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Process Control Dynamics is a Semaphore authorized distributor for customers in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

The distinction between PLCs and distributed control systems is narrowing, but their combined market in Europe will hit €6.45 billion in 2017.

Automation.com, November 2011 By Eric Byres, Byres Security Inc. On one hand, industry is becoming increasingly concerned about just how vulnerable control systems have become to outside attacks. At the same time, new tools and applications that improve efficiency, but increase that exposure, are appearing daily. So must we sacrifice these gains in efficiency if we want to be secure?

Automation.com, November 2011 By Rick Kaun, Honeywell Process Solutions Security is thought of as physical protection against intrusion or the detection of hackers when, in fact, little thought is given to the security threats that exist inside the fences of any given facility.

Automata, based in Nevada City, CA, makes satellite and radio telemetry, software and sensors for agricultural and rural water.

Festo Energy Saving Services can help to monitor and optimize compressed air consumption.

Exeeco will maintain several thousand valve actuators and associated equipment at over 700 water and sewage treatment works and 120 reservoirs on a 24 hour-a-day basis.

Web site covers data acquisition, signal conditioning and data communication products for industrial applications.

Gray Metter will distribute the Idus IS maintenance management software system in the U.S.

Louisiana-based Reliability Point provides thermal imaging and services to industrial manufacturers in the Gulf Coast region and Southeastern United States.

MAVERICK Technologies, the largest control systems integrator in North America, is now a Strategic Alliance Partner with Schneider Electric.

With security assessments and implementation of appropriate measures receiving the full attention of the water industry, we have been exploring how technology can contribute to these efforts.