Business on a Handshake

Jan. 8, 2009

Control systems often need to communicate with machines or components that use a different protocol. Sometimes the conversion is simple and easy to implement. Other times, the handshake can be shaky. Tell us about your biggest obstacle.

Read our article "Data Sources Learn to Shake Hands." This talks about industry machine builders helping customers' disparate control systems reconcile differences and get them to talk to each other.

Control systems often need to communicate with machines or components that use a different protocol. Sometimes the conversion is simple and easy to implement. Other times, the handshake can be shaky. Tell us about your biggest obstacle.

Read our article "Data Sources Learn to Shake Hands." This talks about industry machine builders helping customers' disparate control systems reconcile differences and get them to talk to each other.

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