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Manufacturers need to change their concept of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) from one that effectively ends with the sale to one that promotes an ongoing involvement with the customer and builds on continued service to develop valuable, revenue-generating relationships. In addition, manufacturers will need to re-evaluate their corporate governance and decision-making control in this new environment and their supply chain strategies given the increased high-technology content in their products. ****

The Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory was named Autodesk Inventor of the Year for 2007. Using Autodesk Inventor software, LNLS designed a system with 15,800 parts.

Leveraging the knowledge and know-how of the people in an organization is a powerful way to make improvements and solve problems. The difficulty is getting this done effectively and avoiding an ineffective committee that creates more problems.

System retrieves real-time, event-driven alarms and data from PLCs and broadcasts the alarms and data via email messaging.

By Lonmark International Floor controls are linked via a LonWorks network, using Siemens LMEC gateways onto a BACnet system which handles the interaction with the central AHU, boilers and chillers.

Peter Lawrence has been appointed chief technology officer (CTO), and Jay Funnell has been appointed chief software architect (CSA).

To ensure openness, verify that you will not be locked in on any level of the system. Encourage multi-subsystem integration for maximum efficiency. Start from a good open specification framework and learn the technologies, options, and market directions. After all, freedom of open information exchange is empowering.

Dr. Maurice Wilkins, formerly of ARC Advisory Group, will lead the group as VP of Strategic Marketing, Yokogawa IA Global Marketing.

InSource Solutions, an independent Wonderware software distribution partner, signed a new distributor agreement and will conduct business as Wonderware Southeast.

The new office, centered in Toulouse, France, will provide expertise in real-time and embedded solutions in Java and Ada languages.

The program offers CoroWare resources designed to help the company grow revenue, build sales momentum, and improve marketplace prominence while increasing market impact.

The Multicore Association develops standards that help shorten time to market for products that involve multicore implementations.

A free trial version of VisionPro 5.0 software is available for download from the new Cognex web site.

ISA SCI is working toward establishing the ISA Secure certification designation for security compliant products and systems in the automation industry.

National Instruments reported record quarterly revenue of $205 million, up 13 percent and the company's best revenue growth quarter for 2007.

Ricketts will oversee Comark’s hardware and software development, validation and program management.

promis•e is an intelligent software application that generates electrical system schematics from spreadsheets and supporting documentation.

NASA-funded technology will advance the state-of-the-art in static-analysis testing of high-assurance software and help increase software reliability.

The OPC Training Institute (OPCTI) will use Kepware OPC products and technology in their training classes and webinars, especially when demonstrating OPC server functionality and device connectivity.

PLCopen XML schemas and documentation as well as an introduction are available free on the internet.