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ARC says ABB is still the king, and services rule the roost

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Submitted by waltboyes on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 15:03.

From the indefatigable Laura Patrick-- ABB systems group's fantastic one woman publicity department:

ARC study states that automation services key to market growth

From 'Sound Off! Editors' Blog'

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:

From 'Sound Off! Editors' Blog'

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:

From 'Sound Off! Editors' Blog'

Control/ARC Top Fifty-- let's get the rules straight once again...

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Submitted by waltboyes on Mon, 01/26/2009 - 15:47.

There seems to be some confusion about what the rules are that Larry O'Brien and I are playing under for the Control/ARC Top Fifty Automation Companies article we co-author every December.

So, I thought we'd go over the groundrules once more, for effect:December 2008 issue cover

From 'Sound Off! Editors' Blog'