Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Sun should add networks Never one to miss an opportunity, Carl Henning over at the PTO Blog noticed my Sun Microsystems news item about doing a demo with 4 Ethernet ports and a Profibus port and suggested I let them know about Profinet developer seminars, "which works over the standard, unmodified Ethernet ports." 9:49:01 AM    comment []

Leadership changes at ABB Here is a shocking announcement, ABB CEO Fred Kindle is leaving the company due to "irreconcilable differences about how to lead the company." CFO Michel Demaré has been named interim CEO. Kindle joined the company in September 2004 and took over as President and CEO in January 2005. He oversaw a period of strong organic growth and a return to profitability at ABB. According to the statement in the release, the Board "fully supports the strategic targets announced in September 2007 and is confident in the Executive Committee's ability to drive the strategy forward." ABB just lost Dinesh Paliwal, who left to become CEO at Harmon Industries. 9:44:39 AM    comment []