Walt Boyes' Blog

In a previous blog entry, which I have now removed, I made a reference to Foxboro Marketing Director Betty Naylor-McDevitt which she found insulting and derogatory. It was not my intention to do so, and, far from it-- my intent was entirely complimentary. I am shocked and extremely upset that what I wrote could be construed in such a negative way. However, the responsibility … [Read more...] about I humbly apologise…

Rebecca Marshall-Howarth forwarded me this picture of Don Clark, myself and Keith Larson listening intently to Chris Lyden talk on Sunday evening, as Lyden described the near future of automation. I wish I could remember what it was that Lyden was saying when this picture was snapped, because it certainly had all three of us in serious contemplation of its significance. … [Read more...] about The Invensys Vision…

Here's the daily issue of ControlGlobal e-News for the Invensys Customer Conference. Click here. … [Read more...] about (no subject)

Invensys is working very hard and very closely with most of the leading cybersecurity experts in the world. Ernie Rakaszky and I have been at cybersecurity conferences together. I was supposed to write about one of the keynote speeches today, given by Larry Spoonemore of The Southern Company, who was introduced by Rakaszky. Spoonemore's talk was supposed to be the lead story … [Read more...] about On cybersecurity

Then it was off to Triconex's SIS roundtable, which wasn't. A roundtable is usually a few experts with an audience listening to punditry and wind. This definitely wasn't that. Almost forty people, the vast majority end users in the chemical and refining industries, from companies like Shell, Chevron, ChevronPhillips, Lyondell and others gathered for it. As each previously … [Read more...] about And it's safety this, and safety that, and safety once again!