Current Mood: aggravated So. What I feared when I went to AVG's press conference last year announcing their formation of EzAutomation.com is actually happening. Two of the leaders in automation catalog marketing are eating their young. AVG for years has been a significant supplier of touch screen panels to AutomationDirect, and AVG honcho Shalli Kumar wanted to get more. And … [Read more...] about AVG v. AutomationDirect; AutomationDirect v. AVG
ISA President's Meeting starts today…
Pre-meetings for the ISA President's Meeting this weekend in Chicago begin today. After attending a bushel full of them over the years, it is still hard for me not to get ready and go to one. What I'm hearing is that the ISA leadership, at least most of it, has woken up, and is smelling the smoke from the burning edifice. What this does, in the next few years, remains to be … [Read more...] about ISA President's Meeting starts today…
How to play in the big leagues…
The playoffs and the fact that the Chicago White Sox (!!!!!!!) are in the World Series for the first time since 1959 leads me to this story. Chairman Isao Uchida of Yokogawa announced in January that they intended to replace Emerson as the number one automation vendor by, if I recall correctly, the end of the decade. Saying that is all well and good, but as Uchida-san … [Read more...] about How to play in the big leagues…
US Congress holds hearings on SCADA security…
from SANS NewsBites: SANS NewsBites Vol. 7 Num. 45 http://www.sans.org HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS SECURITY --US House of Representatives Holds Joint Hearing on SCADA System Vulnerabilities (October 18 2005) The Homeland Security Committee of the US House of Representatives is holding a joint hearing (of two Subcommittees) on vulnerabilities in SCADA systems … [Read more...] about US Congress holds hearings on SCADA security…
Emerson chosen to automate GE facility…
The sun will rise in the west tomorrow! From Jerry Moon, PR Guru for Emerson: EMERSON TO AUTOMATE MAJOR EXPANSION PROJECT FOR GE HEALTHCARE IN NORWAY Emerson to manage project and implement PlantWeb® solution to streamline validation, speed start-up, and increase production at facility producing medical imaging liquids AUSTIN, TEXAS (October 17, 2005) -- Emerson Process … [Read more...] about Emerson chosen to automate GE facility…
