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PACESETTER: INTELLEGENT TECHNOLOGY FOR PROCESS CONTROL - MATRIKON

Contents - Vol 1. Issue III

- Power Optimization
- Webcast: AM Blueprint
- OPC Conference 2005
- Statoil Press Release
- Alarm Management Workshops
- OPC Corner
- Plant Performance Test
- MatrikonOPC Conference 
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INCREASING POWER GENERATION WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

Advanced Condition Monitoring

The three key areas seeing critical success in generation 
optimization programs worldwide are Abnormal Condition Monitoring, 
Condition-Based Maintenance strategies, and Information 
Visualization Solutions.

Get this paper and find out how pacesetter power plants are 
generating more for less. 

GET THE FULL STORY:
http://www.matrikon.com/whitepapers/AdvancedConditionMonitoring_power.pdf

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WEBCAST
Tuesday
September 1, 2005
1:30 PM EDT

ALARM MANAGEMENT BLUEPRINT: 
Achieving Pacesetter Status For Your Plant

REGISTRATION AND DETAILS:
http://www.matrikon.com/news/webcast_signup.asp?WID=010905

Topics include:
 - Developing and adopting an alarm philosophy 
 - Understanding of industry standards and corporate governance 
   requirements 
 - Incorporating an alarms and events database 
 - Defining primary alarm management work processes 
 - Leveraging technology in all business areas 
 - Defining metrics for tracking 
 - Visibility and accountability 
 - Proven execution methodology 
 - Continuous improvement model 
 
Presented by:
Mike Brown, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Vice President of Technology
Matrikon

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TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL CONNECTIVITY

MatrikonOPC Conference 2005

MatrikonOPC Conference 2005 is the standards-based OPC technology 
conference of the year. This three-day event focuses on system 
interoperability, reliability, security, and simplicity. This is 
a must-attend conference for anyone interested in industrial 
connectivity, including system architects, integrators, managers, 
and end-users across all industries.

 - Leverage OPC standards-based connectivity 
 - Learn industry best practice 
 - Get tips, tricks, and troubleshooting secrets 
 - Take part in hands-on workshops 
 - Hear what's new for 2006 

CONFERENCE DETAILS:
http://www.opcug.org/

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STATOIL: DECISION SUPPORT WITH REAL-TIME WELL MONITORING

Matrikon(tm) technology to improve Statoil's monitoring of 
offshore assets 

"Matrikon's technology complements the best-practice, integrated 
operations processes that Statoil is developing," said Terje 
Schmidt, Chief Engineer for Production Technology at Statoil. 
"We are demonstrating that technology can be used to leverage 
the information of our existing infrastructure, and to distribute 
the information to multiple stakeholders along with the added 
context they require to perform their jobs." 

READ THIS PRESS RELEASE:
http://www.matrikon.com/news/showarticle.asp?ID=663

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INSTITUTIONALIZING ALARM MANAGEMENT 
Alarm Management 
Hands-on Workshops - 2005

 - Prepare your plant for new regulations. 
 - Successfully eliminate up to 75% of your alarms. 
 - Improve safety standards while reducing downtime. 
 - Learn strategies to prioritize and configure alarm settings. 
 - Reduce alarm management implementation time by 30%. 
 - Examine successful, working solutions. 

August 9 - 10, Chicago, Illinois
http://www.matrikon.com/services/training2/workshop_details.asp?ID=258

August 22 - 23, Perth, Australia
http://www.matrikon.com/services/training2/workshop_details.asp?ID=301

September 5 - 6, Melbourne, Australia 
http://www.matrikon.com/services/training2/workshop_details.asp?ID=300

September 13 - 14, Los Angeles, California 
http://www.matrikon.com/services/training2/workshop_details.asp?ID=260

September 14 - 15, St. Louis, Missouri
http://www.matrikon.com/services/training2/workshop_details.asp?ID=272

2005 Global Schedule
http://www.matrikon.com/services/training2/schedule.asp

"The information presented in this course will prove invaluable 
in helping us develop and implement an alarm management program 
for our plant." 

John Nye
Sunoco Chemicals

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OPC CORNER

Complimentary Downloads
http://www.matrikonopc.com/products/opc-downloads

White Paper - CMMS: Integrating Real-Time Information for Condition-Based Maintenance
http://www.matrikon.com/download/CMMS_Integrating_RealTime_Information_for_CBM.pdf

OPC Multimedia Tutorial
http://www.matrikonopc.com/training/opc-multimedia-tutorial/opcda_pop.html
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PLANT PERFROMANCE LEVEL

Find out the level at which your plant is performing with this
online plant survey.

TAKE PLANT TEST:
http://www.matrikon.com/mtk_minute/graphics/performancelevel.jpg
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MATRIKONOPC CONFERENCE
Houston, TX, October 16th - 18th

- Technical sessions 
- Presentations from technology experts
- Upcoming technology
- Product showcase

FIND OUT MORE:
http://www.opcug.org/
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