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IT systems and COVID-19

Quality management software supplier updates IT system just in time for COVID-19

When a series of power outages caused systemic IT failure, moving to the cloud provided a solution and let the staff work from home or anywhere

Wayne Labs

June 23, 2020

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While it’s often been said that the shoemaker has no shoes for his own children, sometimes a similar thing can happen with a software company. Only in this case, InfinityQS, a supplier of data-driven enterprise quality management software, had an aging on-premises IT system, all crammed in together in the traditional “server room.”

Schneider hosts user forums

August 30, 2016

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The events will be hosted by Schneider’s industrial software, manufacturing and process automation division.

Rockwell, Cisco launch new architectures to reduce security risks

TECH FLASH

Major manufacturers’ ICSs remain vulnerable

The majority of ICS components connected to the internet are located in the United States and Europe

Jeremy Gerrard

July 13, 2016

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According to a new investigation by Kaspersky Lab, 17,042 ICS components on 13,698 different hosts exposed to the internet, likely belong to large organizations.

Manufacturing News

Putting manufacturing operations management in the cloud

June 16, 2016

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Manufacturing Operations/Management (MOM) software has long been confined to on-premises systems. But, as sensors and devices become part of the Internet of Things (IoT), MOM software applications are expected to follow the same path to cloud-based operation.

TECH FLASH

GE Digital launches global alliance program

The move brings Predix to the world’s largest developer ecosystem

Jeremy Gerrard

February 24, 2016

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The program is dedicated to building the digital industrial ecosystem.

The future of food safety is in the cloud

TECH FLASH

IoT leaders form OpenFog Consortium

The OpenFog architecture will bring seamless intelligence from the cloud to the IoT endpoints using an open, standardized approach.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 25, 2015

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The coalition is comprised of ARM, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Microsoft Corp. and the Princeton University Edge Laboratory.

Taming the âperfect stormâ of the Industrial Internet

TECH FLASH

New ‘smartbox’ launches manufacturers into IIoT

Called an industry first, Mazak, MEMEX, Inc. and Cisco unveil a launch platform for easy, secure entrance into the IIoT.

Jeremy Gerrard

October 27, 2015

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The new technology is being showcased by Mazak at the DISCOVER 2015 Technology and Education Event its North American manufacturing headquarters.

TECH FLASH

Infor to acquire GT Nexus

GT Nexus and Infor are prepared to redefine modern manufacturing with a global commerce cloud.

Jeremy Gerrard

August 25, 2015

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GT Nexus customers include adidas Group, Caterpillar, Columbia Sportswear, DHL, Home Depot, Levi Strauss & Co., Maersk, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble and UPS.

TECH FLASH

GE to launch first cloud service for industrial data

While there are plenty of data centers for consumer data, GE is deploying the first industrial-strength cloud service specifically for machine data.

Jeremy Gerrard

August 12, 2015

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GE built the new Predix Cloud using its Predix software.

Manufacturing survey finds cloud-based systems improve operations

Jeremy Gerrard

May 14, 2015

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While some consider cloud-based software to be more cost effective and efficient that its counterparts, a new survey of manufacturers found that 66 percent saw improvements in plant productivity after deploying the systems.