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Optimal tuning for Hirschmann switches
October 2011
Belden has announced release 7.0 of its software platform from the Hirschmann product series, used in the Mach, Mice, Rail and Octopus families of managed switches from Hirschmann. Like previous versions, ...

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Schneider Electric combats downtime
October 2011, Schneider Electric South Africa
The PlantStruxure pyramid provides high availability solutions in real-time. “High availability is required by all manufacturers whose environment cannot afford unexpected downtime because product material ...

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Rockwell Automation enhances FactoryTalk ViewPoint
October 2011, Rockwell Automation
Tag write capability and enhanced security added to web-enabled HMI software. Manufacturers now have greater flexibility and mobility for making real-time changes to plant floor operations using the ...

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Moxa supports Ethernet/IP for factory automation
October 2011, RJ Connect
Moxa has announced the release of EtherNet/IP integration functions in the latest V3.0 firmware upgrade. The EtherNet/IP integration function provides seamless integration with EtherNet/IP systems, such ...

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Stack emission measurement
September 2011
Eskom conforms to legal emission limits with help from Wonderware

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Remote event notification (REN) for engineers and managers
September 2011
Set plant alarms from the office without affecting the control system

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Honeywell promotes efficient well performance
September 2011
Well performance monitor helps Ithaca Energy optimise operations at North Sea oilfield. Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced that Ithaca Energy has selected its digitally enabled Well Performance ...

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Data centre evolution
September 2011, Schneider Electric South Africa
Virtualisation: Optimised power and cooling to maximise benefits. Virtualisation is an undisputed leap forward in data centre evolution. It saves energy, increases computing throughput, frees up floor ...

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ApplyIT permits improved maintenance workflow
September 2011
Newmont Mining Corporation, one of the world’s largest gold producers, has chosen ApplyIT’s IntelliPERMIT to tighten and streamline safety procedures at Newmont Boddington Gold, Australia’s newest gold ...

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IT as an enabler for enterprise value networks
September 2011
As I mentioned in my opening remarks at the ARC World Industry Forum in Orlando in February, while the business drivers have not changed significantly for industry since last year, the intensity continues ...

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DDoS attacks swarm corporate networks
September 2011
Prolexic Technologies, a global leader in distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation services, has announced it successfully mitigated another major DDoS attack of unprecedented size in terms of ...

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Topology of a robust sequence
September 2011, Proconics
Abstract Sequences are ubiquitous pieces of software found throughout a variety of industries and applications. This diversity, however, creates problems for both the user and the developer as it becomes ...

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This is war and your scada is the target
August 2011, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control), PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
Most readers and scada users will have heard of the July 2010 Stuxnet attack on multiple Siemens WinCC and PCS7 systems, your scada system may be the next target

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Is there a best practice for MOM, MES and MIS systems implementation?
August 2011
What is happening in industry with MOM systems implementation? Have best practices been developed? What do the specialists, such as MESA, say?

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ApplyIT ensures SHEQ conformance
August 2011
NCP Alcohols sharpens preventive measures with SmartSURE. NCP Alcohols, a leading producer of high-quality fermentation alcohol for the South African and international beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical ...

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APC's PowerChute Business Edition 9.0
August 2011
APC by Schneider Electric has announced PowerChute Business Edition 9.0, the first uninterruptible power supply (UPS) software to provide energy reporting for IT equipment. PowerChute Business Edition ...

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Industry trends - the sky used to be the limit
August 2011
Thanks to major advances in technology, standards and approaches, the wish list of today’s industry professionals is vastly different to five years ago. We have come a long way from jealously-guarded ...

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Hirschmann's new Ethernet workgroup switch
August 2011, Industrial Automation & Control (IAC)
Hirschmann has extended its product series with the new Gigabit Ethernet workgroup switch MACH104-16TX-PoEP. This switch has 16 TX ports that support PoE and PoE Plus and four combo-ports. There are also ...

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Device level Ethernet requires careful network selection
August 2011
As the market for industrial Ethernet at the device level continues to expand and the technology itself continues to develop, so too do the value propositions the network offers to its growing base of ...

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PoE Plus has arrived
August 2011
The latest developments in PoE technology. An industry-wide Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard was officially ratified in 2003 with IEEE 802.3af, and since then the use of PoE technology has grown rapidly. ...

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