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ISA100 Wireless Standard Gains Final IEC Approval
The International Society of Automation (ISA) says that ANSI/ISA-100.11a-2011, "Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation: Process Control and Related Applications," has been unanimously approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as an international standard and will be
A Look to the Future of Wearable Computers
A decade ago there was little demand for smartphones. Even as technology developed to the point where smartphones and tablets could be mass produced, the market was limited to early adopters and developers. Apple changed that when it introduced the iPhone, an attractive and easy-to-use product that
Cloud Computing Testbeds Receive NSF Funding
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced two $10 million projects to create cloud computing testbeds--called "Chameleon" and "CloudLab"--that will enable academic researchers to develop and experiment with cloud architectures and pursue architecturally-enabled applications of cloud
Gas Meter Conversion Ramps Up as British Gas Taps Elster
Elster recently said that it had been selected by British Gas as the primary provider of gas metering for its higher energy-consuming business customers. The agreement will see Elster provide up to 100,000 communicating commercial and industrial (C&I) smart meters over the next three years as