<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 3/11/2010 5:44:19 PM--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/TomsBlog/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=c0211cce-8c39-4786-96a6-2a5c37ce728f" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Tom's Blog</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:44:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Tom's Blog</title><url>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/_layouts/images/homepage.gif</url><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog</link></image><item><title>OPC UA: An End-User’s Perspective</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/12/02/opc-ua-an-end-user’s-perspective.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/12/02/opc-ua-an-end-user’s-perspective.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

I was encouraged by people's response to OPC UA during last week's SPS Drive Show in Germany.  It's exciting to know that vendors are working hard to release their UA products.  So I thought I would check with my friends at the OPC Training Institute (http://www.opcti.com) who work with the End- ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/Thoughts from your OPC Foundation President/default.aspx">Thoughts from your OPC Foundation President</category></item><item><title>Flying on the last flight of a retiring captain/pilot</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/11/28/flying-on-the-last-flight-of-a-retiring-captainpilot.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/11/28/flying-on-the-last-flight-of-a-retiring-captainpilot.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
The flight that I was drawn back from Germany, was the captains (pilot) last flight before he retires. Obviously the flight attendants made a big deal about the event and there were a number of stories that people told about his 25 years of flying. 
The most exciting part was after we landed, the ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/Thoughts to Ponder/default.aspx">Thoughts to Ponder</category></item><item><title>Report from SPS Drives, Nuremburg Germany November 24 - 26, 2009</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/11/28/report-from-sps-drives-nuremburg-germany-november-24-26-2009.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/11/28/report-from-sps-drives-nuremburg-germany-november-24-26-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
This week I spent in Nuremburg, Germany at the SPS Drive Show. It was a three day show going Tuesday through Thursday, November 24 through November 26. Although I missed the Thanksgiving holiday in the US on Thursday, November 26 it was definitely worth it from a professional perspective. 
The sh ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OPC UA Training for System Integrators &amp; end-users</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/11/16/opc-ua-training-for-system-integrators-amp-end-users.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/11/16/opc-ua-training-for-system-integrators-amp-end-users.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
I have been getting a lot of questions in the last several months from end-users wanting to learn about OPC UA, now that there are some very significant companies developing and shipping OPC UA products.  So I started doing some research to find training targeted towards end-users.  Most of the tr ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/OPC in the News/default.aspx">OPC in the News</category><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/Thoughts from your OPC Foundation President/default.aspx">Thoughts from your OPC Foundation President</category></item><item><title>News from the Board of Directors and Introducing Xi</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/10/28/news-from-the-board-of-directors-and-introducing-xi.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/10/28/news-from-the-board-of-directors-and-introducing-xi.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
I was in Miami recently attending an OPC Foundation Board of Directors’ meeting.  I don’t usually talk about what goes on at those, but this one is well worth my ramblings.  Some of you out there may have heard about a new interface based on Microsoft .NET, the Express Interface (Xi).  
The Board ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Where has your OPC Foundation president been lately?</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/10/10/where-has-your-opc-foundation-president-been-lately.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/10/10/where-has-your-opc-foundation-president-been-lately.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
I spent two weeks in Europe just over a week ago returning from France on Friday, October 2.   I was hesitant to say too much about the things that I did in France until I was out of the country.France was mostly business,  but my French colleague Michel Condemine and his wife Claire,  wanted to m ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/Random OPC Thoughts/default.aspx">Random OPC Thoughts</category></item><item><title>OPC UA Vendor Commitment to Certification and Quality</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/08/26/opc-ua-vendor-commitment-to-certification-and-quality.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/08/26/opc-ua-vendor-commitment-to-certification-and-quality.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

We've long believed in the importance of making sure that the OPC Foundation produces the best specifications, technology and process to enable our OPC Foundation members to build and deliver the highest quality interoperable products. The OPC Foundation initially was created with an open specif ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/Thoughts from your OPC Foundation President/default.aspx">Thoughts from your OPC Foundation President</category></item><item><title>Smart Grid SDO Workshop, Chantilly, VA August 3 - 4 2009</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/08/03/smart-grid-sdo-workshop-chantilly-va-august-3-4-2009.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/08/03/smart-grid-sdo-workshop-chantilly-va-august-3-4-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
I had the great opportunity to attend and actively participate in the Smart Grid SDO this week.  This particular workshop was hosted by NIST and EPRI,   and very well attended.   There were over 300+ people in attendance at the keynote this morning.  
The keynote speaker was Aneesh Chopra, who is ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/Thoughts from your OPC Foundation President/default.aspx">Thoughts from your OPC Foundation President</category></item><item><title>Converging Automation, Energy, and IT  ConnectivityWeek, Santa Clara, California: June 8-11, 2009</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/05/08/converging-automation-energy-and-it-connectivityweek-santa-clara-california-june-8-11-2009.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/05/08/converging-automation-energy-and-it-connectivityweek-santa-clara-california-june-8-11-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
OPC is excited to be a participant and sponsor of ConnectivityWeek. This is a very exciting opportunity for end-users and vendors to really look at the opportunities for interoperability between industrial automation and other domains inclusive of building automation, security and the smart grid.  ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 07:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EDDL &amp; FDT, Competing or Complementary?</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2009/05/06/eddl-amp-fdt-competing-or-complementary.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2009/05/06/eddl-amp-fdt-competing-or-complementary.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
There is a really great article in automation world about one of my favorite topics: EDDL &amp; FDT, Competing or Complementary?  
The link for this article can be found here:
http://www.automationworld.com/feature-5370
OPC has been actively engaged in both EDDL and FDT, and several years ago a ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>