Yokogawa Electric Corporation and McAfee today recently announced the signing of a partnership agreement to offer holistic and value-added IT security solutions for the industrial automation world.

Building on Yokogawa's strong global track record in delivering control system solutions and McAfee's cyber security expertise, the partnership addresses the imperative of digital threats to industrial control systems.

In particular, the partners will collaborate to offer Yokogawa's customers seamless solutions to avoid gaps between different IT systems, across proprietary solutions and expanded communication channels (e. g. IP, wireless, and mobile) and running common operating systems and applications.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces Terrence G. Ives as its 2013 President. Ives will work with ISA leaders during the year to continue moving the Society toward meeting its strategic goals.

Ives, a long-time ISA member and leader, is president and owner of Ives Equipment Corporation in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is the third generation president and owner of the Ives family business, a process control manufacturing representative and stocking distributor serving the industries of eastern and central Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Southern New Jersey and Virginia.

Ives has held the following high-level ISA positions: Society Treasurer, Executive Board Parliamentarian, Finance Committee Chair, Investment Committee Chair, District 2 Vice President, and Philadelphia Section President and Exhibit Chairman.

“In today’s complex, global business environment, it is absolutely essential that industry leaders and automation and control professionals connect with one another to stay current on technical challenges and market trends, share best practices, collaborate on innovation, and exchange insights and ideas,” says Ives. “ISA, through its unmatched combination of standards development, education, training, certification, conferences, and networking opportunities, is uniquely positioned to help automation and control professionals advance their careers while helping manufacturers and other organizations improve operational reliability, profitability, safety and security.”

The small form factor industrial computer is one of the most popular choices in the marketplace today; to meet the growing need for this type of product Amplicon have introduced an exciting new addition to the industrial embedded Impact-E series, the Impact-E 150.

The new Impact-E 150 utilises the Cedarview ATOM™ D2550 processor which supports Intel® GMA3600 graphics, it is capable of delivering a rich multimedia and Internet experience, including support for dual display and full HD 1080p video playback.

Designed for applications where space is at a premium, the Impact-E 150 has a compact footprint making it ideally suited to multiple markets such as transportation, security, point of sales, and industrial automation.

The Impact-E 150 has the space for an additional 2.5” hard drive or solid-state drive as well as optional Wi-Fi and cellular modules. Encased in a fanless aluminium chassis, the Impact-E 150 dissipates heat effectively, ensuring smooth operation in the most demanding environments.

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MAVERICK Technologies, the largest independent systems integrator in North America, will join the International Society of Automation (ISA) in co-hosting a free webinar on DCS migration. The 90-minute webinar, “Straight Talk on DCS Migration,” to be held January 29 at 12 p.m. EST, will feature a panel of experts discussing the trends and challenges of DCS migration.

Discussion will focus on real results observed in the field. Specific topics include the principles of DCS migration, five pitfalls to avoid and industry trends. Additionally, the panel will present a case study on a recent legacy platform migration and will open the floor for questions about specific migration issues.

“Every day we talk to manufacturers who want to know more about DCS migration — including the risks involved, making the business case and how to get started,” said Paul J. Galeski, CEO and founder of MAVERICK. “So we partnered with the ISA to address those concerns in this webinar. We have no hidden sales agenda. We just want manufacturers to avoid the migration mistakes we’ve seen others make.”

The webinar panel comprises four engineers with 87 years of combined experience. John Boyd serves as MAVERICK’s technology leader for Rockwell Automation, leading the technical direction of the Rockwell platform. Chad Harper, MAVERICK’s director of technology, directs subject matter experts in providing content for training programs, reusing strategies and ensuring project quality. Nick Sands works as a process control engineer at DuPont and was lead editor of the new ANSI/ISA alarm management standard for the process industries. Matt Sigmon works as director of DCSNext®, MAVERICK’s solution for DCS migration.

Interested parties can register for “Straight Talk on DCS Migration” at ISA’s website isa.org/MAVwebinar