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The Glory of COTS! Check this out--- Windows CE, DOS and LINUX, take your pick for OS!

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Submitted by waltboyes on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 16:22.

Advantech UNO1140For years, COTS (commercially available, off the shelf) has been driving the architectures of automation systems and controller design. Here's the latest example of the power of COTS.

From Advantech's press release:

Advantech Launches a x86-based DIN-Rail PC

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Longbow Research says the market is improving!

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Submitted by waltboyes on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 17:31.

Longbow Research has published their January Automation Update. They are far more bullish in this report than in previous months' issues.

Here's Longbow Research's positions on the companies they follow in the automation marketplace:

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Monday Morning Good News

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Submitted by nbartels on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 15:18.

The following news release popped up in my mailbox this morning, forwarded by Walt. (Hey, boss! You're supposed to be resting!) A bit of light at the end of the tunnel, in spite of yet another big financial institution meltdown.

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The China Report

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Submitted by nbartels on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 15:08.

Former editor in chief of Control, and now our VP of content, Keith Larson is in Suzhou, China, this week, attending industrial automation and embedded systems supplier Advantech's World Partner Conference. He's been Twittering (see @keithlarson) from the event. He has also sent the following report from one of opening speeches.

(I'm not going to try to figure out when this happened in real time--yesterday or tomorrow. The International Date Line hurts my head.) <!--break-->

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Yet more "good" news from ARC-- this time about the DCS business

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Submitted by waltboyes on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 15:19.

A new ARC study by Larry O'Brien, my co-author on the Control/ARC Automation Top 50 every December, shows that the DCS business continues despite the recession for some very good reasons, and the automation companies are finding salvation in the services business.

Here's what ARC had to say about the study:

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Siemens' Loescher says automation sector shows signs of bottoming out

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Submitted by waltboyes on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 19:35.

From a news report in the Wall Street Journal, Siemens CEO Peter Loescher briefed analysts yesterday:

Loescher expects operating profit in Siemens' three core sectors of energy, industry and healthcare to come in above the EUR6.6 billion profit made in the previous fiscal year, he told an investor's conference, reiterating earlier guidance.

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Automation Services Market a Bright Spot in Dark Picture

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Submitted by nbartels on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:44.

ARC sent out a release this morning on the prospects for the automation services market. They look pretty good:

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Surfin' the Net, Reeling in Some Good Fish

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Submitted by nbartels on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 17:13.

Trolling in the Web waters this morning between bouts of proofing the June issue of Control and have found some goodies to share.

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This Is No Way to Start the Weekend

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Submitted by nbartels on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 20:15.

Looks like we're facing another rainy weekend in beautiful downtown Illinois. Now on top of that, the following showed up in my mailbox about 10 minutes ago. Sigh! Can I leave work now and go to the corner bar?

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Saving Money in Tough Times

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Submitted by dhebert on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 13:36.

When times are tough, companies cut back on everything from salaries to travel to new product investment. Is your company cutting back? If so, how? Do you see light at the end of the tunnel, or are these cutbacks in place for the foreseeable future?

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