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Submitted by waltboyes on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 12:57.

John Eidar Simensen of Institute for Energy Technology offered a methodology using Baysian Belief Networks for estimating the complexity of critical instrumentation and control systems. This is an ongoing project which may provide the first real metrics for complexity after years of trying.

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ABB passes the 5000 mark for System 800xA

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Submitted by waltboyes on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 20:11.

According to a press release from ABB's Laura Patrick this morning, the less-than-five-year-old ABB DCS has passed the 5K mark, with the majority of systems being new or competitive system replacements.

ABB’s flagship System 800xA sales exceed 5,000
Extended automation system has delivered significant productivity, energy
efficiency improvements across all industries

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ISA99.02.01 cyber security standard approved by ANSI, submitted to IEC

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Submitted by waltboyes on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 20:40.

ISA99.02.01 was approved by ANSI as an American National
Standard on 13 January 2009. It has now been submitted to IEC65 WG10 for the IEC
process. Individuals who are members of ISA may download the standard at no
charge for your individual use.

 If you aren't a member of ISA, this is an excellent reason to join. You'll save the entire amount of your membership in that one transaction.

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