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OPC Foundation Announces Release of OPConnect Issue 18:  The OPC Foundation and Automation World released OPConnect Issue 18. The newsletter can be found here.

OPC Foundation To Host Training Seminar In Richmond on November 13, 2008:  The OPC Foundation will host a vendor-neutral training seminar specifically targeted at End-Users and System Integrators, in Richmond at the Marriott Richmond located at 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, Phone: 804-643-3400. The program will begin with a continental breakfast and registration at 8:00 a.m. followed by program start at 8:30 a.m. To register for this event, please click here. Hotel information and directions can be found here. [Full Story]

OPC Board of Directors' Election:  The OPC Foundation will conduct its annual Board of Directors' election during the period October 15, 2008 to December 1, 2008. Photos of the candidates for this two-year elected post and their biographical information can be found here. Ballots will be sent to all Designated Representatives by email on October 15, 2008.

OPC Foundation Survey:  The OPC Foundation is conducting a survey to help set the Foundation's strategic direction. This short survey is intended for end users and vendors of OPC Products. As part of the Survey we are collecting general company demographic information and general company OPC Usage. Please take the time to help determine the direction of the OPC Foundation over the next two years. This is your opportunity to be part of driving the vision. Please feel free to contact Thomas Burke with any questions you may have about this important survey. Please complete the survey found here: OPC Market Survey

OPC Foundation will participate in Grid-Interop November 11-13, 2008:     The OPC Foundation and some of its members will be touting the benefits of the OPC Unified Architecture as a viable solution to one of the thorniest large scale integration problems to face this generation -- the modernization of the U.S. electric system. In addition to moderating the Architecture panel session, the OPC Foundation will also participate in the NIST Industrial to Grid (I2G) workshop sessions. We encourage all automation suppliers to attend to get a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as the Smart Grid begins to take shape. More info and Registration

OPC UA Parts 1 - 8 available for final review. Expected release August 16:  The latest Release Candidate versions for Parts 1 - 8 of the OPC Unified Architecture Specification have recently been posted and are available for download and review by all OPC Foundation members.  The Technical Advisory Council has also been asked to make a final review and approve their release by August 16, 2008.  Reviewers may submit written comments (or commented versions of the docs) by sending them to UAComments_AT_opcfoundation.org.

OPC Foundation - Unleash the Power of OPC: Developing custom business and manufacturing software:  Download this and other recent Webinars. We are pleased to announce an opportunity for you to spend an informative hour with OPC and .NET experts who will show you the many ways that you can leverage OPC technology in your custom business and manufacturing software applications. Whether you are using the latest and greatest Visual Studio.NET technologies or using the time tested Visual Studio 6/VB/C++, this presentation is sure to open your eyes to how OPC can help you insure your custom applications integrate well in the OPC world.

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Latest Changes to the Website

2008-05-28	Updated OPC UA Release Candidate Specifications
	Updated Release Candidate Specifications for OPC UA Parts 3 and 5 are available for Members to download.
2008-05-10	Core Components and .NET API Update
	Updates to the Core Components, the .NET API and the associated sample code are now available. This release includes the 64-bit versions of the proxy/stubs and fixes issues that prevented .NET API applications from running on x64 systems. All redistributable binaries and installers are now signed by the OPC Foundation.
2008-04-09	SDK Update with COM DA Proxy Support
	The COM-DA Proxy has been added to the distribution. A separate MSI containing the source for the sample applications is also available.
2008-03-28	Updated OPC UA Release Candidate Specifications
	Updated Release Candidate Specifications for OPC UA Parts 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 are available for Members to download.
2007-10-29	New Version of the UA SDK Available
	This version includes the Local Discovery Server and UA TCP implementations in C# and C/C++

More website changes can be found here.

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