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Report examines how 3D visualization technology plays a role in improving interoperability and communication between engineering and production departments.

ICONICS' list of compatible OPC Unified Architecture (OPC-UA) and Data Access (OPC-DA) servers is available on line.

Carter, former president and CEO of Pavilion Technologies, was named president of Rockwell Software.

3S will integrate CoDeSys SP, the run-time environment for CoDeSys applications, with the Green Hills Platform for Industrial Safety.

The Eclipse Ganymede for ARM Cortex-M3 processors is available immediately as a free download.

ThreadX RTOS meets the Multicore Association’s recently released Multicore Communications API (MCAPI) specification.

Free Eclipse Ganymede-compliant embedded debugging solution runs on many standard evaluation boards for hosting on Windows and Linux platforms.

G-Tek, a software distributor and engineering firm in Ankara, Turkey, will resell and provide integration services for McObject's eXtremeDB and Perst database systems.

By Rick Zabel, Automation.com The proposed name change of ISA (to "International Society of Automation") is up for a vote again during ISA Expo in Houston, October 14-16, 2008. Last year, the change was voted down, but I have yet to hear a compelling argument against the change. And there are many reasons for the change. If ISA is truly the global society of automation professionals, then its name should reflect its cause. It's time for a change!

Emerson named Steven A. Sonnenberg executive VP and promoted John M. Berra to chairman of Emerson Process Management

ACUSIM computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software now supports Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008.

OPCTI released a 20 page document containing answers to the top OPC integration questions.

Husen Tu will head a team based in Beijing.

ICONICS provides several OPC tools to assist users in creating OPC servers and in deploying an OPC-based system.

Honeywell will provide the main process automation, safety and operator training systems for the plant and integrate its technology with existing third-party systems.

Thousands of PLCs control the assembly lines of PSA Peugeot Citroën. To ensure the quality of programs that operate those PLCs, Peugeot decided to put coding rules in place.

Autodesk completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of 3D Geo GmbH, the privately held maker of intelligent 3D urban modeling software.

The Automation Standards Compliance Institute has retained Charlie Gifford and Dennis Brandl from WBF to develop the B2MML Compliance Program.

Honeywell will expand the plant’s existing DCS, add a UniSim operator training simulator, and improve plant security.

Coherent Technologies in Palestine, Texas, is an engineering consulting firm specializing in the design and configuration of control and enterprise-wide information systems.