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ContentsVolume 11, Issue 1Editor & Publisher, David WebsterDirector of Content, Shannon GivenAssociate Editors, Nick DepperschmidtHeather KrierManager of Administration &Customer Service, Marsha GrilloFulfillment Services & CirculationMarc Vang, Ross WebsterDirector of Sales, Jessi AlbersAdvertising, Sales & MarketingLaura Mayo, Jeremy Fleming,Jennifer Graham, Sue HannebrinkProductionJulie Hammond, Production ManagerJulie Williams, Office ManagerREMOTE SITE & EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENTmagazine (ISSN #1535-0347) is a publicationof Webcom Communications Corp. Subscriptionprice for one year (six issues) is freefor qualified subscribers, $44 in the US fornon-qualified subscribers; $60 in all othercountries. Single copies are $20 each. Backissues are available. Payment must be made inUS funds in order to process the order. Directall subscription inquiries, orders and addresschanges to Fulfillment Services.Photocopy Rights: Permission to photocopyfor internal or personal use, or the internal orpersonal use of specific clients is granted byREMOTE SITE & EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENTfor users through Copyright Clearance Center,provided that the base fee of $2.50 per copyof the article, plus $1.00 per page is paiddirectly to the Copyright Clearance Center,222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923USA (508) 750-8400. For government and/or classroom use, the Copyright ClearanceCenter should be contacted. The rate forthis is 3 cents per page. Please specify ISSN #1535-0347.Reprints: For reprint requests contact WebcomCommunications at 800-803-9488 x.111 orNickd@infowebcom.com© Copyright 2011 Webcom CommunicationsCorp. Material in this publication may notbe reproduced in any form without writtenpermission. Requests for permission should bedirected to the customer service manager.www.RemoteMagazine.comEditor’s NoteIn any given issue of Remote Magazineyou’ll likely find information on the newestand greatest technology advancements in thefields of remote site monitoring and control.The advent of faster and more reliabilitycommunications has made advances such assmarter grids, facilities and pipeline infrastructurepossible. However, it also leavesmanagers with massive amounts of data tostore and discern.Now that you’re collecting all of this data,the problem is where do you store it? Tohelp ICP DAS has contributed an article onselecting database technology for better dataanalysis and control. It provides some usefulinformation on the different types of databasetechnology currently available. You can findit on page 6.For 2011 we’re also working on bringingour readers more information on applicationsin the remote industry. On page 8 we have apiece on how a major European oil pipelinecompany designed and picked a new SCADAsystem. Additionally, Paul Merrcier fromPhoenix Contact has written an article on howthe Rancho Santa Fe Irrigation District andPendleton Air Force Base leveraged wirelessfor their new SCADA and telemetry systems.You can find that on page 16.Also be sure to check out our Remote 2011Conference information on page 27.Nick Depperschmidt, Associate EditorNickd@infowebcom.comEditor’s Choice4 The Best of Remote | 711 HPW Working on Device to Remotely Monitor Health in the Field5 The Best of Remote | Survalent Technology Releases MultiSpeak AMR Interface to SCADASCADA6 Feature | Selecting Database Technology for Real-Time Analysis and Controlby Maria Lemone, Technical Sales Engineer, ICP DAS USA, Inc.8 Feature | Major European Oil Pipeline Company Deploys New SCADA Controllersby Can Kabalak, SPP Engineering, Control Microsystems’ Distributor10 Feature | SCADA Innovation Begins Nowby Samuel Sciacca, CEO, CG Automation Systems USA12 New Products & Services | Enhanced Process Control Solution From GE Puts Power, WaterAnd Oil & Gas Customers In ControlNetworking16 Feature | Wireless Helps Municipal and Military Agencies Hang-Up on Hardwire Circuitsby Paul Mercier, Manager of Business Development, Phoenix Contact, Inc.18 New Products & Services | eDevice Introduces New Network Converter forM2M Applications21 New Products & Services | Lantronix Launches ManageLinx 3.0 to Extend the Reach ofCloud Computing to Virtually Any DeviceSecurity22 Feature | Remote Site Security: Protecting Critical Infrastructure & Key Resourcesby Jason Benedict, Marketing Manager, Iveda Solutions24 New Products & Services | Longwatch Introduces XLP Low Power Video SurveillanceSystem for Remote AreasOnsite Power26 New Products & Services | Nextreme’s eTEG HV37 Advances Energy Harvesting forSelf-powered Distributed Sensors and Sensor NetworksDepartments28 Industry News | Hart Communication Foundation Releases HART 7 Update30 Calendar of Events | Conferences, Industry Events and Symposiums31 Advertiser Index | Connect with Remote Magazine’s AdvertisersRemote Site & Equipment Management February/March 2011 3