The federal judge in whose lap this patent idiocy has landed has made a smart decision-- not to issue an injunction banning Blackberry service in the USA. However, straddling the fence, the judge admonished RIM, Blackberry's maker, for not settling with NTP. Too bad NTP's initials aren't NPT, then we could call them National Patent Trolls. The judge, Judge James Spencer, is … [Read more...] about Blackberry Survives, at least another day…
HART User Group is (re)founded
ARC’s Forum was also the site of the formative meeting of the HART User Group, which, as Ron Helson, executive director of the HART Communications Foundation, noted was the original name of the HCF. “We’ve come full circle,” Helson said. Shell Global Solutions’ Herman Storey Sr. conducted a Users Roundtable that put a number of issues of central concern to end users on the … [Read more...] about HART User Group is (re)founded
And Citect, too!
Invensys' little xAPP party was hardly over when Citect joined the queue. Citect Enters "Powered By SAP NetWeaver" Partner Program Sydney, Australia – Citect, one of the world’s largest, independent, real-time intelligence and industrial automation software companies has entered the “Powered By SAP NetWeaver” Partner Program. This program is designed for Independent Software … [Read more...] about And Citect, too!
Yokogawa Is Serious! Watch Out Emerson!
Yokogawa CEO Uchida Re-Issues Challenge At last year’s ARC Forum, Yokogawa’s charismatic leader, Isao Uchida, announced that it was his company’s intention to become the number one automation vendor in the world, by 2010. Necessarily, this would mean displacing Emerson Process Management, who is the undisputed holder of the current crown. Further, it would mean outcompeting the … [Read more...] about Yokogawa Is Serious! Watch Out Emerson!
Kagan Runs Again!
Invensys' technology marketing director, Harris (Hesh) Kagan, has been elected to a second term as president of WINA. Whether you pronounce it "wy-nah" or "wee-nah" it stands for the Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance. WINA is a manufacturers trade association dedicated to the growth of wireless applications in the process industry and other industrial and manufacturing … [Read more...] about Kagan Runs Again!
