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By Frank Dickman, Innonimate After Stuxnet, the threats from malware and insufficient IT security in automation networks can no longer be ignored. The real danger looming out there, however, is not from Stuxnet itself, but rather from mutations likely to be created by imitators.

Automation.com, February 2011 By Fluke Technicians working on hazardous equipment and high-voltage circuits deserve every advantage to complete electrical test and measurement jobs safely. New test tools provide new ways to work safely and reduce exposure to electrical shock.

The training centers, in Mobile, Alabama, and Matthews, North Carolina, teach fundamental, theoretical, and practical knowledge about instrumentation and application technology.

Automation.com, February 2011 The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Macau is a $1.6 billion property about three years old located on prime water front land in Macau. Their power bills were $1.6 million per month. The CFO called in John Leslie and his team to make some changes that saved $3.1 million in energy bills in the first 11 months.

Siemens delivered an end-to-end solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system to ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition build site in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

ODVA's energy approach will simplify the ability to understand energy consumption and enable control methodologies to optimize energy usage throughout the industrial ecosystem from the plantfloor to the grid.

Free Energy Evaluator tool gives a manufacturer a complete analysis of its current water, air, gas, electric and steam (WAGES) management performance.

NEMA will be testing for interoperability of smart meters according to ANSI C12.

Longwatch is a developer of video management software for industrial automation and process control applications. IVC will maintain the Longwatch brand and operate the company as a division of IVC.

Sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society, this globally recognized BPL standard is designed for use in a wide range of applications including smart energy, transportation and Local Area Networks (LANs).

Alarm reporting system monitors critical alarms on the computer room air conditioning units and electrical distribution systems.

Patrick Winkelman was Vice President of Sales for the Americas.

IKEMPER STORATEC will sell automated storage and retrieval systems, storage and tool change systems, pallet loading and unloading devices, and control facilities.

LonMark Certified products include the FS-B2011 Serial-LonWorks-Ethernet Gateway, FS-B3510 Multiport LonWorks Gateway and the FS-B4011 10-Port LonWorks Gateway.

Proficy software controls the lights and other big energy consuming equipment in 85 GM assembly plants.

Opto 22 added Pulse energy management software to connect to customers' metering devices, electrical panels, machines and equipment.

Adura consolidated its facilities and moved to larger quarters in San Francisco.

“Green Tips for Data Centers” identifies techniques for optimizing energy efficiency in existing datacom facilities.

Advanced Temperature Measurement and Control, Second Edition, by Gregory K. McMillan provides a comprehensive view of what is needed to take advantage of the latest developments in smart and wireless temperature measurements and control strategies.

Building automation systems integrators in Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Japan and the U.S. have signed up with Loytec as "Competence Partners."