Heidi Parsons, digital managing editor of our sister magazine Pharmaceutical Manufacturing sent me this, which of course, has been floating around the Internet for a while. The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you whether you are qualified to be a professional. Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult. But don't scroll down … [Read more...] about On a lighter note— or maybe not…
Invensys: Well, now what, dammit?
As Andrew Bond reported last week in his Industrial Automation Insider, Mike Caliel, the extremely well respected CEO of Invensys Process Systems, resigned unexpectedly to take a job as CEO of Houston-based Integrated Electrical Services (IES), a large-scale system integration firm. This, of course, poses a problem for Invensys' end users. Even though Ken Brown, general manager … [Read more...] about Invensys: Well, now what, dammit?
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From Larry O'Brien at ARC: I recently published this survey on the operational and maintenance costs benefits of Foundation Fieldbus and would love it if you could post it on your blog or just pass it around. Best regards, Larry Foundation Fieldbus has found mainstream acceptance in the world of automation, but little is known about the real work operational and lifecycle cost … [Read more...] about (no subject)
Another Poster Child for the PR Wall of Shame
Should the title of this press release be, "Sharp Lawyers Eat Waste Tourists"? [name of company withheld]is introducing the [product name redacted] to the Puerto Rican market to demonstrate to producers of organic food waste that [product name redacted] will safely depose of the large amounts of food waste generated by the country's tourist industry... Another shining example … [Read more...] about Another Poster Child for the PR Wall of Shame
A simple proposal…
Control Systems Security Foundation A Proposal The Issue: Over the past few years researchers have shown that SCADA and control systems products often have serious security vulnerabilities. These critical devices were not designed with security in mind, so these vulnerabilities leave the control systems exposed to viruses, hackers and possibly terrorist activities from around … [Read more...] about A simple proposal…