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OPC Foundation and MTConnect Institute Announce a Memorandum of Understanding | |
October 21, 2010; : OPC and MTConnect will cooperate in developing standards called MTConnectOpcUa. MTConnectOpcUa is a set of companion specifications to ensure interoperability and consistency between MTConnect specifications and OPC specifications, as well as the manufacturing technology equipment, devices, software or other products that implement those standards.
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OPC UA Part 11 Historical Access Release Candidate Available | |
October 8, 2010; : The OPC Foundation annouces the availability of the Release Candidate for Part 11 - Historical Access specification. The document can be found here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA Part 7 Profiles and Part 10 Programs New Drafts Available | |
October 7, 2010; : The OPC Foundation annouces the availability of new Drafts for Version 1.01 of the Profiles and Programs specifications. The documents can be found here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA Java Stack Release Candidate Available | |
November 30, 2010; : The OPC Foundation is pleased to announce that the OPC UA Java Stack is now available as a release candidate. Download here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces Updates to OPC UA SDK | |
November 2, 2010; : The OPC Foundation Announces the updated release of the OPC UA SDK deliverables. The downloads are available here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces Updates to OPC UA Java Stack | |
May 30, 2010; : The OPC Foundation Announces the updated release of the OPC UA Java Stack deliverables. The download is available here. ... [Full Story] |
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An OPC UA Developer Webinar 'Exposing Data with UA' is now available for download | |
May 14, 2010; : The download can be found here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces an Update to the Xi Deliverables | |
May 6, 2010; : The OPC Foundation announces an update for the OPC Xi deliverables which include minor updates to the interface contracts.
Downloads available here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA Compliance Test Tool BETA Released | |
May 5, 2010; : The OPC Foundation is VERY PROUD to announce the first BETA release of the new and highly anticipated Compliance Test Tool (CTT) for OPC UA. This powerful tool can be used to test OPC UA Servers and OPC UA Clients. ... [Full Story] |
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An OPC UA Developer Webinar 'Introduction to the UA Stacks and Downloads' is now available for download | |
March 31, 2010; : The OPC Foundation is pleased to announce that a new UA developer webinar is available for download. Register here for the Q&A session which will be held on April 12th. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Releases OPC Xi Specifications 1.0 | |
March 24, 2010; : OPC Foundation has released the OPC Express Interface (Xi) specifications version 1.0. This highly anticipated download is available to members and non-members here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces Release of OPConnect Issue 27 | |
March 14, 2010; http://www.automationworld.com/newsletters/opc-03-14-11.html: The OPC Foundation and Automation World released OPConnect Issue 27. The newsletter can be found here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces Release of OPConnect Issue 27 | |
March 14, 2010; http://www.automationworld.com/newsletters/opc-03-14-11.html: The OPC Foundation and Automation World released OPConnect Issue 27. The newsletter can be found here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation announces OPC UA ADI Reference Implementation | |
March 12, 2010; : The OPC Foundation announces the release of the OPC UA ADI Reference Implementation. Specification available here. Code available here.
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OPC Foundation announces OPC UA COM Interop Components | |
March 2, 2010; : The OPC Foundation announces an update to the OPC UA deliverables which contains everything you need to enable interoperability between UA applications and OPC Classic (DA, A&E and HDA) Clients and Servers.
Downloads available here. More information here.
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OPC Foundation announces OPC Xi Downloads | |
March 1, 2010; : The OPC Foundation announces the release candidate of the OPC Xi deliverables which contains everything you need to wrap an existing OPC Classic (DA, HDA, A&E) Server for use within the .NET/WCF environment.
Downloads available here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces Updates to OPC UA SDK | |
July 23, 2010; : The OPC Foundation Announces the updated release of the OPC UA SDK deliverables. The downloads are available here. ... [Full Story] |
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Using OPC UA and PLCopen to Create Better Automation Solutions |
July 22, 2010; :
The webinar and slides ares now available online. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation OPC Xi Technology/Product Demonstration Webinar |
July 14, 2010; :
The webinar demonstrating the OPC Xi Technology is available online. ... [Full Story] |
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A Whitepaper on the OPC UA Security Model is now available |
July 6, 2010; :
The paper can be found here ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA Part 9 - Alarms and Conditions Specification Release Candidate | |
January 19, 2010; : The UA Working Group is pleased to announce the availability of a completed release candidate of OPC UA Part 9 - Alarms and Conditions Specification. Members are invited to review the specification and send comments (preferably by annotating the DOC file) to the email address noted on the cover page of the specification. Please provide your comments by 2010-02-19. The latest 1.01 code downloads are compatible with this Release Candidate. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Launches OPC Europe | |
February 3, 2010; : The OPC Foundation launched OPC Europe last week in Munich, Germany. The organization's charter is to manage OPC marketing for Europe. Details are contained in the OPC Foundation Press release located here. Leading this effort are Stefan Hoppe from Beckhoff and Tino Hildebrand from Siemens. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Tutorials for OPC .NET 3.0 (WCF) | |
December 22, 2010; : The OPC Foundation has recently put together and made available some tutorials to facilitate vendor understanding and successfully adopting the OPC .NET 3.0 for classic OPC applications.
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OPC UA and The Cloud Webinar and Demo Available | |
December 14, 2010; : A new end-user targeted webinar and demo is available which discusses how OPC UA is the ideal foundation for a cloud computing strategy for industrial automation applications. Link here. ... [Full Story] |
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An OPC UA Developer Webinar 'Deploying Secure UA Applications' is now available for download | |
April 16, 2010; : The OPC Foundation is pleased to announce that a new UA developer webinar is available for download. Register here for the Q&A session which will be held on April 19th. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces 2010 North America Interoperability Workshop | |
April 15, 2010; : The OPC Foundation 2010 North America Interoperability Workshop will be held the week of May 17, 2010 at OSIsoft in San Leandro, CA. OPC "classic" and OPC Unified Architecture products will be tested. Registration is now open. Please register today! [Full Story] ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces Update Release of OPC Xi Technology | |
April 8, 2010; : The OPC Foundation Announces the updated release of the OPC Xi deliverables which contains the source code you need to wrap existing OPC Classic (DA, HDA, A&E) Servers for use within the .NET/WCF environment.
Downloads available here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation announces OPC Certification Portal | |
September 8, 2009; : The OPC Foundation has made some dramatic changes in the OPC certification information on the OPC Foundation website click here to get wowed ! ... [Full Story] |
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Reducing Product Development Effort for OPC Unified Architecture (white paper) | |
October 29, 2009; http://download.intel.com/platforms/applied/indpc/OPC_Unified_Arch_CS.pdf: The OPC Foundation is proud to announce the results of a joint collaborative effort between Ascolab, Intel, OPC Foundation, and Unified Automation. The focus of the project was to reduce product development for vendors adopting the OPC Unified Architecture in the embedded market space.
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OPC UA For Analyser Devices Companion Specification Released | |
October 12, 2009; : The final released version of the OPC UA For Analyser Devices Companion Specification has been approved by the Technical Advisory Council and is now available for download by OPC Foundation members. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA For IEC 61131-3 Companion Specification Release Candidate | |
November 23, 2009; : The PLCopen/OPC Foundation Joint Working Group (PLC) is pleased to announce the availability of a completed release candidate of the OPC UA For IEC 61131-3 Companion Specification. Members are invited to review the specification and send comments (preferably by annotating the DOC file) to the email address noted on the cover page of the specification. Please provide your comments by 2009-12-23. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Adds Express Interface (OPC Xi) to Technology Portfolio | |
November 16, 2009; : The OPC Foundation has added Express Interface (Xi) to the OPC Foundation technology portfolio, complementing OPC UA and COM-based OPC Classic. OPC Xi is a new interface based on Microsoft .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology. More information can be found here. ... [Full Story] |
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Suppliers Unified for Field Device Integration | |
November 15, 2009; : To accelerate deployment of the Field Device Integration (FDI) technology, key suppliers have agreed to enlarge the scope of the EDDL Cooperation Team which will become the FDI Cooperation. More information can be found here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA Java Software Development Kit now available | |
March 26, 2009; : The first beta for the OPC UA Java SDK is now available for download. ... [Full Story] |
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Volunteers needed for OPC UA / PLCopen (PLC) Joint Working Group | |
June 19, 2009; : The OPC Technical Advisory Council (TAC) has approved a
charter for a new joint working group with PLCopen to create a UA information model corresponding to the IEC-61131 standard. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA Alarms and Conditions Release Candidate Specification Available for Review | |
June 16, 2009; : The Release Candidate version of the Unified Architecture Alarms and Conditions Specification is now available for download and review by OPC Foundation members. The validation sample code will soon be completed so the final release will follow shortly. Please send any written comments to the email address on the cover page of the Specification by July 20 to be considered for the final version. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Lab Certified Products | |
June 2, 2009; : The OPC Foundation has created a special page to highlight the vendors and products that have exceeded the expectations of the end users through their commitment to quality. The products listed on the certification page identify those products that have been certified at the highest level at the OPC independent certification test lab at Ascolab in Erlangen, Germany. The products that have been certified through the certification test lab are clearly the products that end users should check first when making purchasing decisions. If your vendor has not yet certified their product at the certification test lab, encourage them to do so. Certification ensures the highest quality products are available for multivendor plug-and-play interoperability. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA SDK 1.00 Released | |
July 31, 2009; : The OPC Foundation is pleased to annouce that the UA SDK 1.00 is now released. This version of the SDK includes support for C/C++ and the .NET development environments. The complete set of downloads can be found here ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Launches a new Blog for OPC Developers | |
January 21, 2009; : The new blog will start with a series of posts which will walk developers through the basics of implementing UA. The blog posts will cover different technical topics and will allow someone to start implementing a UA application without needing to read the core specifications cover to cover. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Unified Architecture meets major international standardization milestone | |
January 16, 2009; Geneva: Parts 1-6 & 8 of IEC 62541 (the international version of the OPC Unified Architecture specifications) have been approved by 18 participating countries. With this affirmative vote, the Committee Drafts will now enter the final draft stage on their way to becoming published international standards. Congratulations to the OPC UA and IEC 65E working group 8 volunteers. ... [Full Story] |
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Final Release of Unified Architecture Phase I Deliverables | |
February 9, 2009; : New released versions of Part 1-8 of the Unified Architecture Specifications have been posted along with matching UA SDK and sample code for member download. This represents a maintenance release for Parts 1-5 and 8 plus a first release for Parts 6 and 7. The code distribution has reached release candidate stage having undergone extensive QA lab testing and beta testing by Early Adopter Members. The final release for the code is only awaiting the approval of the License and Distribution Agreement by the Technical Advisory Council. With this major release OPC vendors are assured stable specifications and the ability to ship UA code components that are tested and fully supported. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA For Devices Companion Specification Released | |
December 19, 2009; : The final released version of the OPC UA For Devices Companion Specification has been approved by the Technical Advisory Council and is now available for download by OPC Foundation members. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Announces Board Members for 2010 - 2011 | |
December 8, 2009; : The OPC Foundation announced the results of the election of Board of Director members for the 2010 - 2011 term at the General Assembly meeting. Reelected to the Board of Directors were Reinhold Achatz, Siemens; Thomas Burke, OPC Foundation; David Eisner, Honeywell; and Nobuaki Konishi, Yokogawa. They join Russ Agrusa, ICONICS; Ken Hall, Rockwell; and Grant Wilson, Emerson. Thanks to all members who voted and to all who participated in the election. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Unified Architecture Overview For Developers & Architects Webinar | |
August 2, 2009; : The OPC Foundation conducted a webinar for potential developers and architects of OPC UA products. Download the recorded video and PowerPoint.
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Volunteers needed for Accelerated Adoption (AA) Working Group | |
April 16, 2009; : The OPC Foundation
Technical Advisory Council (TAC) has approved the charter
for a new OPC Working Group. The focus of this group is to accelerate the
adoption of the OPC Unified Architecture by creating simplified documentation,
sample code, tools and Profiles to reduce the time it takes to adopt UA by
vendors. All OPC Foundation members are invited to participate as contributors
to the new working group.
A kickoff meeting (web meeting) was held on Wednesday, May 6 at 11:00 AM EDT. The details
for this and all other working group meetings can be found in the calendar on
the Accelerated
Adoption (AA) SharePoint Site. All OPC Foundation members have access
to this SharePoint site, but the site does require a login. Please see the
SharePoint
FAQ for login instructions and other useful information about the SharePoint
collaboration site used by OPC Working Groups. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation Survey | |
October 14, 2008; : The OPC Foundation is conducting a survey to help set the Foundation's strategic direction. This short survey is intended for end users and vendors of OPC Products. As part of the Survey we are collecting general company demographic information and general company OPC Usage.
Please take the time to help determine the direction of the OPC Foundation over the next two years. This is your opportunity to be part of driving the vision.
Please feel free to contact Thomas Burke with any questions you may have about this important survey.
Please complete the survey found here:
OPC Market Survey
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OPC Foundation will participate in Grid-Interop November 11-13, 2008 | |
October 14, 2008; : 
The OPC Foundation and some of its members will be touting the benefits of the OPC Unified Architecture as a viable solution to one of the thorniest large scale integration problems to face this generation -- the modernization of the U.S. electric system. In addition to moderating the Architecture panel session, the OPC Foundation will also participate in the NIST Industrial to Grid (I2G) workshop sessions. We encourage all automation suppliers to attend to get a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as the Smart Grid begins to take shape. More info and
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Independent Certification Test Lab Passes OPC Audit | |
May 6, 2008; : The OPC Compliance Committee recently completed an audit of the new OPC Foundation Independent Certification Test Lab in Erlangen Germany run by ascolab.
The audit reviewed all processes and procedures used by the Independent Certification Test Lab with an eye on improvement wherever possible. The key goals of the audit were to ensure a very consistent and reproducible process for all testing and to ensure that the testing process was as complete and efficient as possible.
The audit team was composed of a team with extensive experience in testing, auditing and OPC. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Foundation - Unleash the Power of OPC: Developing custom business and manufacturing software | |
June 16, 2008; :
Download this and other recent Webinars.
We are pleased to announce an opportunity for you to spend an informative hour with OPC and .NET experts who will show you the many ways that you can leverage OPC technology in your custom business and manufacturing software applications. Whether you are using the latest and greatest Visual Studio.NET technologies or using the time tested Visual Studio 6/VB/C++, this presentation is sure to open your eyes to how OPC can help you insure your custom applications integrate well in the OPC world. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA Parts 1 - 8 available for final review. Expected release August 16 | |
July 16, 2008; : The latest Release Candidate versions for Parts 1 - 8 of the OPC
Unified Architecture Specification have recently been posted and are
available for download and review by all OPC Foundation members. The
Technical Advisory Council has also been asked to make a final review and
approve their release by August 16, 2008. Reviewers may submit written
comments (or commented versions of the docs) by sending them to UAComments_AT_opcfoundation.org. ... [Full Story] |
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Independent Certification Test Lab now open for registration | |
January 30, 2008; : The first independent certification test lab is now open for registration. This is a very important milestone for all vendors who want to show their dedication to quality and reliability. The OPC Foundation independent certification test lab, the corresponding process for certification, and the enhanced certification logo program was the brainchild of a working group that was composed of vendors and end users alike championing the effort in the interest of true plug-and-play secure reliable interoperability.
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ARC Forum Orlando | |
January 11, 2008; : Please join your peers and ARC Analysts for ARC Advisory Group's upcoming Forum entitled "Winning Strategies and Best Practices for Global Manufacturers", on February 4-7, 2008 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This ARC forum addresses the extraordinary opportunities and threats created by today's global market through informative, focused presentations by best-in-class CEOs, manufacturing and automation executives, and ARC's Industry analysts. Learn how top industry leaders are successfully addressing these challenges and continually improving their strategies to reach operational excellence. No other conference offers you such a high level of personal interaction in an environment exclusively focused on manufacturing. For the list of session topics, speakers and hotel information, please visit: www.arcweb.com/res/forumorl. TO REGISTER go to: www.arcweb.com/events/register/reg0208.htm
Type in "Association" in the source code on the registration form to obtain your 10% discount! ... [Full Story] |
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IEC OPC Unified Architecture Working Group | |
January 9, 2008; : The OPC Unified Architecture is currently going through the process to be an officially endorsed international standard through IEC. As part of this process a formal working group has been created under the IEC organizational structure. This is a multi-country initiative that is taking the current OPC UA specifications as the baseline for the international standardization. ... [Full Story] |
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Members invited to join the Analytical Device Integration Working Group | |
February 20, 2008; : The Analytical Device Integration (ADI) Working Group will begin with a kickoff Web meeting on Thursday, Februrary 21 at 10:00 AM EST.
All members are invited to attend the kickoff and join the ADI Working Group. For meeting details, see the ADI SharePoint Site. For SharePoint log in instructions, see the SharePoint FAQ.
Review the ADI Press Release. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA Analyzer Devices Specification review draft now available | |
December 23, 2008; : The Analytical Device Integration (ADI) Working Group is pleased to announce the availability of a completed review draft of the OPC UA Analyzer Devices Specification. Sample Code development will now begin based on this version. The code and final release of the specification is expected mid-2009. Non-members and members are invited to review the specification and send comments (preferably by annotating the DOC file) to the email address noted on the cover page of the specification. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC UA DevCon Video DVDs | |
April 7, 2008; :
ALLMENDINGER has recorded the recent OPC Unified Architecture DevCons and is providing Video-DVDs covering all the sessions, giving you almost 12 hours on 4 DVDs of compact information presented by the designers of the UA specification themselves. Selected sessions are also available online. Order now... ... [Full Story] |
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OPC Recommends Grid-Interop 2007 (Albuquerque, NM November 7-9, 2007) | |
September 12, 2007; :
The OPC Foundation & GridWise Architecture Council invite you to the first Grid Interop Forum, to be held in Albuquerque, NM, November 7-9, 2007. GridWise envisions the nation's electric system - from central generation to customer appliances and equipment to the enterprise systems that help manage the various businesses - as a collaborative network of intelligent devices filled with information and abundant market-based opportunities. This forum is to develop actions on how to make this vision a reality and to determine how future architectures, designs, and solutions can co-exist as we move towards the integrated, transactive electrical grid system.
For more information, click here. ... [Full Story] |
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OPC President Tom Burke introduces blog 2.0 | |
September 12, 2007; : OPC President and Executive Director Tom Burke shares his OPC insight in his newly invigorated blog (2.0) here.... ... [Full Story] |
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OMAC Packaging Workgroup and OPC Foundation Collaborate on PackExpo 2007 Demonstration | |
May 31, 2007; : The OMAC Packaging Workgroup
(OPW) and the OPC Foundation are teaming up to provide an "Integrated Packaging Line" demonstration for PackExpo 2007, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, October 15 - 17. ... [Full Story] |
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Released OPC Unified Architecture Specification (Part 11 - Historical Access ) Available for Download | |
January 8, 2007; : 'Part 11 - Historical Access' of the Unified Architecture Specifications has been released and is now available for download by members. More information on UA and the schedule to release the remaining Parts is on the UA home page.
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Help Drive / Define OPC Foundation Marketing 2008 Vision | |
August 23, 2007; : A survey has been created and posted on the OPC Foundation website to facilitate defining the marketing deliverables and events from the OPC Foundation. Vendors are requested to fill out the survey at the link below to drive the marketing programs of the future.
OPC Foundation Member August 2007 Survey ... [Full Story] |
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Released OPC Unified Architecture Specification (Part 8 - Data Access ) Available for Download | |
September 29, 2006; : 'Part 8 - Data Access' of the Unified Architecture Specifications has been released and is now available for download by members. More information on UA and the schedule to release the remaining Parts is on the UA home page.
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Released OPC Unified Architecture Specifications Available for Download | |
August 15, 2006; : The base Unified Architecture Specifications (Part 1 - Part 5) have been released and are now available for download. More information on UA and the schedule to release the remaining Parts is on the UA home page.
Non-members may download only Part 1. The remaining Parts are currently only available to OPC Foundation Members. ... [Full Story] |
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