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Energy management: SAP unveils solution to reduce power consumption

Enterprise software supplier SAP says availability of a new solution enables companies to more effectively measure, report, and consume energy.
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Next-generation SCADA: GE Fanuc says iFIX 5.0 improves analytic capabilities

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms calls the latest release of its iFIX SCADA system "a next-generation visualization, control, and real-time information management solution" that gives users a more flexible and reliable tool for analyzing the performance of production processes across the enterprise.
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Interface innovations: NASCAR pit crews, Vista users get Simatic options

Human machine interface (HMI) news of both the hardware and software variety came out of the exiderdome experience in Chicago presented by Siemens Energy & Automation.
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Industry standards: ISA releases report on using ISA88 and ISA95 together

A new ISA technical report is targeted for industry stakeholders intending to use the ANSI/ISA95 series for enterprise-to-control system integration and the ANSI/ISA88 series for control system integration within a common project.
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MES versus ERP: Do you need one system or two?

With today's competitive manufacturing environment, companies will certainly be looking at which technology can help them deliver more quickly, cheaply, and efficiently to meet their customer’s demands. The question is: Can this be achieved with an ERP system, or does it require specialist functionality that only a manufacturing execution system (MES) provides?
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