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Automation.com, September 2011 By Chris Bowman, TR Electronic Like any industrial communications, there are advantages and disadvantages to using EtherNet/IP. Informing oneself of the limitations will help you to determine if EtherNet/IP is the right way for your installation.

This growth is more than 80 percent over last year’s 187 ZigBee Certified products.

Joann Byres and Eric Byres will continue to manage Byres Security, which will run as an independent business unit under Belden, and the Tofino Security brand will remain the same.

ProSoft Technology has exclusive sales rights for all of the WRC network communication products that are centered on DeviceNet communications technologies.

FH Tank Storage AB is using Emerson’s Rosemount wireless level and pressure transmitters to provide overspill protection at its Kalmar storage terminal on the east coast of Sweden.

Automation.com, August 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Cyber Security is a hot topic that has become more intense since the notoriety of the Stuxnet virus. I interviewed Eric Byres, one of world’s leading industrial automation cyber security experts, to gain a greater understanding of the challenges and solutions for industrial cyber security.

Automation.com, August 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Norm Gilsdorf of Honeywell Process Solutions sits down with our editor, Bill Lydon, to discuss their organizational changes, asset management, PLC competition, wireless, skill crisis, energy and sustainability.

The guide provides detailed design guidance, recommendations and best practices to help control-system engineers use EtherNet/IP.

The HIX HART signal isolator has received General Location and Class I, Division 2 (Non-Incendive) approvals from CSA International in the United States and Canada.

Control-See's alarm notification and remote control software - U.C.ME-OPC version 2010 SP5 is now certified.

PROFIdtm software is free and available for download from Softing's web site.

A committee will meet to discuss strategic partnerships and a joint approach to important manufacturing issues, as well as consolidated services.

EMS is a provider of connectivity solutions for mobile networking, rugged mobile computers and satellite communications.

Quadlogic can now offer remote access, monitoring and control of its energy metering technology over Ethernet, dramatically improving communication and reducing support costs for its customers.

Automation.com, August 2011 By Eric Byres This tale doesn’t have princes or frogs in it, but instead it deals with SCADA and industrial control system security. It is the myth of the "air gap" between control systems and the rest of the world. Believing in it leads to a false sense of complacency by both end users and vendors, making it a very dangerous fairy tale indeed.

Automation.com, August 2011 By Joe Ciringione Cable carrier systems not only transport energy, data and media to various types of machines, but also greatly influence energy costs. To keep energy costs low, one important consideration is the amount of pull-push, or driving force, that is required at a given speed to move the cable carrier.

Softing is providing OPC components to ifm electronic to support a Condition Monitoring System for wind turbines.

Advanced Telemetry is a San Diego-based company offering end-to-end wireless and cloud-based energy management solutions for retail and commercial businesses.

Grizzly will use the PlantPAx and Endress+Hauser instrumentation to help produce more than 5,000 barrels of oil per day at the first phase of its Algar Lake Project.

Industrial Defender gains rights to the CoreTrace Bouncer 6-based host intrusion prevention system (HIPS).