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In addition to being president and CEO of NAOD, Curtis will also be responsible for Schneider Electric’s building segment.

Automated storage and retrieval systems can help supply chain automation organizations impact their lean manufacturing or distribution initiatives.

BIMWorld specializes in the production and distribution of branded BIM content for building product manufacturers.

Todd R. Peters will become CEO and a member of the Board of Directors on January 1, 2009.

ISO and IEC have formally approved LONWORKS control networking technology as ISO/IEC 14908, Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4.

By Innonimate Applications in various industries illustrate how TCP/IP connections provide remote maintenance capabilities via secure links.

Kepware and ConneXSoft will develop BACnet and Echelon communications drivers and Kepware will become a reseller of ConneXSoft tools.

A 65,000 square-foot office building will serve as the headquarters for Autodesk's architecture, engineering & construction (AEC) division.

With the installation of highly energy-efficient fluorescent lights, the facility will reduce energy consumption by 25% and realize $35,300 annual savings.

Visit the PLCopen Organization booth and see how PLCopen member companies are committed to control software standards that improve your quality and productivity.

Honeywell will protect Woodside’s Pluto onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant with a sophisticated industrial security system.

By Form Automation Solutions Manufacturing companies need live workers to check production facilities frequently and to correct issues immediately before they escalate. AuditMatic software and mobile computers are being used to automate gathering, analyzing and reporting field data.

Form Automation Solutions signed distribution agreements with InfoLink and Industrial Network Systems.

By Rick Zabel, Publisher Automation Insights Network is a select group of controls and automation professionals who agree to help us cover news, emerging trends and technologies on various automation topics. Every two months, we will ask people in the Network to share their observations, knowledge and expertise with us. We take that information, distill it, and pass it on to our reporters and editors for use in future stories.

ABB reported increases in revenues, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), net income and cash flow in the third quarter of 2008.

ABB will provide all maintenance operations and improve efficiency at six pulp, paper and board mills in Finland.

TMACH-ProCom and MACH-ProSys controllers meet or exceed the BACnet Testing Laboratories (BTL) requirements for the BACnet Building Controller (B-BC) designation.

Siemens will make energy efficiency improvements to 5,500,000 square feet of city facilities.

OpenScale now helps businesses improve the security of their Unified Communications (UC) solutions.

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