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Welcome to our Fall issue of the Cisco Connected Manufacturing newsletter, offering the latest news
and trends in the constantly evolving manufacturing industry. These articles and resources highlight
innovative concepts that can help manufacturers tackle some of the industry's most imperative issues.
We hope you find them helpful.
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Upcoming Events
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Houston, Texas, Nov. 13-14,
2013
More Information
Data in Motion: The Next Frontier for
Manufacturers
With ever-greater volumes of machine-to-machine, person-to-machine, and
person-to-person data being captured and analyzed, manufacturers have
the opportunity to lower costs, increase profits, and gather valuable
insights. Bob Dean, Executive Director, Americas manufacturing industry,
at Cisco, discusses how you can take advantage of that opportunity.
Read the full article here
Frost & Sullivan Honors Cisco Manufacturing
Get Connected
Cisco will receive the 2013 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer
Value Enhancement, in recognition for seamlessly connected enterprise
collaboration solutions that aid efficiency and optimization across industrial
verticals. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company that
has demonstrated excellence in implementing strategies that proactively
create value for its customers, with a focus on improving the return on the
investment that customers make in its services or products.
View the full award announcement
Connectivity Enabling Smart Manufacturing
Recently, Design News discussed how the push to achieve more intelligent,
integrated manufacturing is putting a strong focus on networking and
connectivity as key enabling technologies.
Read more here

2. Archives
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Issue 1
Bridging the Plant-to-Enterprise Security Gap
The disconnect between the enterprise and the plant has long been a
handicap for manufacturers and utilities. But it is finally being bridged
through a unique collaboration between Rockwell Automation and Cisco
Systems.
Read the full article here
Collaboration in Manufacturing: Making the
Remote Expert Local
As companies become increasingly global and distributed, talent is
becoming dispersed. Older workers are retiring, and there are not enough
trained individuals to take their place. As a result, collaboration tools and
processes have become more important. They can support teamwork,
accelerate problem solving, and reduce time and travel costs. Register to
download the Aberdeen Group white paper, and find out how to optimize
your most valuable human resources.
Download the white paper from Aberdeen Group
New Resource for Automotive
Automotive manufacturers and suppliers to this industry are looking for
ways to improve efficiency, collaboration, and innovation.
Find out how Cisco can help
IT and OT: Bridging the Divide
For many manufacturers, the need for IP-based technologies in the plant
floor is driving IT into areas that have been traditionally separated from
controls engineering or OT. This article explores how and why the
convergence of IT and OT is growing and discusses some best practices
and trends.
Read the full article here