Dragos Expands Collaboration with Microsoft to Deliver OT-Native Cybersecurity at Global Industrial Scale
Dragos has more news coming next week. In the meantime, news of a collaboration with, who else for industrial software, Microsoft. How many Microsoft mentions squeezed into one sentence—Dragos brings proven energy and industrial cybersecurity, seamlessly deployed on...
Simplifying Complex Systems
Seth Godin wrote, Gall’s Law is appropriately simple: “A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to...
Talk to Your Robot
Just heard of a company based both in San Francisco and Trondheim, Norway working in the robotic space. The problem it is solving is commanding industrial robots to perform pre-trained tasks without programming. Using AI training specific to the robot and...
Updated Information On CESMII, The Smart Manufacturing Institute
The last that I wrote about CESMII the output had been several educational initiatives regarding smart manufacturing. I contacted Jillian Kupchella, marketing director, last month initiating some conversations so that I could get an updated. For those not familiar...
IEC 61131 Process Control Function Standards Working Group Launched
The Open Process Automation Forum has been building a standard of standards to promote open and interoperable technology for process automation. PLCOpen has been at the forefront of international standards promulgation as the organization behind IEC 61131. This latter...
Om Malik on the Velocity of Information
I’ve been a fan of Om Malik’s writing for decades. There was Red Herring magazine and his GigaOm website. He’s tapped into the tech scene, thoughtful, and insightful. As you peruse the news, do you get a feeling that it’s just announcement after announcement, video...
Yokogawa Joins Open Invention Network as a Community Member
Yokogawa is a company I just can’t figure out. A former CEO and I had several friendly and informative interviews many years ago. But their automation business in America collapsed, although they retain the office outside Houston along with the instrumentation office...
Indurex Launches with a Mission to Advance Safety and Cybersecurity Resilience Across Cyber-Physical Systems
This news came last week. Just as I was contemplating the business model of cybersecurity firms following another acquisition, this news of a new company launch with a unique take on security. This company will be interesting to watch. The news comes from Amsterdam...
Jobs in Manufacturing
Have you who live in the US noticed how the European and Asian automation and control companies have reduced their footprint in America? Not only that, have you noted how (except for Rockwell Automation) the US-based companies increasingly held their conferences...
Mitsubishi Electric Completes Acquisition of Nozomi Networks
I posted news last September that Mitsubishi announced plans to acquire cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks. That acquisition is now complete. The viability of all these cybersecurity firms as independent businesses has always sparked curiosity in me. The latest press...
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