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This article deals with the security technical sessions conducted at the Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society (ISA) EXPO 2004 in Houston, Texas. Officials needed to bring in dozens of extra chairs to seat attendees at a security standards panel discussion organized by Bryan Singer, chairman of the ISA-SP99 standards committee focusing on control systems security. Singer said the SP99 committee's membership totaled 240 individuals from a broad cross section of industries, including international interests. Singer said the standards committee's goal was to reduce the complexity of implementing standards, provide a common means for vendors and customers to communicate and receive expert guidance, and reduce industry-wide risks. Security issues at the show were not just limited to the standards arena. Suppliers were keeping a sharp eye on the topic. But they also realized all systems are not tamper-proof. During the session, industrial cybersecurity expert Eric Byres went on to compromise a programmable logic controller that he had in the front of the ball running a program of blinking lights. Byres went on to talk about attack tree methodology as applied to analyzing common supervisory control and data acquisition protocol for possible security vulnerabilities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Work developing multimedia standards has taken a giant leap forward with the formation of a steering committee to oversee Interactive Multimedia Association (IMA) activities amid growing IMA [...]

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - A powerful new entry has tossed its hat into the $10,000-level color printer market, where value-added resellers (VARS) report a growing demand. Nikon Electronic Imaging Department's [...]

NCGA Leader Expects Expanded Scope, Activity WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - If NCGA's new president has his way, the association in 1990 will become more visible on social issues. It also [...]

The article discusses the career and significant contributions of Gregory McMillan, formerly connected with Monsanto Co., to the automation industry. A process control technical innovator, control theory instructor and author, McMillan has spent a 40-year career in the process control technology field. He will be receiving the 2010 Life Achievement Award from the International Society of Automation (ISA). Details regarding the technical achievements of McMillan are also outlined.

ARLINGTON, Va. - Public education is needed to assure that artists and desktop publishers using scanners or other electronic technologies don't violate copyright laws when using someone else's photos or [...]

PARAMUS, N.J.- A powerful suite of Macintosh-based software tools designed especially for graphics arts professionals has been introduced by Letraset. Called the Studio, it consist of six applications packages with [...]

, EW YORK - When trying to link different manufacturers' graphics hardware and software so files can be easily passed around, users often are their own worst enemies. The problem, [...]

CHICAGO - Zing, an inexpensive 3-D graphics program from Enabling Technologies Inc., combines powerful solid-modeling tools with illustrated manuals that are easy to understand. The $200, 24-bit color program is [...]

Cincinnati-When a high volume publishing house decides to go electronic pre-press all the way, down to digital fourcolor separations, more than one production director might heave a sigh and send [...]

New York City-Say a magazine artist creates a fourcolor layout on a computer monitor, transmits that exact same page file to three different image setters, and Cromalins of each are [...]

Boston-Crosfield Design Systems celebrated its apparent salvation from the threat of arch-rival Scitex Corp. by launching several new products at the recent Siggraph '89 graphics show, including streamlined prepress functions [...]

Wang Chief Wins Inventor Award ARLINGTON, Va.--Wang Laboratories Inc. founder An Wang yesterday was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame here--one of just four people chosen this year […]

What do computer hardware and software manufacturers, Hollywood, blue chip corporations, ma businesses, video and audio production houses, media companies, high-technology semiconductor firms, TV networks value-added resellers (VARs) and systems [...]

BOSTON - Users shopping around PLB software on their platforms, savhardware that will rapidly display ing them the cost of developing custom their complex graphics files can in- Ports that [...]

BOSTON - At SIGGRAPH 89, Eastman Kodak Co. introduced a digital continuous-tone printer to reproduce computer-generated images for applications such as industrial product and package design, medical, video animation, architecture [...]

SAN FRANCISCO- Major printing peripheral manufacturers are endorsing Zenographics Inc.'s SuperPrint technology as a solution to printer speed and output problems encountered with Microsoft Windows. In a show of strength, [...]

Cupertino, Calif.-The next major Mac operating system will include powerful magazine production tools and the ability to output to a wider variety of devices. Due for release during the first [...]

Santa Clara, Calif.Powerful publishing software that previously could run only on a large mainframe computer will descend to the desktop as a result of Intel Corp.'s newest and mightiest microprocessor, [...]

Networks' Election Call Tied to Laptops NEW YORK -- Which of the major television networks will be the first to project correctly whether George Bush or Michael Dukakis is the […]

Akers '87 Hike 18%; IBM's Net up 9.8% ARMONK, N.Y.--Although International Business Machines Corp.'s worldwide net earnings for 1987 rose only 9.8 percent, chairman John F. Akers received a more […]

GM's Gala Lifts Curtain on Future Design Lab NEW YORK--General Motors Corp., now fighting back from three years of business and public relations setbacks, last week allowed a peek into […]

The article announces that ARC Advisory group founder Andy Chatha received the ISA Honorary Member award from the International Society of Automation (ISA).

The article announces that Gerald Wilbanks received the 2011 Life Achievement Award from the International Society of Automation (ISA).

The article announces that Martin Klein received the Arnold O. Beckman Founder Award from International Society of Automation (ISA).

The article discusses the career and significant contributions of Dean Kamen of DEKA Research & Development Corp. to the automation industry. He established the organization For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) to promote science and technology learning to both elementary and high school students. A notable entrepreneur and inventor, he has received various accolades and honorary degrees aside from being recognized as the 2010 International Society of Automation (ISA) Honorary Member.

Focuses on the market price of compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) publishing systems in the United States. Decrease in the market price of CD-Recording hardware and software; Expected price plunge by end of 1994; Market introduction by companies of cheaper, yet reliable CD-ROM systems; Other reasons for the price fall.

Features the NC (News Camera) 2000 from the Associated Press and Eastman Kodak Company. Features; Mechanics of optics.

Focuses on the enthusiasm of several major computer application software companies in joining the platform of the PowerPC, a new generation microprocessor. Debut of the Macintosh PowerPC on March 1994; Enthusiasm in power-hungry graphics applications suppliers; Ability of the PowerPCs to give users unprecedented levels of creative power; Origins of the PowerPC.

This article discusses the highlights of the third annual YAPFEST held by the International Society of Automation (ISA) in Houston, Texas, in October 2008. Young automation professionals (YAPs) were able to network during the event. Several students attended a panel discussion. Concerned students in the audience expressed worry that manufacturing moving out of the U.S. to China.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "New Alaskan Pipeline...," in the August 2008 issue of "InTech."

The article focuses on the importance of machine vision to manufacturing industries. Vision systems have the ability to perform inspections fast enough to keep pace with machines that process thousands of items per minute, augmenting quality control and productivity. The Automated Imaging Association stated that in the automotive industry, machine vision is used for a variety of activities including assembly, process verification, flaw detection, gauging, part location, and robot guidance. It is also used for fuse box inspection, tire tread recognition, powertrain, and sheet metal inspection.

This article deals with the significance of Centers of Competency. Manufacturers can achieve significant cost savings and productivity gains by creating Centers of Competency to identify opportunities, then working with technical managers and engineers to implement them, DuPont's director John Sieg of corporate operations advised the Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society (ISA) EXPO 2004 attendees during his keynote address. At DuPont, as a result of Centers of Competency, the company seen a $16 million in savings from 50 improvement projects in 2004, said Sieg. Challenging other manufacturers to consider creating their own Centers of Competency, Sieg explained how those at DuPont work. Team members learn best practices from societies such as ISA. They conduct a self-assessment effort requiring that they first agree on the current state of a process and automation system. After that, the team interviews managers and engineers, then brainstorms how to improve automation and process control systems. A continually challenging area psychologically, however, he cautioned, is continuing improvement over time after the initial excitement of a major achievement wears off. Rather than pushing for installation of major new systems, the team is encouraged to opt for incremental new functionality.

This article reports on the manufacturing job losses in the U.S., as of December 2004. Delivering a wake-up call to some in the audience who seemed convinced cheap labor overseas was the reason behind manufacturing job losses, outspoken international Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society EXPO 2004 panelists Dick Morley and Jim Pinto were quick to rebut that myth. The reason jobs are going down is because jobs are going down everywhere, said Morley, speaking at a Pinto-led panel entitled Debunking the Myths: The Good, the Bad and the Future of Outsourcing. Best known as the inventor of the programmable logic controller, Morley is a futurist and venture capitalist who has helped start more than 100 companies in the New Hampshire area, his home base. Responding to a question, Pinto and Morley produced figures to support their contention that productivity resulting from automation, not outsourcing, was the biggest culprit behind most U.S. manufacturing job losses. Morley said he was at a meeting on outsourcing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) also attended by representatives of industry giants. According to the MIT study, about 11% of China's manufacturing jobs have disappeared, he said.

Reports that entries have begun rolling in for `Computer Pictures' 2nd Annual Art & Design Contest. Prices for the contest; Award categories; Contest rules and regulations.

Features Barry Koblenz, computer graphics artist and photographer from New York City. Preference for gray colors; Educational background; personal experiences with the native people of Eastern Europe; Platform and computer software preferences; Dramatic art images; Art exhibitions.

Narrates an artist's experience on the shift from traditional art media such as pen and ink to computer and digital graphics. Devotion to old tools; Necessity to learn advanced technologies for computer graphics; Preference for CorelDraw!; Suggestions on drawing techniques using the computer program.

Provides a technical advice on how to increase the speed of rendering computer graphics and animation productions when using Autodesk's 3D Studio. Calculation of hidden objects; Visibility criteria for transforming objects; Advice of caution on reflective elements and transparent materials.

Provides a technical advice on how to create proper multimedia presentation background. Superiority of foreground to background; Easy interpretation of background as geometric pattern, color ramp, or scenery; Propensity of backgrounds to be dark toned; Preference for Amiga; Compatibility of Amiga with chipsets; Tips on the optimal utilization of equipments.

Provides technical advice on how to establish and manage home studio for computer graphics animators. Conversion of a room into a broadcast design studio; Choice of platform; Preference for Electric Image's animation system; Investment of cost savings to other equipments; Shift to Unix.

Provides technical advice on how to manage selling, buying, and collection of work of arts through bank's portfolio management programs. Objectivity in evaluating the art work; Frequent market research to determine price levels; Art as collateral in loans; Traditional reliance on auction catalogs; Inefficiency of catalog system; Shift to Centrox's Art Price Index online services; Results of the shift.

Provides technical advice on how to execute final art with traditional pen-and-ink or watercolor. Creation of preliminary sketches or comps; Initial gray scaling; Saving in TIFF format and bitmap conversion; Platform and software preferences; Inexpensive color presentation.

Reports on the increase of speed of entry-level Indy work station by Silicon Graphics Incorporated. Rivalry with Apple's Power Macintosh and Sun Microsystems; Retention of original in market price; Speculations on Hollywood animation stations' shift from SGI to Power Mac workstations; Lower price bar for Sun workstations.

Editorial. Opines that in every multimedia-related conference the message is always focused on the content quality of production. Abundance of multimedia tools; Increasing simplicity of multimedia authoring; Persistence of built-in limitations; Announcement of author's resignation from editorial position; Opportunity for magazine publication and freelance writing.

Presents developments on the companies for the digital graphics and multimedia industry in the United States. Liquidation of major subsidiary; product shipment to increase workstation sales; Acquisitions; Launching of strategic program; Establishment of a business outfit; Products launching.