Recent back issues

May 2008 -- The announcement of a system integrator and distributor membership class and an update on the new certification program.

March 2008 -- A discussion of 2008 OPC highlights, including developer conferences, training events, independent certification testing and a technical advisory council.

November 2007 -- A look back on the Foundation’s milestone events in 2007, and a look forward to continued collaborations in 2008 with IEC, MIMOSA, OMAC and ProdML groups.

August 2007 -- A review of the recent OPC Developers¹ Conference, where attendees gained detailed information on the OPC Unified Architecture (UA) specifications and upcoming deliverables.

May 2007 #2 -- The top 10 reasons you won’t want to miss this summer’s OPC UA Developers’ Conference to learn more about the OPC Unified Architecture communication technology.

May 2007 -- A discussion of next-generation OPC Unified Architecture and how OPC UA leverages the existing base of OPC solutions.

March 2007 -- Discover educational opportunities in 2007 for the automation sector to learn more about OPC technology.

November 2006 -- Learn about the importance of system security, and how security functionality has been added to the OPC UA specification.

August 2006 -- Some hot events have been sponsored by the OPC Foundation this summer, including the ongoing OPC training conference and the formal release of the OPC Unified Architecture specifications. Read about these and more in the August issue of OPConnect.

May 2006 -- Read a first-hand account of the April 24 Hannover Fair from Thomas J. Burke, president of the OPC Foundation, and improve productivity with great OPC solutions from Cyberlogic, Kepware, MatrikonOPC, Software Toolbox, ABB, Canary Labs and Integration Objects.

March 2006 -- Experience OPC's "10 years of innovation" with these user success stories from ABB, Canary Labs, Cyberlogic, Kepware, MatrikonOPC and Software Toolbox.

December 2005 -- Read highlights of the OPC Foundation's 2005 "year in review," and learn how OPC tools from MatrikonOPC, Software Toolbox, Cyberlogic, Siemens and Phoenix Contact can improve your return on assets, cut development time and minimize maintenance costs.

October 2005 -- Preview the OPC booth at the 2005 ISA Expo, learn about network security from MatrikonOPC, and read application stories from Software Toolbox and Cyberlogic.

September 2005 -- Read about the deliverables for the new OPC Unified Architecture and learn of user application successes from a range of industries, representing customers of Cyberlogic, ICONICS, Kepware, ProSoft and Software Toolbox.

July 2005 -- Get an update on the OPC working groups and the OPC Unified Architecture, and read application success stories from Cyberlogic, ICONICS, MatrikonOPC, NETCON and Software Toolbox.

May 2005 -- Read about OPC UA, Hanover Fair activities and user success stories from ABB, CAS, Matrikon and Software Toolbox.

February/March 2005 -- Learn the benefits of OPC technology and read about user application successes from Cyberlogic, Iconics, Kepware, Softing and Software Toolbox.