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June 11, 2009 |
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Engineers as social types
Jim Cahill, marketing manager and blogger at Emerson Process Management, asks Should Engineers Be Social? This is after he introduced me to an engineer for an interview and said, "He's a social engineer. He looks at your shoes while he talks." I replied that the term "social engineer" is an oxymoron.
Actually, it's a serious subject. Previously today I posted a note about Linked In groups. These can be a valuable source of information to help engineers (and others) do their jobs. Twitter, the 140-character blogging platform, has started numerous conversations in the automation community...
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New goodies for geeks
Microsoft brings out Bing--a new search tool. There are many searches in Google that annoy me--too much gaming so that you don't get to the site you really want quickly. I've just tried Bing a few times, but so far so good...
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LinkedIn Groups
I just heard about a new Forum on LinkedIn. To be honest, I don't search for new groups there, but if you are interested in safety, join the Safety Automation Group (if you're on LinkedIn, if not, you can join that to and link back to me)...
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Firewall, VPN in a box
A press release for a new product from Phoenix Contact hit my inbox a couple of days ago, and immediately I thought this was significant enough to write up for Automation Gear. As if by fate, I visited the company yesterday and spent some time with Greg Dixson the marketing manager for that product line who took me into a deeper dive on it...
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Automation Services Market
I was a little puzzled earlier this week when I received a press release from ARC Advisory Group about the services market with a spin about today's economic climate, but the report cited 2007 numbers...
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RSTechED
This annual training event helps you learn more about the latest Rockwell Automation products and technology solutions.
Orlando, FL. June 21-26, 2009. |
REV
2009
REV 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual events addressing
the area of remote engineering and virtual instrumentation. Discuss
fundamentals, applications and experiences within the field of online
engineering.
Bridgeport, CT. June 22-25, 2009. |
NIWeek 2009
National Instruments is hosting NIWeek, the industry's premier event on graphical system design that attracts more than 3,000 of the world's brightest engineers, educators, and scientists.
Austin, TX. August 4-6, 2009. |
ISA's Marketing & Sales Summit
The 4th Annual ISA Marketing and Sales Summit will help marketing and sales executives in the automation markets meet the strategic and tactical challenges of the 21st century.
Boston, MA. Sept. 9-11, 2009. | |
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