New Additions to the Signpost Site. Dates when these were added are included.

• The Exhibitions Page is being constantly updated, as is the News page.

  31/12/04

  • December 2004 News
  • The Eclipse Foundation fosters Eclipse an open platform for tool integration built by an open community of tool providers. Operating under a open source paradigm, with a common public license that provides royalty free source code and world wide redistribution rights, the eclipse platform provides tool developers with ultimate flexibility and control over their software technology.
  • ENSYS Engineering Training is a highly specialized engineering CEP-continuing education provider, based in the US, specializing in technical problem-solving training programs for the engineering industry. They are the market leader in engineering license exam preparation, and set the standard with their EIT and PE exam training programs in which users work in a structured, hands-on problem-solving environment, with unparalleled pass rates of over ninety percent.
  30/11/04
  • November 2004 News
  • Pro-4-Pro (Products for Professionals) is a multi-sector platform GIT VERLAG has created for the presentation products in these sectors: laboratory technology and biotechnology; medicine; measuring instruments, process control and automation; process technology; safety and security; packaging and logistics; Aviation.
  • BIAS Biennale Internazionale dell'Automazione e Strumentazione. (Exhibition in Milan)
  • Data Link Communications
  • Abhisam Software Private Ltd is a young startup founded by professionals working in the manufacturing industries. Abhisam provides products and solutions in the e-learning sphere. Abhisam's founders have been working in industry and training for many years before this venture and this means that Abhisam is uniquely placed to offer e-learning products and solutions to its customers.
  31/10/04
  • October 2004 News
  • The European Association of Pharma Biotechnology (EAPB) The representative and central network to promote and develop Pharma Biotechnology in Europe, linking academia, industries and regulatory bodies.
  • Electrical Business - the only publication serving the Canadian electrical industry from coast to coast.
  30/9/04
  • September 2004 News
  • Flowers of Ireland
  • Calex Mfg. Co., Inc
  • News Feeds The latest news from various sources - changes daily. 31/8/04
    • August 2004 News
    • Directory Resources Universe (DRU)
    • The Read-out signpost has now added a new Safety Page as a resource to various standards and articles as well as to some specialist companies in the field of safety.
    • A new page has been launched to review the next ISA EXPO 2004, the largest I. C. & A. show in North America which is scheduled for early October.
    • Risk or Consequences - new classifying methods may offer options in US. (InTech July 2004).
    • Process Control News is a bi-weekly newsletter from Process Controls & Instrumentation. Process Control News was developed to provide users of their web site and readers of our magazine with up-to-date product information
    • The Safety Page
    31/7/04
    • July 2004 News
    • The Ethernet University The purpose of the university is to educate the public on the benefits of deploying Industrial Ethernet in a variety of solutions for applications.
    • The Engineering Toolbox is a useful site to know it lists easy tables on risk, reliability and safety in Process Control Systems.
    • Industrialsafetytalk - the website and email newsletter for health and safety engineers and professionals.
    • If you want to learn about LCDs you could do worse than go to LCD Monitor Information where there is lots of information on this method of viewing information. This is not really a standards site but the information is useful.
    • Wireless Network Tips - "Get some advice about Wireless Network !"
    30/6/04
    • June 2004 News
    • Dataworks - Custom Software Solutions.
    • ProcessWest (CDN) A business publication for Western Canadian processors in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
    • Protecting against increasing external threats is an interesting set of pages and examples of actual events publishede by PA Consulting.
    • Data Layers, whose focus is on custom and component software and hardware design, development and consultancy, for controls and automation solutions that add value to your organisation.
    • IrelandJobs.ie "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs and Jobs!!! In fact, all the jobs in Ireland. This is what IrelandJobs.ie is all about!"
    • GarretCom an industry leader in providing cost-effective industrial Ethernet Switches, Hubs, Media Converters, Repeaters, and Transceivers for heavy duty and stressed applications, in any environment where high availability and reliability are essential.
    31/5/04
    • May 2004 News
    • - the guide to the latest products and equipment (GB)
    • My Career.com "Search thousands of fresh jobs daily - across the nation or in your neighborhood - Mostly US but also pages for other countries."
    • Belding Tank Technologies Inc one of the few that have remained committed solely to the fiberglass tank industry.
    • Automa Trade journal for Automation (Czech Republic).
    • Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) - The assocition of professionals auditing controls in the computer systems that are critical to the operations of organizations.
    30/4/04
    • April 04 News
    • The Blue Tit
    31/3/04
    • March 04 News
    • Cé muid?
    • Wer sind wir?
    • Who are we?
    • Qui sommes-nous?
    • Chi sono noi?
    • American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply.
    • SAIA-Burgess
    • ISA Automation West Review.
    • International Electrotechnical Commission.
      They publish new standards, specifications and publications in Just Published which is delivered twice a month straight to your desktop. They now have a very useful IEC Webstore where you may purchase standards and related publications.
    • Rob Hulsebos's Page has been reorganised and now lists around 360 Filedbus sites! 29/2/04
      • February News
      • PLC Automation Inc, is a technology driven company with large scale goals in the industrial automation and process controls industry. They work closely with corporate management and engineers in the field to provide development and technical expertise to any size project.
      • Birds of Ireland - an occasional series based on the definitive stamp series.
      • Online BPM, Online CRM, Online SFA This Provider of SPS - An online, integrated, and extensible solution for your CRM, BPM, SFA, project management, software change management, help desk, and other collaboration needs also has a very interesting list of links.
      • Feed Forward Publications - Your source for maintenance and engineering publications.
      31/1/04
      • January News
      • Fieldbus News 2003
      • Today's systems: Control, supervise, and secure! by Brian Ahern Verano
      • Scientific-World Jobs - Jobs in the world of science.
      • EzDatasheets.com is a site dedicated for providing essential data to all people involved in manufacturing, designing, developing, maintaining or repairing of electronic/electric/IT products or devices.
      • The International Instrumentation and Control Engineering Website(ICEWeb) Nicknamed ICE Cool and so it is!
      • Cad is Read-out ann?
      • Read-out Background
      • Wie ist Read-out
      • Lifeaciencesinfo.com
      • Where Read-out is!
      • Our Chritmas Cards(Memory intensive!)
      31/12/03
      • Additions during Year 2003
      • December News
      • Noblitt & Rueland is a leading medical device consulting firm specializing in technical FDA & ISO regulatory issues including Quality Systems, Design Control, Software, electronic recordkeeping & regulatory consulting for FDA & Internationally regulated medical industries. They have papers and publications which can be helpful in this area.
      • Feed Forward Publications - E Book Publishers of Industrial Engineering. "Best practice maintenance, reliability, engineering and manufacturing Training."
      • Job Training Systems, Inc run many short "training programs for performance & profit," including a range on Instrumentation and Control.
      • Life SciencesInfo.com a leading resource for scientific, technological and business information from IBC Life Sciences especially in the area of pharmaceutical standards like CFR Part 11.
        IBC Life Sciences has been supporting and supplying the life science industry with specialized information through its conferences and publishing products since 1987.
      • Jobs4u.ie was established in 2003. This web site is designed with the Jobseeker and Employer in mind with its ease of use and multiple capabilities.
      • Elektrotechnik Automation - "Wir schreiben Automatisierung!" (We write automation!) (A Vogel publication - Germany)
      • FDA 12 CFR 11 in a Nutshell By Tim Donaldson, Marketing Manager - Iconics Inc
      • "Safety Considerations for SCADA/DCS Attacks" by Jonathan Pollet Plant Data Technologies
      • Some changes were effected to the CFR Part 11 regulations in 2003 see FDA Regulations Impact Local Businesses on ISA's site.
      • Precisionnews.com est un site spécialisé dans la publication d'informations sur les produits de haute précision et utilisés dans les milieux de la recherche et de l'industrie. (Precisionnews.com is a website specializing in the publication of news releases about high precision technology products that are used both in research and industrial markets.)
      30/11/03
      • November 2003 News
      • Manufacturing Excellence Ireland -Report on Emerson Web Site
      • Drives & Motion Neuer Schwung fuer den Bereich Antriebs- und Steuerungstechnik.
      • MessTec Automation Publikation rund um Sensorik, Inspektionsverfahren, Messtechnik und Automatisierung.
      • Engineering Review is the only specialised technical magazine in Bulgaria.
      • Wimmer Systems offer 21CFR11 compliance solution specifically for MS Excel.
      • Publicis-Erlangen Books have a series of automation books primaraily on Siemens technology. (Language mostly German).
      • Pro-4-Pro.com Products for Professionals (D).
      • South-East European INDUSTRIAL Market is an industrial products & services journal for the South-East European countries - Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Croatia and Slovenia.
      • NuGenesis Technologies Corporation allows science-based companies, who rely on electronic data, new opportunities to generate competitive advantage, leverage innovation, and create value. They are hosts and managers of the incomparable 21CFRPart11.com Web site. Well worth a look!
      • Pharma Industry in Ireland (Article in November 2003 issue of Process Engineering.)
      • Eolas Recruitment specialise in IT and computer jobs in Dublin, Ireland offering both permanent and contract job opportunities.
      • The Process Industry Knowledge Portal has been specifically designed to contain best practice information for the process manufacturing sector, bringing the most significant and up-to-date information on the issues that will impact greatest on processes. It is to provide the insights needed to meet the challenges. It is a developement of BASF IT.
      • IEC Webstore where internationsl standards and other related publications may be purchased.
      • Manufacturing Excellence Ireland 03(Pharma)
      • ISA Expo 2003 Review
      • HazardEx is aimed at engineering managers identified as having operational responsibility for their company's hazardous areas.
        
      31/10/03

      Magazine Distribution Sooner than Later, Kill Ave, Dún Laoghaire Co Dublin

      • October 2003 News
      • ProcessingTalk.com - a web based news service.
      • The Institute of Measurement and Control. (New URL)
      • Though this is not poetry it has a certain appeal and even a familiarity which transcends national and literary boundries. It's called Boom and Bust and appeared in the August 2002 issue of Read-out.
      • ProcessingTalk - all the news from manufacturers as it happens.
      • CSPRI Cyber Security Policy & Research Institute of GWU
      • Securing your PC - Is your PC the waek link in your company's system?
      • MARHeat Inc
      • Google AdSense
      30/9/03
      • September2003 News
      • ISA Expo 2003 Review
      • Automatin UnPlugged
      • Irish Tribute.com - September 11 remembrance.
      • Irish Stamps On-line
      • 2nd Read-out Forum
      31/8/03
      • August 2003 News
      • Safety Glasses USA
      • John Shaw's interesting site provides information about process control, particularly the PID control algorithm, controller tuning, cascade control, and other topics.
      • Eastern Energy Services (EES)
        
      31/7/03
      • July 2003 News
      • AutomationWorld - "Intelligence for the business of automation".
      • Controlon.com is "an effort to develop a site which is a single stop information resource, by aggregating as much information as possible, for controls and automation professionals."
      • Ezpress Life Insurance Direct
      • Helsinki University of Technology
      • Athens Cyber Scene
      • ATE Solutiona
      • Mike Boudreaux
      • Fondón Redes y Fluidos, S.A. 
      30/6/03

      The Special Olympics! The worlds single biggest sporting event this year in Ireland!

      • June 2003 News
      • Drives & Controls 2003 Review
      • Visitors to the site by domain name and by country
      • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency within the US Department of Energy. They have become innovative in the examination and insistance in standards for cyber security in the aftermath of the increased awareness of the vulnarability of important utilities, water, electricity etc to systematic or planned attack or indeed accidental damage through the abuse of the freedoms of internet.
      • Cyber-Security - our page examining this issue and how it is affecting control systems.
      31/5/03
      • May 2003 News
      • Manufacturing Excellence 2003
      • Institute of Measurement and Control of New Zealand Inc The national body dedicated to the promotion of the theory and practice of automatic control and instrumentation in science and industry.
      • How to use the Signpost Search Engine!
      • We added a Pico Search Engine to the signpost during this month.
      • SAE International The Engineering Society For Advancing Mobility in Land Sea Air and Space.
      • Enginears is the gateway to websites and newsletters for trade organisations and professional societies in New Zealand, Australia, and Oceania that are involved in electrical and electronics technology including mechatronics, automation, and industrial networks. Every day, breaking news from global and local sources is posted to this website.
      • mtec 2003 report
      30/4/03
      • April 2003 News
      • Valve Directory - Valves, Suppliers and Manufacturers Portal.
      • Drives & Motion suppliers
      • Roker provides a series of papers which help in getting ready for FDA approval. "Will your calibration system stand up to the scrutiny of an FDA or IMB audit?"
      31/3/03
      • March 2003 News
      • Modbus Organisation Inc a non-profit organisation supporting Modbus.
      28/2/03
      • February 2003 News
      • The UK Industrial Vision Association The primary objective of the UKIVA is to promote the use of the vision technology by manufacturing industry in the UK.
      31/1/03
      • January 2003 News
      • New automation publication website has insider's view - Industrial Automation INSIDER's home page, along with the Automation Links pages which provide links to more than600 industrial automation and process control related sites, has moved to its own web site at www.iainsider.co.uk/
      • Manufacturing Ireland - a periodical for manufacturing industry in Ireland.
      31/12/02
      • December 2002 News
      • Pump Manufacturers - a free portal containing information on pump types,suppliers, manufacturers and related topics.
      • International Electrotechnical Vocabulary Need to find an electrotechnical term in English, French or German? Consult the IEV (International Electrotechnical Vocabulary) online. The IEV online offers free of charge a valuable tool to anyone whose work requires an understanding of electrotechnical terms in an international environment. As a complement to the Multilingual Dictionary on CD-ROM, this online database offers all IEV terms in English, French and German. It also provides definitions in English and French for the parts of the IEV that deal with general concepts.