ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" > <html> <head> <title>Connections Newsletter May 2010</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <style type="text/css"> #container p {font: 8pt Verdana, sans-serif;color:#858789;} #newsletter_title {font:13pt Verdana,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:#97989A;text-decoration:none;} #newsletter_subtitle {font:11pt Verdana,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:#E47F00;text-decoration:none;} #newsletter_subtitle a {font:9pt Verdana,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:#002D62;text-decoration:none;} #newsletter_subtitle a:hover {font:9pt Verdana,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:#E47F00;text-decoration: none;font-weight:bold;} #textnormal {font:9pt Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;} #textnormal a {font:9pt Verdana,sans-serif; color:#002D62;text-decoration: underline;font-weight:bold;} #textnormal a:hover {font:9pt Verdana,sans-serif; color:#E47F00;text-decoration: none;font-weight:bold;} #smalltext {font:8pt Verdana, sans-serif;color:#676767;} #smalltext a {font:8pt Verdana, sans-serif;color:#002D62;text-decoration: underline;font-weight:none;} #smalltext a:hover {font:8pt Verdana, sans-serif;color:#E47F00;text-decoration:none;font-weight:none;} hr {border:0;color:#D3D2D3;background-color:#D3D2D3;height:1px;text-align:left;} ul { margin-top: 0px; } </style> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table width="592" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center"> <tr> <td colspan="3"> <font style="font:21pt Verdana,sans-serif;color:#184678;text-decoration:none;"><b>Connections</b></font> </td> <td colspan="2" align="right"><!-- Change this a href link to the appropriate webpage link --><a href="http://www.matrikonopc.com?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=EN-Connections-05-04-2010" target="_blank" ClickThruID="6" IncrementField="Click_Through_6"><img src="http://www.matrikon.com/newsletters/images/connections/mtkopc_logo.JPG" width="182" height="32" alt="MatrikonOPC" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"><hr style="color: #97989A; height: 1px;" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14"></td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"> <div id="newsletter_title">May 2010</div><br> </td> <td width="14"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14"></td> <td colspan="3" align="left"> <div id="newsletter_subtitle"> <a href="#1">OPC in Action! What does OPC UA Offer for Security?</a><hr width="550"> <a href="#2">Connect with an Expert - Control Data Access</a><hr width="550"> <a href="#3">Training - Become an OPC Expert</a><hr width="550"> <a href="#4">MatrikonOPC Integrators</a><hr width="550"> <a href="#5">Come see us!</a><hr width="550"> </div><br> </td> <td width="14"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="14"></td> <td valign="top" width="282"> <a name="1"></a> <div id="newsletter_subtitle">OPC in Action! What does OPC UA Offer for Security?</div> <div id="textnormal"> One of the main features of the OPC UA specifications is built-in security. <br><br> Do you know what security options are offered by OPC UA, and what the differences might be across vendors? <br><br> <a href="http://www.matrikonopc.com/downloads/541/whitepapers/index.aspx?utm_campaign=Blast&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=EN-Connections-OPCUASecurityWhitepaper-05-04-2010" ClickThruID="7" IncrementField="Click_Through_7" target="_blank"> Find out more on how OPC UA Security might be implemented.</a> </div><br> <a name="2"></a> <div id="newsletter_subtitle">Connect with an Expert - Control Data Access</div> <div id="textnormal"> <b>Question:</b><br><br> We have an OPC server that collects important process data from our control system and sends it to the operator console. The senior management wants to be able to see some of this data on the business LAN, but I m worried about the security problems with this. What s the best way to give them the information they need without the risk? <br><br> <i>Worried in Wisconsin.</i><br><br> <b>Answer (Sean Leonard, VP of OPC):</b><br> Dear Worried: What you need is an OPC Server that allows you to set read-only permissions on select OPC items. The MatrikonOPC Security Gateway allows administrators to control who can browse, add, read and/or write to a tag on a per-user-per tag basis on any OPC DA server. It is fully compatible with MatrikonOPC Tunneller to provide secure access across corporate firewalls. <br><br> The details on implementing a secure OPC architecture can be found <a href="http://www.matrikonopc.com/products/opc-security/index.aspx?utm_campaign=Blast&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=EN-Connections-OPCSecurityLandingPage-05-04-2010" ClickThruID="8" IncrementField="Click_Through_8" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> </div><br> <a name="3"></a> <div id="newsletter_subtitle">Training - Become an OPC Expert</div> <div id="textnormal"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td id="textnormal">Learn from those who do - all our trainers have extensive on-site experience, bringing real world solutions and problems to the classroom.</td> <td align="right"><a href="http://www.matrikonopc.com/training/workshops/course-schedule.aspx?utm_campaign=Blast&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=EN-Connections-Training-05-04-2010" target="_blank" ClickThruID="9" IncrementField="Click_Through_9"><img src="http://www.matrikon.com/newsletters/images/connections/training_icon.jpg" alt="Click here for the training schedule" border="0" width="65px" height="65px"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="textnormal" colspan="2"><br>Find training in your area.<br>Click <a href="http://www.matrikonopc.com/training/workshops/course-schedule.aspx?utm_campaign=Blast&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=EN-Connections-Training-05-04-2010" ClickThruID="10" IncrementField="Click_Through_10" target="_blank">here</a> for the schedule!</td> </tr> </table> </div> <br> </td> <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" width="282"> <a name="4"></a> <div id="newsletter_subtitle">MatrikonOPC Integrators</div> <div id="textnormal"> Control system integration is a fast moving world of control system migration and multi-vendor data connectivity along with shrinking client budgets, tight schedules, and securing future projects. Successful system integrators are always on the lookout for competitive advantage, ways to provide clients better value, and additional business they can do with their clients. <br><br> The MatrikonOPC Integrator Partner Program helps system integrators transform "data connectivity" to a "business opportunity". From expert OPC support in the pre-sales, implementation, and post-implementation stages to finding more projects and helping identify additional services - the MatrikonOPC Integrator Program helps system integrators grow their businesses. <br><br> <a href="http://www.matrikonopc.com/downloads/501/datasheets/index.aspx?utm_campaign=Blast&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=EN-GPNMIP-MTKOPC-Connections-Download501-05-04-2010" ClickThruID="11" IncrementField="Click_Through_11" target="_blank"> Click here</a> to learn what the MatrikonOPC Integrator Partner Program can do for you. </div> <br> <a name="5"></a> <div id="textnormal"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><div id="newsletter_subtitle">Come see us!</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="textnormal"> ABB Automation and Power World<br> Houston, TX<br> May 18-20, 2010<br><br> AWEA 2010 Windpower<br>Conference & Exhibition<br> Dallas, Texas<br> May 23-26, 2010<br><br> <img src="http://www.matrikon.com/newsletters/images/connections/opc_foundation_charter_member.jpg" alt="" border="0" width="110px" height="62px" align="right"> OPC Foundation Seminar<br> Portland, OR<br> May 25, 2010<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td id="textnormal"><br><br> Watch us using <a href="http://twitter.com/matrikonopc" ClickThruID="12" IncrementField="Click_Through_12" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/matrikonopc" target="_blank" ClickThruID="13" IncrementField="Click_Through_13"><img src="http://www.matrikon.com/newsletters/images/connections/twitter_logo.jpg" alt="MatrikonOPC" border="0"></a> <br>or using your favorite <a href="http://matrikonopc.com/resources/feeds.aspx?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=Connections-04-06-2010" ClickThruID="14" IncrementField="Click_Through_14" target="_blank">RSS Reader</a>. <a href="http://matrikonopc.com/resources/feeds.aspx?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=Connections-04-06-2010" target="_blank" ClickThruID="15" IncrementField="Click_Through_15"><img src="http://www.matrikon.com/newsletters/images/connections/rss_logo.jpg" alt="MatrikonOPC" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <br><br> <a href="http://www.matrikonopc.com/partners/integrators.aspx?utm_campaign=Blast&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MatrikonOPC&utm_content=EN-GPNMIP-MTKOPC-Connections-MIPPage-05-04-2010" target="_blank" ClickThruID="16" IncrementField="Click_Through_16"><img src="http://www.matrikon.com/newsletters/images/connections/integrator.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td width="14"></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>