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News Release from: MatrikonOPC
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 25 August 2005
Conference to transform industrial
connectivity
The MatrikonOPC Conference will be held at the JW Marriott in Houston's Galleria area, from 16th to 18th October 2005.
MatrikonOPC, the world's largest provider of OPC technology, is to host an international conference focused on industrial connectivity The MatrikonOPC Conference will be held at the JW Marriott in Houston's Galleria area, from 16th to 18th October 2005
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 4 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The conference's theme "Transforming industrial connectivity" has attracted outstanding interest from the international community of industrial end users, technology vendors, and system integrators.
Scheduled presenters include the OPC Foundation, Microsoft, SAP, Shell Global Solutions and TransAlta Utilities.
Thomas J Burke, OPC Foundation President and Executive Director stated: "Matrikon has been a key vendor in the development and mass adoption of OPC, and has demonstrated leadership in their ability to deliver OPC products and services that set the standard for secure, reliable interoperability".
"This conference will benefit developers and end users alike and will highlight current and future OPC technology and the opportunity to see OPC products and the latest technology in action".
"I am pleased to be associated with and presenting at this important event".
The goal of the OPC conference is to discuss how OPC and other standards are applied by various industries to achieve full system interoperability, reliability, security, and simplicity.
Users, integrators and vendors will share their best practices for OPC data transfer in maintenance, finance, process and discrete operations.
Presentation content will include case studies and discussions ranging from distributed operations (ie offshore platforms, remote plants, pipelines and utilities) to plant applications (ie HMI, SIS, historian, APC).
"It is exciting to see the tremendous user community that has emerged for OPC technologies", stated Amin Rawji, President, Matrikon.
"Understanding the need for open connectivity has reached beyond the specific requirements of the engineers and technicians who are working on simple connectivity, to the strategic plans and global framework of process automation architects".
"The acceptance of OPC speaks to the strength of the standard, the quality of the products, and the excellent fit with the requirements of industry".
"The vision of OPC is continually expanding, building from the shared experiences of the user community".
OPC Training Workshops will be offered prior to the start of the conference. Request free introductory details about products from MatrikonOPC ...
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