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Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber Security business is now offering the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform to industrial customers.

By Bill Lydon, Editor This article expresses my thoughts on major automation and control trends for 2016 and beyond. Key topics include IoT, automation architecture, cloud, analytics, integration, robots and more.

By Dee Brown, Brown Engineers Maximum cyber security protection is possible only when cyber security protection is embedded deeply into the control system electronics from birth.

By Jonathan Wilkins, European Automation The increasing availability of inexpensive, wireless sensors now lets facilities measure safety, regulatory compliance, equipment reliability and energy efficiency without breaking the bank.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Over the years, automation users have complained about being locked into an industrial automation vendor’s system architecture. ExxonMobil has had enough of proprietary, closed systems and they are leading the charge to build the next generation, multi-vendor automation system.

The video titled, "A Guide to Wi-Fi and Frequency Hopping Antenna Selection," delves into the different types of antennas and characteristics to keep in mind, such as the antenna’s pattern, gain, and polarity.

The award is for a research project that quantified the performance of an ISA100 Wireless based safety system at an offshore operational site.

Modbus book explains why this 40-year-old technology still matters.

HMS says Industrial Ethernet is growing faster than before and now accounts for 38% of the market. EtherNet/IP is in first place within industrial Ethernet globally.

The discussion at this year’s forum will focus, among much else, on standards for communication in the Industrial Internet of Things.

The global data center security market was valued at US$ 4.05 Bn in 2013 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 12.6% during the forecast period from 2014 to 2022

By Glenn Schulz, Managing Director, FDT Group FDT Technology holds the key to integrating a wide range of devices and networks in today’s complex process automation architecture. Ongoing development of this technology, driven by growing instrumentation supplier involvement, is enabling end users to realize the true potential of decentralization, transparency, integration, and a unified view of all data and functions within the manufacturing enterprise.

The AVnu Alliance is a community creating an interoperable ecosystem of low-latency, time-synchronized, highly reliable networked devices using open standards

AAEON joined Microsoft Azure Certified for Internet of Things (IoT).

eWON SA is a Belgian Manufacturer of innovative hardware and internet services that provide secure internet-based connectivity.

For ongoing cybersecurity protection, engaging a managed security service to improve your operational security posture is a good option.

Ethernet-based networks have been installed to support the control of 225,000 mirrors at the twin La Florida and La Dehesa concentrating solar power plants.

Each forklift is linked to ITAMCO’s ERP system through its GPS and an application on a smart tablet mounted in the forklift.

Sixnet series RAM industrial cellular RTUs now provide high-speed 4G LTE network support in Japan.

By Dave Hammond, M.A.C. Solutions For machine builders that offer remote access support and diagnostics for their installed machines, security is obviously a major concern.