructure.

		TiPS and UReason form alarming agreement - 09/18/07 TiPS will sell UReason's OASYS-AM Operator Advisory System, while UReason will sell TiPS' LogMate alarm management software.

		Wurldtech appoints Eric Dysthe Chairman of the Board - 09/14/07 Wurldtech also appointed Jade Bourelle and Dr. Ralph Winter to the board as directors.

		Advantech supports lab at University of Cincinnati - 09/13/07 Advantech supplied Embedded Automation Controllers, Flat Panel Monitors, USB I/O modules and a Touch Panel Computer for the lab, which will be used by students and professionals.

		Kepware purchases COI Software - 09/12/07 Kepware purchased all rights to the COI Software brand, website, and iSNMP products, including its patent on "System and Method for Integrating Process Control and Network Management."

		OAGIS developing documents with ISA and WBF - 09/12/07 OAGIS will be building ISA-95 based Business Object Documents in collaboration with the ISA95 Standards Committee and WBF's XML Working Group.

		Siemens CIO to discuss IT strategies at MESA conference - 09/12/07 Diana Melick, VP and CIO, will be among five Fortune 500 CIOs presenting at the conference, held Sept. 16-18, 2007, at the Rosen Plaza, Orlando, Fla.

		IBM to sell Infor ERP software - 09/10/07 IBM will develop, sell and implement ERP solutions specifically designed for mid-sized manufacturers.

		BlueCielo Appoints Pamela Aloia as Quality Manager - 09/10/07 Aloia will ensure that the company provides software solutions and services compliant with applicable regulations.

		Real-Time Innovations Named to Inc. 5,000 List - 09/04/07 Core business of real-time middleware triples, qualifying RTI as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

		Invensys appoints Bhattacharya Software Solutions Officer - 08/29/07 Previously, Bhattacharya served as senior vice president of solutions management for SAP America.

		Wonderware MES now SAP-Endorsed - 08/28/07 Wonderware Production Execution 1.0 packaged composite application (PCA) for MES has achieved "SAP xApps Certified - Powered by SAP NetWeaver" status.

		GE Fanuc and Wipro to collaborate on automotive production management - 08/23/07 GE and Wipro Technologies will work together to provide the automotive industry with solutions in Production Management.

		Wonderware appoints Rick Bullotta VP and CTO - 08/20/07 Bullotta was previously a vice president with SAP and was the co-founder and chief technology officer of Lighthammer Software Development.

		Kepware licenses WeatherBug for Automation - 08/20/07 Kepware signed an agreement with WeatherBug to provide real-time weather information to the Automation industry.

		PAS opens automation center for power industry customers - 08/20/07 PAS opened its Center of Excellence in St. Louis, Missouri, to promote Alarm Management and Automation Configuration Management to the power industry.

		PANDUIT components added to promis•e design software - 08/08/07 Panel builders now have the ability to generate BOMs, purchase order lists, job costing lists, terminal block plans, from-to wire lists and field wire lists.

		Emerson acquires Decision Management International - 08/08/07 DMI provides software and expertise, including electronic management of workflow, materials, equipment, personnel, and documentation.

		Quantum3D names Ray Niacaris director of software sales - 08/06/07 Niacaris will be responsible for the sales of EVC software and coordinating major accounts and channels such as OEMs, VARs and LSIs.

		NI names 2007 Virtual Instrumentation Paper Winner - 07/30/07 Murat Guler and Dr. Seniz Ertugrul of Istanbul Technical University are winners of the 2007 National Instruments Arabia Virtual Instrumentation Academic Paper Contest.

		National Instruments Reports Q2 results - 07/27/07 Second Quarter revenue was $179.5 Million, while Net income was $21 million, up 22 percent from Q2 2006.

		Curvaceous Software appoints Middle East rep - 07/26/07 Curvaceous Software appointed Kuwait-based Gulf Lead Consultants as agents in the Middle East.

		OIS and SYSGO combine software - 07/18/07 Technology alliance integrates OIS’ communications technologies with SYSGO’s portfolio of operating systems.

		ARC says SCADA Market for Oil & Gas to reach $1.1 Billion - 07/18/07 The worldwide market for SCADA Systems for the Oil & Gas industry is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9% over the next five years.

		BlueCielo appoints Berend Reinink as VP - 07/17/07 Berend Reinink was named to the newly created role of Vice President Services, Strategic Planning & Projects.

		IFS acquires UK software firm - 07/13/07 IFS Defence Ltd acquired the British software company Information Science Consultants Ltd (iSC), headquartered in Cirencester, UK.

		Matrikon appoints Eric Rosenfeld to Board of Directors - 07/13/07 Rosenfeld is President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendo Partners L.P., a New York based investment firm.

		Matrikon announces third quarter 2007 results - 07/12/07 Third quarter revenue was $19.01 million compared to $17.29 million in the third quarter of 2006.

		GE Fanuc software Achieves SAP certification - 07/11/07 GE Fanuc Automation achieved “Powered By SAP NetWeaver” certification for its Production Management software.

		WBF releases new version of B2MML - 07/09/07 Version 4 supports using the ISA-95 Standard for the integration of ERP systems with MES systems.

		German Packaging Group Endorses OMAC Guidelines - 07/07/07 DVI's Automation Circle endorsed OMAC Guidelines for improved packaging machine design and interoperability.

		IPS completes Cimnet acquisition - 07/02/07 Invensys has completed the acquisition of Cimnet, a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software company based in Pennsylvania.

		ABB names Enrique Santacana Head of ABB US - 06/29/07 He replaces Dinesh Paliwal, who is leaving ABB at the end of June. Most recently, he was ABB's Region Division Manager for Power Products in North America.

		IFS and Tata form alliance for Asset and Service Management - 06/29/07 The partnership will primarily target the project-driven manufacturing, chemicals, energy, utilities, telecom, oil and gas industries.

		ABB Process Automation moves to Houston, TX - 06/19/07 ABB is relocating its global Process Automation division headquarters from Norwalk, CT, to Houston, TX, effective August 1, 2007.

		Yokogawa Opens Oil & Gas Demo room in Texas - 06/18/07 The center shows integration of the Stardom RTU unit, the CENTUM CS 3000 Distributed Control System, the ProSafe-RS Integrated Safety System, and software packages.

		Summa joins Rockwell's FactoryTalk Program - 06/18/07 Summa provides IT consulting services and customized software development for companies in various industries.

		GE Fanuc signs marketing agreement with Wipro Technologies - 06/11/07 The two companies will work together globally to serve manufacturing enterprises with solutions in Production Management.

		BlueCielo acquires DataCore Technology - 06/06/07 BlueCielo ECM Solutions acquired DataCore Technology in an all-cash transaction. DataCore implements electronic data management (EDM) systems.

		Somji becomes CEO of Matrikon again - 06/05/07 Amin Rawji resigned as President and CEO. Company founder Nizar Somji will resume the role of President and CEO.

		UEI names Chris Poling Director of Sales - 06/05/07 Poling will be in charge of all direct sales staff as well as managing the company’s network of manufacturers’ representatives.

		Express Logic announces RTOS support for Luminary Micro's Microcontrollers - 06/05/07 ThreadX RTOS and NetX TCP/IP networking stack support Ethernet-enabled and CAN-enabled Stellaris microcontrollers. Free demo available.

		Ethernet Direct to distribute IntraVUE2 software - 06/05/07 IntraVUE 2.0 network management software is now available from Ethernet Direct.

		Infor Acquires Workbrain and Hansen - 06/01/07 Hansen makes asset management software, while Workbrain makes workforce management solutions.

		Deacom expands Pennsylvania headquarters - 05/24/07 ERP software producer tripled its office space in Wayne, PA.

		Beckhoff PCs and TwinCAT software support Intel Core Duo - 05/22/07 Intel Core Duo processors feature two computation kernels in one processor case. This technology enables multitasking and improves the throughput in multithread applications.

		ARC says automation services market will grow - 05/22/07 Automation services are benefitting from several converging factors that will provide 12% annual market growth over the next five years, according to ARC Advisory Group.

		Schneider announces enterprise energy management software - 05/15/07 The solution combines Square D PowerLogic ION EEM software with engineering services to deliver a customized set of energy modeling, dimensional analysis and visualization tools.

		WBF gives Brandl and Emerson Thomas G. Fisher Awards - 05/10/07 Dennis Brandl, Principal Consultant of BR&L Consulting, Inc., and Dave Emerson, Principal System Architect, Yokogawa Corporation of America, are recipients of the Thomas G. Fisher Award.

		Robert Owen Inc to resell Kepware comunications software - 05/10/07 Robert Owen Inc. will resell Kepware device communications software with its sensor and signal conversion hardware.

		Dinesh Paliwal leaving ABB - 05/10/07 Dinesh Paliwal, President, will leave ABB at the end of June.

		Avantis achieves Windows Vista certification - 05/09/07 Avantis.PRO enterprise asset management (EAM) software solution has been Windows Vista certified.

		ISaGRAF 5.1 achieves IEC 61499 compliance - 05/09/07 Version 5.1 of ISaGRAF has been confirmed by TÜV Rheinland to be compliant with the requirements detailed in the IEC 61499 standard.

		Mark Manzo joins OpenMake Software as VP of Sales - 05/08/07 Mamzo has held executive positions with Serena, Merant, STEP Technology and Vermont Creative Software.

		Matrikon signs two partners in Quebec - 05/08/07 Everest Automation will be a distributor and Top Control will provide consulting services and optimization solutions based on Matrikon products.

		ABB forms CPM Operations business unit - 05/07/07 Headquartered in Baden, Switzerland, the CPM Operations business will provide support in the United States, Europe and Asia.

		Niceware enhances NiceLabel labeling software - 05/02/07 NiceLabel version 5 now provides a toolset that enables users to manage print jobs.

		ABB Announces income up 163% in Q1 - 04/27/07 ABB's first-quarter net income rose 163 percent to $537 million from $204 million in the same period of 2006, driven primarily by continued strong market demand and further operational improvements.

		National Instruments Reports Q1 earnings up 51% - 04/26/07 National Instruments reported revenue in the first quarter of $172 million, up 11 percent from Q1 2006. Earnings were up 51 percent compared to Q1 2006.

		BlueCielo/Cyco renames products - 04/23/07 AutoManager Meridian & AutoManager TeamWork are now InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise & InnoCielo TeamWork.

		Infor appoints Jon Pilkington vice president - 04/18/07 Jon Pilkington has joined Infor as vice president of corporate operations for its Performance Management (PM) solutions group.

		Cyco Software changes name to BlueCielo ECM Solutions - 04/16/07 The company makes Engineering Content Management (ECM) software.

		Matrikon reports lower income in second quarter 2007 - 04/13/07 Second quarter revenue was $17.25 million compared to $17.89 million in the second quarter of 2006. Net income in the second quarter was $0.31 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to $1.23 million, or $0.04 per share in the comparable period of fiscal year 2006.

		Radley becomes IFS Software Partner - 04/12/07 Radley, a supplier of automated data collection and e-commerce solutions, has joined the global IFS Software Partner program. The two companies will cooperate on barcode/RFID data collection, warehouse automation, business activity monitoring, EDI, and supplier collaboration.

		PLCopen forms Security working group for control systems - 04/12/07 The goal is to define a test bed and a set of routines, implementing a set of software tools and scripts to perform these test, and making this available to the public in order to be able prove a level of networking security within a broad set of control systems.

		IPS building new regional HQ in Western Canada - 04/10/07 Invensys broke ground for a brand new, 15,500 square foot regional headquarters facility in South East Calgary. It will be twice as large as the present Calgary facility and will have three times the staging area to accommodate staging, testing, and verification of customers' automation systems.

		National Instruments expands Academic Site License - 04/09/07 Part of the expansion features a new circuit design and simulation option, as well as a student install option that gives students the opportunity to use software included in the license on their personal computers. The Academic Site License covers NI software that fitsd the needs of academic institutions.

		OpenMake Software names Ray Kratville VP - 04/09/07 Kratville will launch new, expanded service offerings in the areas of direct consulting, customer support and education services.

		ICONICS wins Microsoft award - 04/04/07 ICONICS received the Microsoft ISV Trailblazer Partner of the Year Award.

		Enea Acquires QiValue Technologies - 03/29/07 Enea acquired Swedish QiValue Technologies, a provider of Linux solutions. QiValue, with 13 employees, offers Linux services to equipment makers in the telecom and medical industry and specializes in development of Linux based embedded platforms and Linux training.

		ISA's SP99 Security Standards Committee makes progress - 03/29/07 ISA's SP99 standards development committee is making substantial progress on several fronts in its work to develop standards and guidelines for the electronic security of industrial automation and control systems.

		OMAC's PackML and Weihenstephan agree to standards - 03/29/07 Both groups are working to develop processes that will facilitate easier packaging line integration and improve efficiencies by reducing developmental costs and project schedules.

		Emerson forms Remote Automation Solutions division - 03/19/07 The new division combines Emerson's Bristol, Fisher, Daniel, and Mobrey remote technology products and services into one larger, dynamic business to serve the remote measurement and control needs of the oil, gas, water and wastewater treatment industries.

		Syncroness study confirms trend of outsourcing new product development - 03/15/07 According to the study, 83% of respondents had outsourced some or all of NPD activity, confirming that outsourcing of core product development is extremely important in today’s market.

		ISA leads efforts to develop an Automation Engineering Degree Program - 03/15/07 A committee of industry leaders and academia met at ISA headquarters to begin work on the learning objectives for an automation engineering curriculum for universities. "Our goal is to develop curriculum content for a 4-year automation engineering degree program," said committee chair Randy Buchanan of the University of Southern Mississippi.

		Symbion Systems partners with Labtronics for LIMS solution - 03/15/07 Symbion and Labtronics offer integrated solutions combining the capabilities of Labtronics’ LimsLink with those of Symbion’s DX, RX, and LX product lines. The will provide customers with the advantages of LIMS integration and access to a spectroscopic data system.

		GiveMePower launches Technical Services Division - 03/14/07 Services available include engaging and deploying skilled technicians and engineers to consult on enterprise, government and other client projects, providing expert training and consulting on the effective use and deployment of PowerCAD technologies, and performing onsite project mentoring and building surveying.

		KSE Protech and ObjectAutomation Merge - 03/13/07 The resulting company, known as OA International bv, is a 200+ employee global automation solutions provider. Martin F. Wieffering, former CEO of KSE Protech is now OA International's Chief Executive Officer & Chairman.

		S2 Technologies appoints distributor in Korea - 03/13/07 S2 Technologies appointed MDS Technology as its distributor in Korea. MDS has been focusing on the embedded industry for more than 13 years, serving about 750 customers such as Samsung, LG, Hyundai and others.

		Halliburton moves corporate HQ to United Arab Emirates - 03/12/07 Halliburton Company will open its corporate headquarters office in the United Arab Emirates. Chairman, President and CEO Dave Lesar will move to Dubai. The headquarters in Dubai is the next step in a strategic plan announced in 2006 to focus on expanding its customer relations with national oil companies while concentrating more of the company’s investments and resources in growing its business in the Eastern Hemisphere.

		Aleier and MACTEC combine their EAM and EMS software - 03/08/07 Aleier and MACTEC Engineering will offer integrated enterprise asset management (EAM) and engineered management systems (EMS) solutions to the facilities management market.

		Invensys to resell Transpara Visual KPI software - 03/07/07 Invensys Process Systems becomes a global reseller and certified implementer for Transpara's Visual KPI operations intelligence software. Visual KPI technology helps customer plant personnel remotely monitor process variables and KPIs from their existing mobile communications devices.

		Green Hills MULTI ships in TI's Digital Video Evaluation Module - 03/07/07 MULTI integrated development environment (IDE) for DaVinci technology from Texas Instruments is shipping with each Digital Video Evaluation Module (DVEVM). The development tools support debugging for TI’s TMS320DM644x systems-on-chip (SoC) processors.

		Verano expands marketing team - 03/06/07 Verano named Todd A. Nicholson as chief marketing officer and hired a new Senior Director, Chris Martin, to market its Industrial Defender product. Both Nicholson and Martin work from Verano's Mansfield, Mass. Headquarters.

		ISA Publishes Plant Performance Management Resource - 03/02/07 “Advanced Control Unleashed: Plant Performance Management for Optimum Benefit,” by Terrence L. Blevins, Gregory K. McMillan, Willy K. Wojsznis, and Michael W. Brown, provides the basis for assessing the benefits of advanced control - covering auto-tuning, model predictive control, optimization, estimators, neural networks, fuzzy control, simulators, expert systems, diagnostics, and performance assessment.

		Xycom Automation becomes Pro-face - 02/28/07 Xycom Automation is adopting Pro-Face as its new corporate name. Xycom will remain a product brand name fully supported in the Pro-face family of Operator Interface and Industrial PC products.

		ARC says CPM Market in Europe to hit $1.6 Billion by 2011 - 02/28/07 The European Collaborative Production Management (CPM) software market is in flux. Over the next five years, the market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.7%. In 2006, the CPM software and service market was worth $889.6 million and is forecasted to exceed $1.6 billion by 2011 according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

		NI President elected to National Academy of Engineering - 02/27/07 Dr. James Truchard, CEO, president and cofounder of National Instruments was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. Truchard was recognized for creating virtual instrumentation, which enabled the rapid development of customized measurement systems in industry, academia and classrooms.

		IFS signs Velocity Group as manufacturer's rep in Midwest - 02/25/07 Velocity Group will sell IFS Applications' ERP software in the Midwest. Velocity Group has been selling another ERP solution throughout North America for the past seven years.

		Matrikon acquires Axonwave Software - 02/21/07 The purchase price is $4.5 million in cash for all issued and outstanding shares of Axonwave, which at closing has net tangible assets estimated at $3.7 million. Axonwave Software is a private company based in Vancouver, BC, that makes Content Intelligence System software for analyzing unstructured data, such as word processing documents, email and PDF files.

		Fluke Acquires DH Instruments - 02/20/07 DHI is a manufacturer of high performance pressure and gas flow standards, including calibration process software. DHI also offers A2LA accredited pressure and gas flow calibration services, as well as metrology training courses at their facility in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Under the agreement, DHI will become part of the Fluke Precision Measurement division, joining the Fluke calibration product and service teams.

		Cyco Software adds personnel in Germany, Netherlands and UK offices - 02/19/07 In the UK, Cyco added Tony Leaver, UK Sales Manager and Paul Hiles, Business Consultant. Michael Sobanski was added to the services team in Germany and Coen Vromans will join Cyco's headquarters in the Netherlands as Pre-sales Manager.

		Enea extends agreement to supply RTOS to Agere Systems - 02/14/07 The agreement, which could be worth up to $5M over the next three years, covers DSP real-time operating systems for select Agere Sceptre and Vision mobile handset platforms, and future platforms. Enea's OSEck (OSE Compact Kernel) is a DSP-optimized version of Enea's full-featured OSE real-time operating system.

		ICONICS signs Gibson Engineering as New England Distributor - 02/13/07 Gibson Engineering is the ICONICS distributor for all six New England states. Gibson is the largest Machine Vision reseller in New England. Established in 1945, Gibson Engineering is an Automation Solution Provider serving the six New England states with regionally located sales engineers and technical support team.

		Nizar J. Somji returns to Matrikon as interim CFO - 02/12/07 Somji founded Matrikon in 1988 and was chief executive officer until December 2005 at which time he retired to become Chairman of Matrikon’s board. Somji has stepped down as Chairman of the board but will retain his directorship. Hugh Bolton, who most recently acted as Lead Director following four years of service as board Chairman, will resume the role of Chairman.

		Microsoft and OMAC host Manufacturing Operations Forum - 01/31/07 Microsoft and the OMAC Microsoft Manufacturing User Group (MS MUG) hosted the Manufacturing Operations Forum in Redmond, Washington, last week. Presentations from the forum will be posted on the MS MUG website next month.

		Cyco Software signs reps in Central & South America - 01/31/07 Cyco Software has signed IT Consol, the largest MRO reseller in Central America, and Synapsis, one of the largest IT providers in South America.

		Patent Office validates National Instruments' LabVIEW Patent - 01/31/07 The United States Patent Office issued a reexamination certificate upholding the validity of one of National Instruments' patents, U.S. Patent No. 5,301,336 ("'336 patent"), which relates to National Instruments' LabVIEW software. The reexamination process resolves a challenge started on June 16, 2004, by an anonymous petitioner.

		Matrikon and Umetrics to combine software packages - 01/29/07 Umetrics and Matrikon will combine Matrikon's ProcessMonitor products with Umetrics' SIMCA-P+ and SIMCA-Batch On-Line data analysis products for the seamless installation of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) solutions in the pharmaceutical market.

		Nematron announces CEO and VP of product management - 01/23/07 Greg Chandler has been appointed President and CEO, and Ralph Damato was appointed Vice President, Product Management. Chandler was a founding member of Nematron in the early 1980s. Previously, Damato developed and marketed industrial computers and flat panel monitors for Xycom Automation.

		Matrikon named one of Top 50 Companies Worth Watching - 01/23/07 Matrikon is one of “the top fifty automation companies in the industry,” says Control magazine. This marks the fifth time the Alberta-based industrial intelligence solutions provider has been so recognized since 2001.

		Ice Storm shuts down InduSoft in Austin, Texas: Silicon Hills out of business for three days - 01/22/07 Had trouble contacting your favorite automation vendor this week? That’s because Austin, Texas, otherwise known as the Silicon Hills and home to Indusoft and several major automation vendors, was hit by a winter storm on Monday, January 15, which essentially shut down the entire city and its automation industry for three days.

		Datastick hires Derek Norfield as Director of Operations - 01/22/07 Norfield has more than 30 years experience in vibration analysis and balancing, working with the UK division of Reutlinger GmBH and with American Hofmann, before starting an independent vibration, balancing and training company. He is the author of the book, Practical Balancing of Rotating Machinery, published by Elsevier Technical Press.

		Matt Bauer of Rockwell Automation named Chairman of MESA - 01/22/07 As chairman of the board of directors, Bauer will work with MESA to promote the exchange of best practices, strategies and innovation for managing manufacturing operations, as well as achieving plant-floor execution excellence. Bauer also has key involvement in the planning direction for the MESA conference.

		ISA releases ISA88 resource for flexible manufacturing - 01/18/07 "Design Patterns for Flexible Manufacturing," by Dennis Brandl, documents effective rules that should be used when applying the ISA-88 standard to both batch manufacturing (called the S88 design pattern) and continuous and discrete manufacturing problems (called the NS88 design pattern for non-stop production).

		National Instruments named 86th on FORTUNE™s '100 Best Companies to Work For™' - 01/09/07 FORTUNE magazine released its annual rankings of the nation’s top 100 companies to work for, listing National Instruments as number 86. This is the eighth consecutive year National Instruments has appeared on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.

		Applied Manufacturing Technologies announces service to automate analysis tasks - 01/08/07 The service offers customers customized ergonomic evaluation tools that can be embedded within standard ergonomic simulation software to improve their manufacturing process by automating repetitive tasks and providing detailed analyses.

		Russ Agrusa Re-elected to OPC Foundation Board - 01/05/07 The OPC Foundation has over 450 members from around the world, including nearly all of the world's major providers of control systems, instrumentation, and process control systems.

		ARC says worldwide total process automation market to reach $79 billion - 12/21/06 Manufacturing companies continue to increase investments in capital expenditures for automation equipment as they recognize the role of automation in the global market. As a result, the worldwide market for total process automation will grow robustly, with ARC expecting a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4% over the next five years, to reach nearly $79 billion in 2010.

		National Instruments releases LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT toolkit for older kids - 12/19/06 With the new LabVIEW toolkit, more advanced MINDSTORMS NXT users, including adults, students and secondary school and university educators, now can program the NXT using advanced programming tools available in LabVIEW.

		Matrikon acquires Industrial Control Software Limited in UK - 12/15/06 Matrikon has acquired Industrial Control Software Limited (ICS), a private company based in Matlock, England. Established in 1989, ICS provides process control software and alarm monitoring and analysis solutions which are complementary to Matrikon's solutions. The purchase price was £1.78 million in cash for all outstanding shares of ICS. The net assets of ICS are estimated at £0.78 million.

		Rockwell Automation announces program to replace legacy DCSs - 12/14/06 A three-step migration program from Rockwell Automation helps manufacturers replace aging DCS systems with the Logix Control Platform. Phase one involves replacing legacy HMI consoles with FactoryTalk; in phase two, the legacy process controllers are replaced with Logix controllers; phase three involves removing the legacy I/O infrastructure and replacing it with the Logix 1756-based I/O platform.

		ARC predicts global DCS market to grow 7% through 2010 - 12/14/06 The Distributed Control System (DCS) market experienced the strongest growth in a decade between 2004 and 2005, increasing at a rate of close to 9%. This strong growth is expected to continue through 2010, with the global market increasing at an average annual rate of almost 7%, according to the new ARC Advisory Group study, “Distributed Control System (DCS) Worldwide Outlook”

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