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Getting real-time control on the plant floor: flexible infrastructure can be scaled for local or enterprise wide use.

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| October 01, 2002 | Clark, James F. | COPYRIGHT 2002 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Many equipment suppliers today are promoting "open" systems, touting that their systems are designed around "standards" and claiming that those systems can be "seamlessly integrated" into existing infrastructure. Unfortunately, many facility managers have found that supposedly open systems don't provide the interoperability they expect. A greater understanding of the goals, driving forces, and advantages of open-architecture networks would help facility managers find a system that provides the greatest benefits to them. Those benefits flow to building owners as well, in the form of a greater return on investment.

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