Phoenix Contact announces a major expansion to its standard function (SF) unmanaged switch line. New SFN (narrow) switches use third-generation switch technology to lower installed costs between 20 and 70 percent compared with current market offerings.

The new Allen-Bradley GuardPLC handheld terminal helps maintenance workers program and configure Allen Bradley GuardPLC safety controllers and I/O modules without the hassle of bringing a personal computer to the plant floor.

The new Scalance™ X family of industrial Ethernet switches delivers low ownership cost while providing four options of high-performance gigabit communication.

Honeywell today announced a new service that will help pulp and paper companies reduce maintenance costs while keeping their quality-control equipment running smoothly: Honeywell Quality Control System (QCS) Remote Monitoring. Designed to support Honeywell DaVinci and MXOpen systems, QCS Remote Monitoring allows Honeywell technicians to securely monitor their customers’ scanner equipment and diagnose problems from afar, saving maintenance expenses and reducing downtime.

The TopView Remote Viewer has been ported to the Windows Mobile platform. Users can remotely monitor tags and alarms, view alarm history, and perform acknowledgement from any Windows Mobile Device including PDAs and Smart Phones. With built-in WI-FI support and extended data networks provided through most cellular carriers, users can now monitor and acknowledge alarms from anywhere wireless or cellular service is available.

TermSecure with SmartContext software product works with ACP's Thin Client management software ThinManager to greatly enhance Thin Client and Terminal Server security. TermSecure insulates Thin Clients from Terminal Servers allowing only legitimate users to view the network.

HMS will complement its family of interchangeable Anybus communications modules with embedded interfaces for PROFINET with IRT. The PROFINET Real Time communication interface from HMS just passed certification and is among the first certified PROFINET devices worldwide. PROFINET with IRT will be the latest contribution to the Anybus® family.

WS SecuCrypto is an array of software encryptors and decryptors for digital communications over the Internet. Features include configurable encryption algorithms, web-based interfaces, multiple implementation options, service-oriented architecture design, and proprietary encryption algorithms.

Version 3.0 of ROS™ contains many new Cyber Security features including 802.1x port based network access control, SSH/SSL encryption, RADIUS password management, and SNMPv3 authentication and access security, to complement its existing set of security features, such as multi-level passwords, MAC based port security, and VLANs.

Siemens offers a security solution optimized for industrial automation, which addresses the specific requirements of this environment. Siemens Scalance Security Module controls data traffic between internal and external networks, protecting automation cells from unauthorized access and unnecessary communication load.

Bristol Babcock and ISONAS Security Systems announced today the addition of an integrated solution for facility access control to the OpenBSI Security Vision with ControlWaveâ hybrid PLC/RTU.

GE Fanuc Automation Americas, Inc., a unit of GE Infrastructure, unveiled a detailed roadmap for the Proficy Automation and Production software family - which spans from programming and control to HMI / SCADA to historian and MES to a real-time information portal - at the GE Fanuc Discover Series Users Conference, May 23-26, in New Orleans.

AR-M9939 has two different CPU models; one is a 400MHz basic model, and the other is a 733MHz performance model.

DataNet OPC Professional is a Web-based data presentation and logging application that makes industrial information conveniently accessible to those who need it to make executive decisions.