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By Bill Lydon, Editor The recent ODVA annual conference and meeting provided a number of technology updates to the Common Industrial protocol (CIP) networks, specifically EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet. Topics included a new initiative for the DeviceNet of Things, as well as updates to the Machinery, Process and Energy initiatives. Wireless network and IO-Link integration and IPv6 migration concepts were also discussed.

Siemens industrial security offerings will use McAfee’s expertise to improve reliability and availability for industrial customers.

mGuard RS2000 and RS4000 security and connectivity devices now have Class I, Division 2 approval to protect and connect industrial networks in many hazardous locations.

The free seminar 6 June 2014 in Norwalk, California campus will educate area business and manufacturing leaders on the value and importance of the recently launched US Cybersecurity Framework.

With headquarters in Austin, Texas, USA, the Fieldbus Foundation represents over 200 process industry companies, their subsidiaries and affiliates across the globe.

FDI Cooperation, LLC’s Field Device Integration (FDI) specification and FDI developer toolkits are now available to beta test participants.

Elections were held in conjunction with ODVA’s 2014 Industry Conference & 16th Annual Meeting of Members, held March 11-13, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona.

The SIG will develop enhancements to the ODVA specifications that will enable expanded adoption of DeviceNet to low cost, simple industrial devices.

By Eric Knapp, Honeywell Process Solutions Today, malware can evolve, mutate and hide in its tracks. It can seek out embedded devices and inject them with code. In short, bad guys can gain access and cause harm to industrial control systems once thought to be impenetrable.

Ken Hoover is President of Softing North America.

Safety Network International is the independent user organisation that supports the Ethernet-based communication system SafetyNET p and the safe fieldbus system SafetyBUS p.

In addition to a fresh graphics approach, the website now offers a greater depth of information on the Sercos automation bus.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Layered cyber security protection has become an important factor for automation systems. The bottom layers of the network include the controllers with real-time embedded processors. I recently interviewed Alan Grau, President and Co-Founder of Icon Labs, about their company and cyber security solution offering.

IoT Security Advisors will provide security services for organizations that must manage privacy and security challenges associated with the IoT.

The EnOcean Alliance has more than 350 companies in the building industry worldwide.

The open membership group will focus on breaking down the barriers of technology silos to support better access to big data with improved integration of the physical and digital worlds.

HART-IP allows the HART Protocol to run over an IP-based connection, delivering valuable HART data at the speed of Ethernet. HART-IP significantly simplifies the connection configuration and the information integration.

Deutschmann attained certification to the current PROFINET 2.2 and GSDML 2.25 specifications for the UNIGATE IC and UNIGATE CL series.

MAC Solutions uses an eWON Talk2M Virtual Private Network router to provide remote diagnostics with good security.

The seminar on 18 April, 2014 titled, “Protecting Our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure: How are your mitigating the risk of a cyberattack?” will take place at the Northern Illinois University Naperville campus.