3/31/2005 Further to the computer dependence issue… I heard a great story the other day. It seems that the student pilot was in the cockpit, waiting to take off on his final check-ride before his solo. The instructor noticed some … Continued
A week ago, John Berra, CEO of Emerson Process Management, said interesting and arousing things (like “Emerson has solved ALL those problems.”) about Emerson’s Wireless Initiative, which he announced. You can read all about it here. Because of the huge … Continued
2/28/2005 RFID Considered. I spent all day today at Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee, Wis., getting a briefing on RFID from Joe Owen, Sujeet Chand, Andreas Somogyi, Vivek Bapat and Matt Bauer. They are pretty much Rockwell’s steering team for their … Continued
1/31/2005 I am in Orlando, attending the ARC Forum (www.arcweb.com). This annual meeting is all about real time performance metrics and the changes to production that companies can do if they adopt these principles. I admire ARC for continuing in … Continued
ControlGlobal Dives into the Blogosphere Welcome to Sound Off…CONTROL’s entry into the blogosphere. Feel free to respond to me at mailto:wboyes@putman.net?Subject=ControlGlobalDives. I’ll post interesting responses. –Walt Boyes, Editor in Chief Linux Worm Defaces Websites…What Does that Mean for Process Automation? … Continued
Linux Worm Defaces Websites…What Does that Mean for Process Automation? One of the reasons Linux has been touted for use in embedded control systems is its resistance to attack by worms and viruses. Security consultants have been warning against this … Continued