
Matt Hicks is the new President and CEO
Matt Hicks replaces Paul Cormier as President and CEO of Red Hat. Cormier will serve as Chairman of the company.

Matt Hicks replaces Paul Cormier as President and CEO of Red Hat. Cormier will serve as Chairman of the company.
Around 3800 meters below the surface of the sea, you can watch the Titanic disintegrate. How it rusts and how underwater creatures eat away at it. A computer scientist from Karlsruhe has now used a mission to the wreck for something completely different.

Netgear adds the Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX3000 Dual-Band Multi-Gig PoE Access Point named WAX615 to its portfolio of wireless access points.

The Profinet Remote I/O of the PFN-2000 series from Spectra are suitable for Profinet I/O applications in which, for example, a Siemens S7 or compatible PLC acts as the central control unit and in which other analog and digital signals are to be processed decentrally.
"TSN in Reality" - this is the motto of the TSN/A Conference 2022 taking place in Stuttgart on September 28-29. After two Corona-related virtual conferences in 2020 and 2021, the TSN/A Conference will once again take place as an in-person event this year.

30 years of digital mobile communications
The first cell phones, which ushered in a new era in the age of communication 30 years ago, were as heavy as a wholemeal loaf of bread. In the beginning, consumers didn't know what to do with them. But that was soon to change.
55 companies applied for the embedded award 2022. The jury nominated 16 of them. Today at 12:00 noon, Prof. Dr. Axel Sikora, Head of Jury, announced and awarded the winners in the six categories.

Deutschmann Automation has expanded the 'Unigate IC2' series and is launching the Unigate IC2 Profinet embedded solution.

The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world's largest open source software organizations, in collaboration with its Sparkplug Working Group, has now announced the launch of the Sparkplug Compatibility Program.

As part of our printed edition, we would like to share the latest supplement from the Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V. with you. Here you can find the PI magazine as an e-paper.
At the Wienerberger Group, several million measured values are sent to the cloud every day for analysis purposes and used in all areas of the company as a reference point for targeted optimization measures. A field report.

Avnu, CLPA, ODVA, OPCF and PI are cooperating to generate a standardized test plan for the emerging TSN profile IEC/IEEE 60802 for industrial automation. All the organizations will be able to test their products for conformity with the new profile.

The Fraunhofer IPT wants to help small and medium-sized companies get started with 5G. A mobile 5G test system that can be tested in the company's own production halls is intended to allay any fears.

Patents for communication technology
According to an analysis by the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), China has greatly increased its pace of innovation in digital technology. China has even overtaken the USA in digital communication technology.

Vision Components meets the numerous connector variants for the MIPI-CSI-2 interface with a range of MIPI cables and customer-specific configuration options.

According to Deutsche Messe AG, around 75,000 visitors made their way to Hannover Messe 2022. However, the trade fair was overshadowed by current crises. The next Hannover Messe is scheduled to take place again in April.

Smaller companies in particular are hit hard by product piracy, say experts. Especially as they are less likely to take action against it. It is hardly surprising that China is far ahead when it comes to counterfeiting - the following places on the counterfeit list are more striking.

For the first time in three years, the largest industry exhibition is once again being held in person. High-level politicians are also trying to instil confidence in the German economy after all the coronavirus stress. But the uncertainty cannot be smiled away.

As one of Germany's most important export sectors, the mechanical engineering industry is pinning its hopes this year on energy security and an easing of trade problems in China.

In 2020, the Hannover Messe had to be canceled due to the coronavirus. The following year, there was only a scaled-down version of the world's largest industrial exhibition with online formats. In addition to fundamental topics, this year there is a lot of crisis management.