Description
Book SynopsisThe Industrial Information Technology Handbook focuses on existing and emerging industrial applications of IT, and on evolving trends that are driven by the needs of companies and by industry-led consortia and organizations. Emphasizing fast growing areas that have major impacts on industrial automation and enterprise integration, the Handbook covers topics such as industrial communication technology, sensors, and embedded systems.
The book is organized into two parts. Part 1 presents material covering new and quickly evolving aspects of IT. Part 2 introduces cutting-edge areas of industrial IT.
The Handbook presents material in the form of tutorials, surveys, and technology overviews, combining fundamentals and advanced issues, with articles grouped into sections for a cohesive and comprehensive presentation. The text contains 112 contributed reports by industry experts from government, companies at the forefront of development, and some of the most renowned academic
Trade Review
"I do not hesitate to recommend this new attractive handbook to a wide audience of engineering educators, students, and engineers in industry who are interested in Industrial IT."
Industrial Electronics Society Newsletter, Vol.52, No.2, 2005
Table of ContentsFUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Computer software and web technologies. The Internet and IP networks. INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Industrial Communication Systems. The Internet, web, and IT technologies in industrial automation and design. Intelligent sensors and sensor networks. Real-Time embedded systems. Integration technologies.
