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OPC Foundation Announces New Board Member:
The OPC Foundation announces the appointment of Thomas Hahn, Siemens AG, to the Board of Directors. Mr. Hahn was unanimously elected by the OPC Foundation Directors to replace Reinhold Achatz, who resigned his seat after accepting a new position with ThyssenKrupp AG. Dr. Achatz, formerly of Siemens AG, was a charter member of the OPC Foundation Board, joining the organization in 1997.
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OPC Foundation Announces Software Management Working Group (SMG):
The OPC Foundation announces the creation of a Software Management Working Group (SMG). This group will review, schedule and monitor requested modifications or new developments of software components that are part of the OPC Foundation Technology Portfolio.
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Save-the-Date for OPC Technology Summit 2012, October 16-18, Orlando, FL:
Mark your calendar for the OPC Foundation's OPC Technology Summit 2012, scheduled for October 16-18, in Orlando, Florida, USA, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld. If you develop OPC products, use OPC solutions, or want to know more about OPC technology and its benefits, then you cannot miss this important opportunity to learn and network with the OPC experts.
Open to OPC Foundation members and non-members, the multi-day event features presentations on OPC UA technology, solutions and value proposition. Hear from end users, OPC product developers and keynote presenters, including a cyber security expert and a noted industry author. Register now to lock in the early-bird pricing.
OPC Foundation to Exhibit at Hanover Fair:
The OPC Foundation will exhibit at Hanover Fair on April 23 through April 27, 2012. The booth is sponsored by Ascolab, Beckhoff, EmbeddedLabs, InduSoft, Kepware, MatrikonOPC, Prediktor, Siemens, Softing, Triangle MicroWorks, and UnifiedAutomation. The booth location is Hall 9 A15. In addition, the OPC Foundation will also sponsor a stand in the Field Communication Lounge in Hall 9 D05.
OPC Foundation announces plans to standardize OPC UA for Devices (DI) through IEC:
The OPC Foundation plans to standardize OPC UA for Devices (DI) through the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The OPC Foundation is requesting member companies to consider volunteering to participate in this new working group.
Matthias Damm (ascolab) as graciously volunteered to be the chair of this group; Ingo Weber (Siemens) has been nominated to replace Hans-Peter Otto (who is retiring from Siemens) to be the convener for the IEC work.
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OPC Foundation Announces Release of OPConnect Issue 31:
The OPC Foundation and Automation World released OPConnect Issue 31. The newsletter can be found here.
OPC Day Europe in Reinach, Switzerland:
OPC Europe will host the OPC Day at the Endress+Hauser facility in Reinach, Switzerland on May 16, 2012. A welcome event will be held on the evening before with a tour of the E+H facility and a reception. Please register for this event here.
2 New OPC UA Server Development Whitepapers:
Transylvania University of Brasov (Romania) releases 2 OPC UA whitepapers Design and implementation of UA Aggregating Server and Efficient Address Space Generation for a UA Server. See Books and Whitepapers.
OPC Foundation General Assembly Meeting:
In the event you have missed the OPC Foundation General Assembly Meeting on December 14, 2011 from 10AM-11:30AM EST.
Members can download the PowerPoint Slideshow (ppt; 17mb) and webinar recording (wmv; 56mb).
A New Version of the OPC UA .NET SDK is Available:
A new version of the UA .NET SDK (Build 333) has been posted which contains changes to the licensing of the source code, along with some bug-fixes.
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