
In Leipzig for the third time
The third regional trade fair All About Automation for the region around Leipzig took place at the end of September 2017. 95 exhibitors met with trade visitors from Central Germany.
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The third regional trade fair All About Automation for the region around Leipzig took place at the end of September 2017. 95 exhibitors met with trade visitors from Central Germany.
Windows 10 is well on its way to replacing Windows CE in the near future, because the new standardized operating system has a lot of advantages, especially in IoT times. What is missing is the deterministic behavior that enables a combination with a real-time platform.

The new Simatic IPC327E Basic IPC box PC is part of the Simatic Industrial PC portfolio from Siemens. It is designed to quickly implement applications without specific requirements for certificates, increased temperature ranges or protection classes in industrial environments.

The remote maintenance software QRM+ (QNAP Remote Manager Plus) is integrated into the cloud-based IPCs of the new QGW series from ICP Germany.

The fanless Compact S industrial PCs from Syslogic are now available with an Intel Atom x7-E3950 or x5-E3930 processor (Apollo Lake I).

Cyber attacks in the 1st half of 2017
According to Kaspersky, around one in three cyberattacks on computers for industrial control systems in the first half of 2017 targeted companies in the manufacturing sector. Ransomware such as WannaCry played a major role in this.

In the video - SPS IPC Drives 2017
It will be the biggest SPS IPC Drives we have ever organized. With this statement, Mesago Managing Director Martin Roschkowski opened the press conference for SPS IPC Drives 2017. There were also conceptual innovations to announce. We were there with the camera.

HMI panels and POS/POI terminals are generally used for clearly defined applications that do not place high performance demands on the system; the focus is on immediate readiness for use and a compact and attractive design.

In the new 'Start-a-Factory' laboratory complex, Fraunhofer IZM scientists are researching the problems that repeatedly occur during product development. The main aim is to support start-ups.
With 'The Machine', Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has redeveloped computer architecture from the ground up. Computer & AUTOMATION spoke to Andreas Hausmann, Chief Technologist at HPE, about the background and possible applications of 'Memory-Driven Computing'.