<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 5/16/2012 4:45:55 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>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:54 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 Technical Advisory Council (What is it?)</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2011/02/28/opc-technical-advisory-council-what-is-it.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2011/02/28/opc-technical-advisory-council-what-is-it.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

OPC TAC members are considered the visionaries of our industry.
 
Membership in the OPC TAC is a privilege,  and a privilege not to be taken lightly.    Members have the unique opportunity to participate and help drive the future of the OPC technology. We are considering adding additional memb ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OPC Day Europe one week away hosted by Endress Hauser in Reinach, Switzerland</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2012/05/09/opc-day-europe-one-week-away-hosted-by-endress-hauser-in-reinach-switzerland.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2012/05/09/opc-day-europe-one-week-away-hosted-by-endress-hauser-in-reinach-switzerland.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[We are one week away from the exciting
annual OPC day Europe being hosted by my good friends at Endress Hauser.  If you have not already registered I encourage you to go to the homepage immediately and register for this exciting event as you learn the new things that we are rolling out in second qu ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/OPC in the News/default.aspx">OPC in the News</category></item><item><title>Thoughts from the Hannover Meese 2012</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2012/05/09/thoughts-from-the-hannover-meese-2012.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2012/05/09/thoughts-from-the-hannover-meese-2012.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[We had an exciting OPC Foundatioin Booth and exciting board of directors meeting in conjunction with the Hannover Messe the week of April 23, 2012.   It was neat to see so many familiar faces come by the OPC Booth and also go into the FCL Booth (where OPC was an active participant.  FCL stands for f ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:41:00 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><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/OPC in the News/default.aspx">OPC in the News</category></item><item><title>OPC : M2M and the Internet of Things</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2012/05/09/opc-m2m-and-the-internet-of-things.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2012/05/09/opc-m2m-and-the-internet-of-things.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[OPC is going to be used as part of the initiative between TIA and OPC for M2M and the Internet of Things.   This is a unique opportunity to bridge and provide a gateway for all of the information modeling activities actively being pursued in industrial automation and other related domains.   Supplie ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:34:00 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>Interoperability Workshop for OPC Foundation Members </title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2011/02/24/interoperability-workshop-for-opc-foundation-members.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2011/02/24/interoperability-workshop-for-opc-foundation-members.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
When: May 16, 2011 to May 20, 2011.
The OPC Foundation is hosting the North American Interoperability Workshop at the Marriott at McDowell Mountains resort in Scottsdale, AZ. 
This members-only event provides the necessary infrastructure for Vendors to test their OPC UA and COM-based products ag ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PTO (now called PI) celebrates Sweet 16 in Scottsdale, AZ</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2010/08/05/pto-now-called-pi-celebrates-sweet-16-in-scottsdale-az.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2010/08/05/pto-now-called-pi-celebrates-sweet-16-in-scottsdale-az.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[For some strange reason this didn't get posted.  
There's a lot of exciting things happening in the world of industrial ethernet.  PTO has now been renamed PI to really focus on the core business value of what the international organization has to offer over 1500 member companies.  PI North America ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:31:00 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>OPC UA &amp; OPC TAC Meetings March 15 - 18, 2011</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2011/02/24/opc-ua-amp-opc-tac-meetings-march-15-18-2011.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2011/02/24/opc-ua-amp-opc-tac-meetings-march-15-18-2011.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm pleased to announce that we are having a face-to-face meeting the week of March 14 hosted by Invensys in Foxboro Massachusetts.   Complete details about this event can be found linked off of the home page.  
The OPC Foundation has a Technical Advisory Council (TAC) that serves as your leaders a ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/tags/OPC in the News/default.aspx">OPC in the News</category></item><item><title>OPC UA Workshop October 18 - 21, 2010</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2010/07/22/opc-ua-workshop-october-18-21-2010.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2010/07/22/opc-ua-workshop-october-18-21-2010.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

Mark your calendars for the OPC UA workshop in Scottsdale the week of October 18
The OPC Foundation is hosting an OPC UA hands-on developer workshop that will also be held in Scottsdale Arizona the week of October 18th, 2010  that will provide the solid foundation for anyone interested in devel ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:27:00 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>OPC Foundation Certification Lab Annnouncment</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2010/07/22/opc-foundation-certification-lab-annnouncment.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2010/07/22/opc-foundation-certification-lab-annnouncment.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
I'm very excited and proud to announce that the OPC Foundation Certification Test Lab will be  opening in 5 weeks (September 1, 2010) in Scottsdale Arizona at the OPC Foundation headquarters; and to acknowledge the great work that has been going on to development of OPC UA certification tools.  Th ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:40:00 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>OPC Foundation international update</title><link>http://lists.opcfoundation.org/TomsBlog/archive/2010/07/22/opc-foundation-international-update.aspx</link><guid>/TomsBlog/archive/2010/07/22/opc-foundation-international-update.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of activities going on with respect to international awareness and recognition of the OPC technology.   I'm very excited about the work going on with IEC.   If you did not know, the OPC UA technology is currently being standardized through IEC.   Currently the first three parts of UA ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Thomas Burke</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
