You can always read CONTROL, the finest magazine in the automation marketplace online at ControlGlobal.com. Here is your link for Control May 2006: http://www.linkpath.com/index2gisufrm.php?t=CONTROL (Control May 2006) This is my pick for the best issue so far this year. The Cover Story in May is "Unscrambling Safety" and takes an end-user-eye-view of the new ANSI/ISA S88 … [Read more...] about The May CONTROL digital issue is posted…
Video News Releases — And What Do We Think of Them?
PRWatch.org has a column on their website called "Fake News." It talks about VNRs (video news releases) which are put out, just like a traditional press release, to news agencies, radio and television stations, and even bloggers, worldwide. Like a traditional press release, they are written and delivered to produce the desired message for a paying client. And, also like a … [Read more...] about Video News Releases — And What Do We Think of Them?
Ted Garnett Brings His Black Belt to Bear…
Trying to follow Alan Beaulieu is hard...you can get voted off "CSIA Idol" really fast if you try. But Ted Garnett has been a high-rated speaker at CSIA for years, because he advises really common sense ways to maximize the human resource understanding of a system integrator...basically a specialized form of small businessman. He talked about the traps and pitfalls of most pay … [Read more...] about Ted Garnett Brings His Black Belt to Bear…
Alan Beaulieu Explains It All for YOU at CSIA!!
At CSIA today, we are listening to an exceptionally realistic talk by Alan Beaulieu of the Institute for Trend Research. "Don't give me any negative forecasts, Alan," his clients tell him often. He can accommodate them. "Your company will grow by 10% next year," he tells them, "plus or minus 20 percentage points." "Look at this curve on the chart. Yes, you are right. It is a … [Read more...] about Alan Beaulieu Explains It All for YOU at CSIA!!
Bill Pollock's new thing
Bill Pollock, the bright and wildly successful owner of Optimation, Inc., a high level MES integrator, has been acquiring other integrators for years-- and then inheriting the issues of how to integrate those disparate systems with his own. Bill introduced me to Kelly Burns with whom he owns Green-Kelly LLC. Green-Kelly (there is no Green--green is the color of money) is a … [Read more...] about Bill Pollock's new thing
