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FOUNDATION Fieldbus Developer Training To Be Offered During October In Austin, Texas Vendor-neutral instruction covers key aspects of Foundation technology AUSTIN, Texas, August 18, 2009 – The Fieldbus Foundation today announced it will offer Foundationfieldbus developer training during October 2009 at its headquarters in Austin, Texas. The vendor-neutral “Introduction to Foundation Fieldbus” and “Advanced Principles of Foundation Fieldbus” courses cover all key aspects of open, non-proprietary Foundation fieldbus technology. Read more... Fieldbus Foundation Announces FOUNDATION Positioner Transducer Block Final Specification New specification release supports advanced field diagnostics capabilities AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 4, 2009 — The Fieldbus Foundation has announced that its Foundation fieldbus Positioner Transducer Block final specification is now available. The new specification release supports the implementation of advanced field diagnostics capabilities benefiting end-users of Foundation fieldbus technology. Read more... FDI Project Team Achieves Development Milestones Karlsruhe, May 12th 2009 — The Steering Committee of the Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) Cooperation Team (ECT) announces, that their technical team has achieved important milestones in its effort to develop a common solution for field device integration (FDI). The FDI Project Team has successfully worked over the past 18 months to identify use cases encompassing all facets of plant operations: from start up and commissioning; to ongoing maintenance activities and plant operations. It has also drafted an architecture concept migrating participating technologies to a common device integration standard. Read more... Fieldbus Foundation Announces Copyright Agreement With PROLIST® INTERNATIONAL Fieldbus parameter names and definitions to be included in standardized device specifications AUSTIN, Texas, June 3, 2009 — The Fieldbus Foundation today announced it has signed a copyright agreement with PROLIST® INTERNATIONAL. The agreement allows PROLIST to publish Foundationfieldbus parameter names and definitions in its standardized process control device/system specifications and database. Read more... Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Operations Joins Applied Control Technology Consortium ACTC Undertakes Quantitative Evaluation of Foundation Fieldbus Control in the Field (CIF) GLASGOW, Scotland, June 2, 2009 — The Fieldbus Foundation, through its EMEA Operations, has joined the Applied Control Technology Consortium (ACTC), based in Glasgow, Scotland. ACTC is wholly owned and managed by Industrial Systems and Control Ltd., a specialised control engineering consultancy with close links with the Industrial Control Centre at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Read more... FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Developer Training To Be Offered During June At STC Brielle, The Netherlands AUSTIN, Texas, May 20, 2009 – The Fieldbus Foundation today announced it will offer Foundationfieldbus developer training during June 2009 at STC Brielle, located in the Netherlands. The vendor-neutral “Introduction to Foundation Fieldbus” and “Advanced Principles of Foundation Fieldbus” courses cover all key aspects of open, non-proprietary Foundation fieldbus technology. Read more... Fieldbus Foundation Conducts Press Briefing at Interkama 2009 HANNOVER, Germany, April 21, 2009 — The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting a press briefing at the INTERKAMA+ 2009 Trade Fair in Hannover, Germany, made the following announcements: Read more... Fieldbus Foundation Announces Updated FOUNDATION Fieldbus Host Test Kit Host testing solution has been enhanced with powerful performance features AUSTIN, Texas, April 9, 2009 – The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the release of its updated Foundation fieldbus Host Test Kit (HTK) DD Application Module (Version 1.1.0). This powerful test kit, driven by the foundation's End User Advisory Council (EUAC), includes hardware and software for testing the functionality of a fieldbus host and its conformance with the Foundation host profile specifications. Read more... Fieldbus Foundation Announces First Registered FOUNDATION Fieldbus Hosts Host registration provides new level of consistency in multi-vendor fieldbus environment AUSTIN, Texas, April 8, 2009 - The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that two initial FOUNDATION fieldbus host systems have passed its new Host Profile Registration Process. The registered hosts include Yokogawa's STARDOM™ Network-based Control System and CENTUM® VP Integrated Production Control System, and ABB's System 800xA Extended Automation Product. Read more...

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Fieldbus Foundation Seminar Attracts 100 Attendees In Baton Rouge, Louisiana First Educational Institutions Offering Certified FOUNDATION Fieldbus Training Announced Marc Van Pelt Appointed Fieldbus Foundation Corporate Secretary FOUNDATION Fieldbus Developer Training To Be Offered During May In Austin, Texas Fieldbus Foundation Conducts Press Briefing at 2009 General Assembly Fieldbus Foundation Announces 2009 North American End User Seminar Schedule Wireless Cooperation Team Marks Progress Fieldbus Foundation Announces 2009 General Assembly Keynote Speaker And End User Presentations Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF) Final Specification and Development Tools Announced Fieldbus Foundation 2009 General Assembly To Be Held in Yokohama, Japan Fieldbus Foundation Releases Updated Interoperability Test Kit FOUNDATION Fieldbus Seminar Attracts Large Crowd In China Fieldbus Foundation Announces New FOUNDATION SIF White Paper Fieldbus Foundation To Support ISA104 Demonstration At ISA EXPO 2008 In Houston Fieldbus Foundation And ISA Announce Collaborative Wireless Initiative Fieldbus Foundation Registers First H1 Fieldbus Cable Fieldbus Foundation Establishes Central and Eastern European Marketing Committee Fieldbus Foundation Releases Final Diagnostic Profiles Specification Fieldbus Foundation Releases New Device Description (DD) Enhancements Fieldbus Foundation Names DuPont Executive To Its Board Of Directors Fieldbus Foundation Releases Final Device Coupler Test Specification Fieldbus Foundation Demonstrates SIF Technology At Shell Global Solutions In Amsterdam Fieldbus Foundation Conducts Press Briefing at Interkama 2008 Fieldbus Foundation Conducts 2008 General Assembly Swedish Marketing Committee Successfully Starts 2008 Training & Marketing Schedule Choosing The Right Technology For A Digital Automation Architecture Fieldbus Foundation Establishes Swedish Marketing Committee Fieldbus Foundation CIS&B Marketing Committee Delighted With End User Seminar Fieldbus Foundation Releases Standard Temperature Transducer Block Specification Fieldbus Foundation Releases H1 Cable Test Specification Fieldbus Foundation Announces 2007-2008 Recipients Of JOG – FF Educational Scholarship Successful Fieldbus Foundation EMEA End User and Marketing Conference in London, UK Fieldbus Foundation Establishes Norwegian Marketing Committee Fieldbus Foundation, HART and PROFIBUS Organizations Launch Wireless Cooperation Team Fieldbus Foundation Releases Fieldbus End User Podcast Fieldbus Foundation Releases Host Test Kit Fieldbus Foundation Establishes Marketing Committee For CIS and Baltics Region Fieldbus Foundation General Assembly 2008 To Be Held In Antwerp, Belgium Fieldbus Foundation Outlines Technology Advancements Fieldbus Foundation Brazilian Marketing Committee Names Officers Fieldbus Foundation Announces Updated Host Profile Specification Fieldbus Foundation Establishes India Marketing Committee Fieldbus Foundation Establishes Brazilian Marketing Committee Fieldbus Foundation To Conduct Educational Seminar In Brazil Dr. Graeme Philp Elected Vice-Chairman To Fieldbus Foundation’s EMEA EAC Fieldbus Foundation Expands SIF Demonstration To Include Multiple End Users Fieldbus Foundation Delighted With Events At Interkama 2007 Fieldbus Foundation Names Pepperl+Fuchs Executive To Its Board Of Directors Fieldbus Foundation Praises Unified Device Integration Solution Fieldbus Training Centers Establish License Agreement PODCAST: FOUNDATION Technology User Insights WHITE PAPER: FOUNDATION Technology - End User Perspective on Automation Infrastructure WHITE PAPER: ARC Market Study Focuses on FOUNDATION Technology Operational Exellence New ASIC Offered For Foundation H1 Devices Fieldbus Foundation Names Wes Meger To End User Advisory Council Fieldbus Foundation Dominates Fieldbus Protocols In Process Industries Fieldbus Foundation Demonstrates Technology Advancements At Interkama 2007 Fieldbus Foundation Finalizes General Assembly Agenda Fieldbus Foundation Announces General Assembly Speakers Recipients Of James O. Gray–Fieldbus Foundation Educational Scholarship Announced Fieldbus Foundation Announces Site For 2007 General Assembly First Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Conference at Mannheim, Germany Fieldbus Foundation Announces Availability Of New Fieldbus Media Attachment Unit (MAU) ISA EXPO 2006 Press Releases Fieldbus Foundation Enhances Device Description Library Fieldbus Foundation Releases Updated HSE Test Kit End Users To Benefit From Fieldbus Foundation And NAMUR Working Group 2.6 Fieldbus Collaboration Fieldbus Foundation Launches End User Demonstration Project For Safety Instrumented Systems Fieldbus Foundation Supports ISA Committee Standardizing EDDL Technology Yokogawa Executive Shuzo Kaihori Named To Fieldbus Foundation Board Fieldbus Foundation Hosts 2nd Successful End User Council Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany Fieldbus Foundation Releases Updated Specifications Fieldbus Foundation Receives TUV Protocol Type Approval for Safety Instrumented Systems Specs