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Remote Monitoring Sessions - Burbank Water and Power • SmartSynch • Telvent • Newton-Evans Research Company •                                                        Midwest Technology Ventures • ComBrio, Inc. • Jaker Engineering PC • Lantronix •                                                          Freewave Technologies • Geist Manufacturing • Telcom Italia Spa • DEHN, Inc.

Onsite Power Sessions - Mythos Solar Energy, Inc. • Smart Fuel Cell • Solarcraft, Inc. • Pentadyne Power Corp.•
                                             Power Standards Lab

Security Sessions - Wurldtech Security Technologies, Inc. • Transtector Systems • Fluidmesh • Industrial Defender, Inc. •
                                    Proxicast, LLC • AvaLAN Wireless Systems, Inc. • Waterfall Solutions Ltd. • APC by Schneider Electric •
                                    Cooper Power Systems

Remote Smart Services Sessions - EcoAxis Systems Pvt. Ltd. • nPhase

Remote Monitoring Track -

Intelligent Infrastructure Deployment Using WiFi Technology, with Cyber Security, to Deliver a Robust Broadband Monitoring and Control Network
This presentation will detail an intelligent infrastructure system that is based on a 10 Gb Cisco Ethernet Fiber installation that lifts up data from substations to a WiFi mesh network. The information travels via the local area neighborhood’s WiFi and is linked to WiFi enabled meters capable of supporting Zigbee. 

This system is being developed in order to control demand, shift load from peak periods, match load to generation and provide for ancillary services associated with load following and contingency reserve obligation to the local balancing authority. The system also provides outage data to an outage management system and associated voice response unit, as well as web applications for improved customer notification during outages. Additional benefits include isolation of inefficient buildings, distribution automation, improved system monitoring and load studies using high capacity TCP IP mesh networks with state of the art cyber security and remote meter reading and remote connect/disconnect. 

Fredric Fletcher, Assistant General Manager • Burbank Water and Power 
Henry Jones, CTO • SmartSynch
John Skog, Ensperia Digital System Integration Expert • Telvent

Trends in Substation Automation, Control Center Operations and Field Automation for the World’s
Electric Utilities
Newton-Evans Research Company will provide a synopsis of highlighted findings from the company’s major 2008 global studies of substation automation and control center SCADA operations.  Both of this year’s research studies have encompassed current issues, including cyber security for NERC CIPS compliance, communications protocol usage, and overall smart grid investment focus for utilities located in more than 50 countries. Coverage of additional remote monitoring and control functions, such as FDIR (fault detection, isolation and service restoration) being performed by electric utilities, the subject of additional research studies, will be included in the presentation.

Chuck Newton, President • Newton-Evans Research Company

Cutting Costs - Designing Your Own Custom Remote Monitoring RTU
A typical remote monitoring adapter consists of a small imbedded industrial computer, additional auxiliary I/O, and a cellular modem. Since these systems can cost upwards of $2,500, Midwest Technology Ventures partnered with a local engineering college to develop a smaller and lower cost unit, (less than $1,000) that would provide a full feature set for remotely monitoring equipment.

The system incorporates an electric module containing RF components and a processor found in a standard “smart phone” purchased from a cell phone manufacturer. The presentation will show how the module was incorporated into a circuit board and packaged to industrialize the device. Finally, the speaker will describe how students wrote software to implement Modbus communications protocols, collect data, buffer data, and transmit the data via cellular data services to a remote server.

This presentation will also cover the many issues encountered while designing and implementing the unit. These included basic RTU design needs, FCC radio requirements, and certification/compliance from cellular carriers. The before and after versions of the RTU will be displayed and the presenter will also show live monitored data from remote sites where the monitoring units are currently located. Cost comparisons, including the costs of development for the custom unit will be described.

Richard Lamb, President • Midwest Technology Ventures

Achieving Great Profits from Remote Management in the Industrial Environment
Until recently, industrial plant managers that wanted effective management and maintenance of process-oriented and discrete control systems, required direct human intervention. With the advances in embedded management of automation/process control equipment coupled with the adoption of Industrial Ethernet as the standard for SCADA, plant managers now have a different option. They can manage service plan network segments remotely and improve productivity and uptime.

In this presentation, attendees will learn about remote product service solutions that allow plant managers-to address the security issues of today’s “wired” automation world. This allows plant managers to simply, securely and accountably leverage both distributed internal resources, and third-party support services. This session will also cover how remote-based management can create opportunities for plant managers to take advantage of additional services offerings and leverage for troubleshooting or preventative maintenance.

Dave Boulos, VP of Product Management • ComBrio, Inc.

Remote Monitoring of Globally Distributed Power Generation
Jaker Engineering, PC shall demonstrate a complete strategic approach for the remote monitoring of power generation and associated energy-based systems distributed around the world. Separate, but integrated systems and businesses shall be capable of accessing integrated third-party sources through a secure database maintained by a global business service provider.

The end result of the presentation is the opportunity to assess a seamlessly integrated group of systems that can be owned and operated by individual entities and monitored by divisions and levels of access into the web-based data access and retrieval system. The basis can be used for the following systems: distributed power generation, mini refinery processes, agricultural processing, tank farm storage, electric and fuel metering and professional content.

Jack Perkins, President • Jaker Engineering, PC

Creating the “Virtual Device Network” – Enabling Secure, Reliable, Remote Access in a Locked Down, VPN and Firewall World
With more devices on the network, mangers and service organizations are looking to gain access to equipment in order to monitor product performance, diagnose part failure, trigger corrective workflows and perform service repairs. However, in order to implement an effective remote monitoring and product service solution, organizations face several challenges including accessing equipment behind firewalls and deployment issues.

For many users, current remote access solutions that require dedicated client agents, such as IPSec or SSL VPNs, are not an option. Another problem arises if the application involves remote machine communications – dedicated VPN clients are simply not available for most appliance-based devices. By creating a Virtual Device Network (VDN), managers can easily and securely manage authorized equipment behind firewalls from anywhere over the Internet. This presentation will educate attendees about the monitoring solutions available and how to leverage intelligence from networked equipment in order to increase asset uptime, service revenues and decrease mean time to repair.

Peter Deutsch, Senior Director New Business Development • Lantronix

Pipeline Integrity Automation
Energy and pipeline companies wrestle to meet stricter state and federal pipeline integrity requirements while simultaneously trying to control operating costs. Recent pipeline news have pushed corrosion and cathodic protection to front page news across the nation to the extent that the U.S. Congress and several states are working on legislation directed specifically toward cathodic protection practices. Many companies are looking to new technologies and automation for answers. Unfortunately, ever changing cell phone technologies left some companies scrambling to stay ahead of telemetry obsolescence.

The key building block to a cost effective, pipeline integrity, corrosion protection program is vital, timely monitoring and reporting of cathodic protection data from remote corrosion protection field sites to a centralized data collection system complete with automated regulatory reporting. The first step in implementing this level of automation technology exists today in the form of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition systems, or SCADA.

This presentation will focus on how SCADA can automate the monitoring of pipeline integrity and explain how Cathodic protection monitoring field devices automatically collect and report mission critical, corrosion prevention data and transmit that data back to the central SCADA system via wireless, radio modems--often using companies’ existing radio networks.

David Southern, Product Development Manager • Freewave Technologies

Remote Climate and Power Monitoring: Protecting Equipment Against Damage and Downtime
This session will cover how information technology managers can use low-cost climate and power measuring devices in order to be warned of potentially damaging conditions to critical equipment in remote locations.  Topics discussed will include the types of monitoring products available and techniques to make the deployment of these products successful.

Brian W. Adams, Major Accounts Manager • Geist Manufacturing

Remotely Monitored and Controlled AC Units Save Energy and Money at Telecom Italia Sites: A Case StudyTypically at base transceiver and radio station sites 50 percent of the power expenditure comes from the air conditioning systems. This case study presentation will describe a solution adopted by Telecom Italia that addressed the need of power consumption at these sites. The results were reduced power consumption, fewer costs, and less environmental impact.

The system itself detects and transmits the power information and its climatic correlation. The site manager can then apply certain power saving and administrative strategies in order save energy while also keep the site up and running.

Fabio Pizzuti • Telecom Italia Spa

Maintaining System Reliability in a Lightning Risk Environment
Remote locations are inherently exposed to adverse environmental conditions that affect system reliability. Electrical systems - both power sources and signal, measurement and control systems - are candidates to be affected by direct or indirect affects of lightning, or internally generated surges.

Transient imposed on electrical systems can result in immediate and apparent catastrophic failure, component failure or more subtle miss-operations, erroneous signaling or premature component/equipment failures. The proper application of the correct lightning and surge protection devices can manage these transients so as to maintain system reliability even in the most adverse conditions.

Rob Schlesinger, P.E • DEHN, Inc.

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Remote Networking Track -

Design and Implementation of the Optimal AMI Communications Networks
The presentation will present an overview and description of different communication technology choices which are available for utilities to implement AMI and additional Smart Grid applications. It will describe models for each of these technology's performance, and based on these models will analyze the different technologies' ability to meet utilities' performance requirements. It will conclude with guidelines for utilities on the design and implementation of the optimal AMI and Smart Grid communication network for their needs.

Oded Hadass, Director, Product Management • MainNet Communications

Smart Wireless Communications for SCADA Operations
One of the country’s largest electric generation and transmission cooperatives makes the decision to replace its aging communications infrastructure with a real-time broadband communications platform.  In order to replace a patchwork of analog systems with a single converged communications backbone that offers high-bandwidth, low-latency, security, operational efficiency and the ability to remain “always on” in the most rural and remote parts of the country, the coop selected a wireless carrier which provides access to the 700 MHz spectrum.  The speaker will discuss how an electric grid was transformed into a “smart grid” through the implementation of a standards-based, frequency protected, high speed and routable IP network.

John Rasweiler, VP of Engineering and Network Operations • Arcadian Networks

Where is the Next Hop for Advance Metering Infrastructure
The speech will provide illustrations and understanding of market trends and market setters. An insight will be provided with a high level view of interoperable convergence events, and how to manage product launch timelines taking full competitive advantage of those events, i.e. FCC rule changes, Government Homeland Security and municipality product requirements.

Also included will be an expanded technology overview that will demonstrate how aligned business and technology strategies accelerate market opportunities for personal and commercial informational management systems using wireless mesh networking systems for utility applications. Another key message will b,e “it’s not about smart radio devices anymore, It’s about intelligent inter/outer-operable networks” and the new eco-delivery services opportunities they will create.

David Petite, President • Intus IQ

Ensuring Constant Connectivity and Secure Access to Remote Locations
SCADA operators face unique challenges with regards to accessing, managing and securing networks and the distributed IT infrastructure connected to them. Remote locations such as offshore oil rigs or unmanned substations, and the underlying performance monitoring systems such as SCADA, are increasingly being connected and integrated with IP-based networks. This is placing greater performance, security and availability requirements on the network and communication systems, especially at remote locations.

With these challenges, how can today’s SCADA operators increase their overall network service availability and security while also reducing the costs and risks of supporting remote locations? This session will introduce how new secure remote management solutions can minimize the communications, security and support challenges of managing remote locations and systems, including SCADA equipment. Attendees will learn how these solutions overcome the limitations of traditional remote access and monitoring tools to deliver the active, secure management required to manage remote and distributed infrastructures, including the communications equipment supporting SCADA devices.

Barry Cox, Chief Technology Officer • Uplogix

A Standard Tug of War 
This session will cover the complexities of establishing a wireless standard for commercial and industrial environments. It will explore what polarizes parties, what creates consensus and what are the missing pieces.  It will site the example of the ISA SP100 versus Wireless HART standards as a case study, and how some key players are working to bridge the divide.

This session will allow its participants to express their own experiences around a fractured model, unique topologies whereby no one solution fits all needs, yet all solutions needing one standard is becoming a recipe for inertia. The presentation will introduce what resources are available to enable a brain trust between the supply side and the demand side to improve the communication and assimilation of relevant information. It’s a “don’t miss” opportunity to get clear on the state of wireless in the industrial and commercial.

Keith Sciulli, CEO • Xaox Inc.

The Best Practices to Deploy a Reliable Microwave Network
This presentation will give a brief overview of planning, design, and implementation of microwave point-to-point systems. Presenter will cover and discuss common misconceptions about microwave communications and share his experience regarding requirements for the deployment of the reliable microwave networks and their application for utilities. Importance of detailed site and path surveys and careful application of the sound microwave engineering methods will be discussed. Engineering design methods and models, as well as their future development in light of the new wireless technologies and Ethernet transport, will be addressed and discussed as well.

Since the author/presenter of this tutorial is not affiliated with any network operator or equipment manufacturer, he can give a very realistic and unbiased picture of the developments in the microwave networks and systems.

Harvey Lehpamer, MSEE, Senior Transmission Engineer • Communication Infrastructure Corp.

The ISA100 Standard - Characteristics and Benefits of the Standard, Latest Developments, and Progress
Standardization is critical in overcoming key hurdles - including security, interoperability and reliability - and eliminating potential for any end user confusion and hesitation surrounding implementation. Without standardization, uncoordinated transmissions over the same frequency, at the same time, and in the same area, leads to congestion and interference, creating a losing proposition for everyone.

ISA100.11a, the first release of the standard, is being developed to create uniformity into industrial wireless communications for non-critical applications. The goal of this standard is to foster peaceful coexistence, end niche application implementation, and usher in the widespread plant adoption rates that have been anticipated in the marketplace for years.

During this presentation, the architectural characteristics and user benefits of the ISA100 standard will be discussed as well as the latest progress and developments.

Paul Sereiko, President & CEO • AirSprite Technologies

Leveraging the ZigBee Wireless Standard for AMI Networks
This session will offer a unique perspective on the successes, pitfalls, opportunities and challenges present in AMI systems today. It will draw on the cumulative experience of actual real-world in-home and around-the-neighborhood deployments. Utilities, regulators and metering equipment suppliers will leave this session with a better understanding of how to leverage ZigBee standard technology for successful AMI / HAN projects.

Bob Gohn, Vice President • Ember Corp.

For the end user this means that for the first time they will be able to seamlessly and transparently roam at affordable rates between cellular and satellite networks anywhere throughout North America. In addition, the ATC-network will enable a wide range of consumer telematics services including vehicle security, infotainment and remote diagnostics, unique multicasting applications, as well as Web-based content and mobile broadband services.

Vijay Venkateswaran, VP, New Product Development & Management • Mobile Satellite Ventures

When in Roaming: No longer do as the "Roamers Do"
February brought us the shutdown of analog cellular networks, cutting cell service to many rural and remote locations. Today, as more businesses become dependant on instant data and voice access, the need for a bridge to new technologies has never been greater. Remote and temporary office locations demand access to the 3G revolution in a way that is both cost-efficient and low maintenance. This session will explore new technology that enables wireless connectivity in rural areas, from the eyes of people who make it possible.

Joe Beatty, Presidnt and CEO • Telular Corp.

Realizing High ROI with Wireless Energy Management Systems
Energy management is more important than ever, as energy prices grow, along with anticipated stricter greenhouse gas emissions regulations. Yet implementing an energy management system can be prohibitively costly for an existing building. Retrofits can drag on for months and involve significant capital expenditures, making returns on investment slow to realize. Wireless energy management systems address these concerns head-on: they’re quick to deploy and cost a fraction of a wired deployment. The returns on investment are nearly immediate: a basic wireless EMS can pay for itself within a fiscal year. We’ll look at the ROI for wireless energy management installations for a variety of different types of facilities, providing specific examples based on our own experiences. We’ll also look at carbon emissions savings for each installation.  

Dave Craven, VP of Sales & Business Development • Spinwave Systems, Inc.

Reducing Costs and Increasing Efficiency Through Analog to Digital Migration
By upgrading from analog dataloggers to digital intelligent modems in its energy efficiency programs, Progress Energy Florida (PEF) has eliminated the exorbitant cost of landline installation and usage fees and added the ability to re-use its devices with a portable wireless solution installed in more than 80 percent of participating customer homes. The addition of RJ-11 IP Gateways enables seamless migration from analog to digital cellular data networks, preventing the need for PEF to replace legacy infrastructure. This presentation will cover the process PEF went through to attain these results.

Andy James, Director of Sales • Sierra Wireless

Wireless Sensors Networks Enable Remote Monitoring with no Network Wiring or Power Supplies
This presentation will describe the different wireless sense and control standards available on the market today such as ZigBee, ISA-100 and Wireless HART. It will investigate the use cases behind them and will describe their strengths and limitations. It will furthermore discuss the ability of wireless sensor application to use energy harvested from the environment as a power supply. Lastly the session will cover a high-level overview that both integrators and solution providers can use when starting their search for a wireless technology that best meets their needs.

Barry Blount, Director of Business Development • GreenPeak

The Smart Energy Grid: Driving Radical new Requirements for Remote Monitoring Networks
Many contributing factors have shaped the utility and energy industry up until now. However, as Smart Grid, AMI/AMR and demand response practices continue to gain momentum, the demands on network communications will drive new capabilities and business models.  The availability of wireless networks that can meet these challenges will be required for the utilities to achieve their goal of turning inadequate energy supplies into excess reserves, conserve resources, defer new generation and realize pricing optimization on both the wholesale and retail market fronts. In this presentation you will learn how AMI/AMR and demand response are reshaping the market and creating new opportunities for utilities, devices and network providers.

Chris Purpura, Senior Vice President of Marketing • Aeris Communications

Incorporating Wireless Measurements with Wired Data Acquisition Systems
Everyone is talking about wireless in test, measurement and control industries. The benefits provided by wireless are enticing – reduced cabling costs, distributed measurements and intelligent networks. Wireless will no doubt play a significant role shaping future measurement systems; but exactly what roll and how? This session considers many questions on the minds of engineers interested in using wireless technologies to improve, replace, or complement existing wired systems.

Jared Aho, Data Acquisition Product Manager • National Instruments

Turning the Corner with M2M: The Evolution of Wireless for Remote Monitoring and Control
As remote monitor and control mechanisms are relied upon more and more to increase efficiency, industry segments across the board need to know how they can leverage “Pervasive Intelligence” to make more informed decisions based on accurate, real-time data. From more effectively anticipating, identifying and fixing problems to gaining cost savings from energy efficiency, reduced peak demands or protecting perishable inventory, this presentation will discuss how wireless networks are evolving to address increasing demand for remote monitoring functionality. The conversation will also explore how wireless networks can provide maximum flexibility and best price-performance to support unpredictable levels of data transmission.

Alex Brisbourne, President & COO • KORE Telematics

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Onsite Power Track -

Remote Monitoring for Large Scale Renewable Energy Systems
Without remote monitoring, technicians must visit every renewable energy installation, visually verify battery power and ensure the data points on the charge controller are correct.  The technician also inspects for other damage all of which can be costly for a large scale deployment which might be located in a remote or dangerous part of the world.

This presentation will review requirements and issues for remote monitoring of large scale renewable energy deployments that are challenged by being off the grid.  We will also review the latest features provided by software solutions including wireless bi-directional communication with charge controllers, on-demand reporting and real-time alerts.  Finally, real world uses for this software will be reviewed. 

Laura Linser, Chairwoman & CEO • Mythos Solar Energy, Inc.

The New Alternative: Direct Methanol Fuel Cells for Remote Power
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells provide a reliable, low-maintenance power source for remote-monitoring and data-collection systems that give operators a proven system to replace standard battery-powered systems, noisy generators and conventional solar systems that are unreliable in bad weather. These systems, in use by military and industrial customers in North America and Europe, also can be used as a stand-alone power source or in hybrid combination with solar cells. One application: early-warning forest-fire protection, e.g. California and Germany.

Dr. Peter Podesser, CEO • Smart Fuel Cell

The Ten Commandments of Solar Design
This slightly humorous session will guide engineers and other professionals through the proper design sequence when building a remote solar power system. It's often difficult for a professional to find the time to study all the parameters of good solar design, and when talking to vendors, he/she may find themselves getting conflicting information.

The class will touch on the following aspects of reliable solar design: gathering accurate load information, understanding the site and the consequences of shading, dealing with theft and vandalism, proper battery bank sizing, considerations for controls and monitoring, system grounding, the ravages of time, considering the worst case scenario, design for long term reliability and selecting a vendor.

All class participants will receive a professional quality compass, essential for proper sitting, and the author will also offer a humorous disclaimer for any participants who may not abide by the other Ten Commandments.

Kevin Conlin, Vice President • Solarcraft, Inc.

Flywheel Technology Provides Energy Efficient and Sustainable Back-up Power
This presentation will highlight the sustainability, energy efficiency and cost savings of modern UPS energy storage in lieu of the environmentally hostile norm of using short-lived lead-acid batteries that have to be disposed of and replaced every three to four years or less.

Bill Vassallo, Director of Sales • Pentadyne Power Corp.

Ultra Low-Cost Power Quality and Energy Measurement Technology
Traditionally, power quality instruments have been complex and expensive – often several thousand US dollars. Remarkably, in the last few years, all of these costs have been driven down simultaneously. In addition, the implementation of IEC 61000-4-30 has a huge impact. It’s an excellent standard that ensures that all compliant power quality instruments, regardless of manufacturer, will produce the same results when connected to the same signal.

This session will describe the technologies in a new, ultra-low-cost power quality instrument, and explains new ways how to communicate power quality data back to the user, and why the costs are so low. The development uses technologies from several fields that have not previously been related to power quality, including digital cameras, power-over-ethernet, mobile phones, and submarine sonar systems.

Alex McEachern, President • Power Standards Lab

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Security Track -

Technical Network Security Assessments:  Understanding Your Vulnerabilities
How can asset owners make sense of the veritable flood of security solutions and solution providers available today?  There really is no question, process control environments are at risk today, and nearly every asset owner has realized the need to implement solid security solutions in their own environment.  But with such a wide array of solutions available, confusing risk data, and dealing with challenging problems such an integration and protection of legacy systems, it is easy to not see the forest for the trees, leaving significant gaps in overall risk protection strategies. 

This presentation begins with a case study of a recent security evaluation where previous assessors missed significant technical risk to the process control environment, why they missed it, and why the latest team was successful in uncovering previously unrealized risks.   It then tours through techniques used by today’s competent assessors to properly enumerate, document, and then reduce risk in process control environments.  Asset owners, integrators, vendors, or other service providers can all potentially benefit from this presentation that exposes why so many of today’s assessment practices fail, and how to prevent this in your own environment or customer base.

Dr. Nate Kube, Co-founder & CTO • Wurldtech Security Technologies

Power Quality Considerations for Security Systems
Reliable operation of security systems is essential to protect company assets and ensure human safety. Episodic equipment malfunctions plague security systems and compromise system integrity. These malfunctions can be related to the power quality environment. As data and communication equipment become more electronically sophisticated they demand a higher quality electrical environment to ensure optimal performance and uninterrupted operation. To resolve common power quality problems that can cause equipment malfunction and damage, it is crucial to understand the electrical sensitivity of various elements of a security system, best practices for a proper grounding system, and fundamentals of quality surge protection devices.

Jay Adams, Applications Engineer • Transtector Systems

Wireless Mesh for Industrial and Security Applications
Wireless mesh is a powerful concept that allows a brand new approach in the design of industrial wireless and security systems. Mesh architecture has been studied for a long time in academia but only recently applications of commercial mesh technology emerged. Mesh-based wireless industrial systems are becoming very successful due to the incredible advantages that the mesh topology offers in terms of flexibility and reliability compared to traditional point-to-point solutions. Based on advanced algorithms, every unit in a mesh network optimizes transmission through the optimal path, performing “intelligent” routing of packets in real time. The routing algorithm identifies low-quality links routing packets around sources of interference. The presentation will go over real case studies of mesh based systems for industrial seaports, airports and Oil & Gas facilities.

Cosimo Malesci, Co-Founder • Fluidmesh

Defense in Depth: Cyber Security Protection for Critical Infrastructure Industries
This session highlights the specific uniqueness of process control/SCADA network security versus traditional enterprise security while offering customers facing the challenge of securing these assets with a roadmap to the successful creation of a unified security strategy.  The discussion focuses on specific approaches to assessing and measuring risk, a defense in depth risk mitigation technology strategy using technology specifically designed to address the challenges of securing process control/SCADA systems and finally available solutions where clients can leverage the benefits of outsourcing security management while retaining the control of in sourcing and hence never relinquishing responsibility of these mission critical process control/SCADA systems.

Todd Nicholson, Chief Marketing Officer • Industrial Defender Inc.

Naked on the Internet: Securing Remote Cellular Data Communications
Security concerns are often overlooked when deploying remote communications using the increasing popular carrier-based cellular broadband data networks.  Unlike analog telephone or point-to-point radio links, cellular data services expose remote equipment to all of the threats that are pervasive on the public Internet such as hackers, service attacks and viruses.  Improperly secured cellular connections can not only compromise remote sites and data, but can also provide a “back-door” into secure corporate networks.  This presentation explores common myths, misconceptions and vendor half-truths about the need for implementing enterprise-class security for all remote cellular data communications.

Kevin J. Weaver, CTO • Proxicast

The Business Case for Wireless IP-Based Door / Gate Access Control Solutions
Much attention has been paid to the development and deployment of IP-based video surveillance systems.  However, the rate of adoption has been slowed in part by the heavy bandwidth consumption of video streams, and their resulting adverse impact on the network. 

Meanwhile, unhindered by these restraints, manufacturers of relatively low data-rate access control systems have been gradually introducing network-based offerings of their own.  The idea is to take advantage of the TCP/IP communication platform, without the drawback of using large amounts of bandwidth. The IP network is also relatively affordable to deploy and universally understood.

However, in many cases, a wire-line network connection is not readily available at all of the locations where access control points may be required.  Very few buildings include network connections (RJ-45 ports) at their doors and gates.  As a result, wireless technologies are increasingly being considered to deploy these Ethernet-based edge devices. This paper will explore the factors to consider when designing and deploying a wireless Ethernet-based access control system.

Ray Shilling, Vice President of Sales & Marketing • AvaLAN Wireless Systems

Physically Secure and Foolproof Connectivity – A Novel Practical Approach to Cyber Security
The growing trend of remote monitoring brings with it serious threats: the communication networks enabling the remote monitoring activities may be used for malicious activities such as online attacks and data theft, incurring huge damages. The need to provide effective cyber protection for remote monitoring infrastructure and applications is evident, considering the stakes and risks involved in a successful attack on a major remotely monitored facility or system. A novel high-grade cyber-security approach using a strictly unidirectional secure link is presented. The basic underlying technology is explained, and the different practical applications of this technology will be expounded upon.

Avner Turniansky, Director of Product Marketing • Waterfall Solutions ltd.

Employing Physical Threat Management Techniques to Increase Data Center and Network Closet Security
Traditional methodologies for monitoring the data center environment are no longer sufficient. With technologies such as blade servers driving up cooling demands and regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley driving up data security requirements, the physical environment in the data center must be watched more closely. While well understood protocols exist for monitoring physical devices such as UPS systems, computer room air conditioners, and fire suppression systems, there is a class of distributed monitoring points that is often ignored. This session will discuss the trends in physical threat management techniques specifically geared toward these issues.

Michael R. Zlatic, Senior Product Manager • APC by Schneider Electric

Applying an Isolation Device to your Rotating Equipment
As seen in recent published news reports via major media outlets, the need to protect high value and long lead-time rotating equipment (generators, motors, etc.) from unwanted or unauthorized manipulation of existing digital protective devices or systems is considered a significant cyber security issue. This presentation discusses an existing system protection gap on rotating equipment, how an isolation device can help to prevent exploitation of this gap, and how this solution can be applied to in-depth defense strategies already in place.

Richard Hein, Global Product Director, Intelligent Electronic Devices • Cooper Power Systems

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Remote Smart Services Track -

Smart Service Solution for OEM After Sales Service Process Re-engineering
This presentation is about Automated Solutions for reengineering of OEM after sales service process to provide compelling value to all stakeholders. These solutions address field service needs and challenges of OEM Manufacturers, OEM Service Engineers and the OEM End Users. It presents a new and more pertinent view of traditional CRM solutions in form of an “Outside-In” approach as opposed to the traditional “Inside-Out” approach. This “Outside-In” approach of the solution is driven by the customer and empowers the OEM to provide efficient & effective after sales service thus getting a quantum leap in customer satisfaction levels.

Prasad Sant, Vice President – M2M Business Unit • EcoAxis Systems Pvt. Ltd.

The Art of Smart Services:  Building the Business Case
A “perfect economic storm” is occurring today in aftermarket product service, fueled on the demand side by asset owner/operators requiring unprecedented levels of asset uptime, reliability, availability, and output; and on the supply side by manufacturers facing increasing commoditization and competition on the product side of their businesses.  To compete, leading product companies are developing new revenue streams derived from post-sales service offerings, and are strengthening their brand image based on customer service and satisfaction. OEMs that manufacture everything from jet engines to photocopiers are thinking and acting more strategically about product quality and performance over the entire product lifecycle, these are Smart Services.  This detailed presentation analyzes real applications of Smart Services from best-in-class OEMs like ABB, John Deere, Gardner Denver, Siemens.

Mark Vigoroso Chief Services Strategist • nPhase, a QUALCOMM business