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The Sage Advisor - Fall 2020
Volume 30, Issue 1
- GeoSCADA 2020 Releases with Major Upgrades & New Features
- Sage Designs is pleased to inform our customers of the release of GeoSCADA 2020, a major update to Schneider Electric GeoSCADA (formerly ClearSCADA).
- New SCADAPack 47x is High-tech and Low Cost
- SCADAPack 47x, the newest SCADAPack in the x70 product lineup is now released and available for purchase.
- Enhancements to Trio Q-Series Radios
- The Trio Q series have received new enhancements to their Efficiency, Security, Regulatory Compliance, Ease of Use, and Hardware Profile.
- Accutech Debuts New High Performance Batteries
- Effective immediately, all standard Accutech transmitters will be shipped with double the internal energy than previous versions.
- MQTT for the Municipal Industry
- MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) has opened a whole new world of applications allowing even the smallest hamlets and communities to be able to monitor their lift stations and pumping stations real time.
- How To Read HART data using Remote Connect
- A quick guide to help you read HART data using Remote Connect.
- Sage Designs Online Training
- Online instructor-led classes on GeoSCADA, Telepace Studio, Remote Connect & SCADAPack x70 Logic Programming. Ask your Sage representative for dates & signup info.
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2019
Volume 29, Issue 2
- Climbing Over Ladders and Functioning with Blocks: Program Your Way
- There are the 5 languages making up the open international standard for Programmable Logic Controllers. With this rich programming selection, how does one go about making the right choice about which to use?
- Pillbox Enclosures Installed Along Major California Canal
- The newest Pillbox installation sites along a major California canal system have been installed with the goal of adding instrumentation to address concerns of subsidence in the valley.
- Earthquakes vs. SCADA: What's Shakin'
- On July 4th and 5th this year, the city of Ridgecrest California experienced two significant earthquakes and put everyone within 100 miles of a fault line on notice that we need to plan for such events in everything we do, especially when it comes to our water system and other infrastructure.
- New ClearSCADA Features in 2017 R3
- ClearSCADA 2017 R3 builds on the enhanced functionality of ClearSCADA 2017 R2
- Schneider Electric's commitment to continued improvement and development of ClearSCADA
- ClearSCADA will be joining other Schneider offerings in the EcoStruxure software family.
- Upcoming ClearSCADA, TelePace Studio Training, and Remote Connect & SCADAPack x70 Logic Programming Classes
- ClearSCADA, TelePace Studio training and Remote Connect & SCADAPack x70 Logic Programming class schedules.
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2019
Volume 29, Issue 1
- Major Project Uses DNP3 Secure Authentication Protocol
- One of the largest regulated American water utilities in the country has chosen to upgrade their SCADA system from RTUs to SCADA Master Stations.
- Sage Design's First RemoteConnect Class
- Sage Designs proudly announces the completion of the first training course offered for RemoteConnect function-block programming and SCADAPack x70!
- ClearSCADA & SCADADroid SMS Alarms
- Utilize your existing database to get SMS alarms directly to your operators.
- Sage Advice: ClearSCADA Server
- How to determine the state of a ClearSCADA Server.
- Securing Your SCADA System Against Malicious Attack
- With internet connections built into every computer on every network, everyone who operates a system of technology or automation carries the risk of a hacker or virus-related shutdown.
- Upcoming ClearSCADA and TelePace Studio Training
- ClearSCADA and TelePace Studio training in Mill Valley.
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2018
Volume 28, Issue 2
- Securing Your SCADA System
- As our world becomes more efficient, it also becomes more complex, and so does securing against those that wish to harm others.
- DNP3 Protocol at a Glance
- Today's increasingly complex SCADA networks demand that data-transfer protocols be sufficiently flexible to meet communication challenges while remaining easy-to-configure.
- Trio Radio Network at Oceanside
- Oceanside successfully launches a 43-square mile Trio Radio Network.
- Free SCADA Security Seminars in Northern & Southern California
- Topic is Next Gen SCADAPack with Unity-based Logic & DNP3 Secure Authentication.
- Innovative Control Solution from Pace Engineering
- Integrating a recent project proved challenging when it came to implementing process control with telemetry over radio links.
- Upcoming ClearSCADA and TelePace Studio training in 2018 & 2019
- ClearSCADA and TelePace Studio training in Mill Valley & Buena Park.
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2018
Volume 28, Issue 1
- Sage Designs Now Offers Dream Reports
- If you're interested in reports and dashboards to show you the operation of your industrial business, and especially if you are a ClearSCADA user, then you'll want to learn about Dream Report!
- Announcing The SCADADroid R2+ with MQTT, ReST and Reporting
- SCADADroid® R2+ exploits new IoT opportunities while maintaining present strengths.
- Fallbrook Configurable Alarm Dialer Configuration in ClearSCADA
- SCADAWise Sage Advice
- Fighting the IT Crowd - DNP3 Secure Authentication Testing.
- Top 7 Reasons for Choosing Telemetry Solutions for Water & Wastewater Applications
- Easily manage your network from control room to remote stations with SCADAPack E Smart RTUs and SCADA Expert ClearSCADA Software.
- Training Classes
- ClearSCADA and TelePace Studio training in Mill Valley.
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2017
Volume 27, Issue 1
- Schneider Electric Launches ClearSCADA 2017
- Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, is pleased to announce the availability of ClearSCADA 2017 with innovative location services and integrated mapping functionalities.
- SCADAPack 575 RemoteConnect
- Schneider Electric SCADAPack 575 RemoteConnect Unity Pro-Compatible rPAC.
- WIN-911 Releases New Products
- WIN-911 Releases WIN-911 Standard, Interactive and Advanced Alarm Notification Software.
- Monitoring Autonomous Sites
- Monitoring and Accessing Autonomous Sites in Municipal Applications with SCADADroid and SCADAPack.
- Training Classes
- ClearSCADA and TelePace Studio training in Mill Valley.
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2016
Volume 26, Issue 2
- What IT Doesn't Get About SCADA
- Reconciling Conventional IT Staff with Emerging SCADA.
- A More Convenient Rollover Counter
- Retained Counter with Rollover at 10,000.
- PillBox Updates & Improvements
- PillBox Panel Now Accommodates Larger Controllers.
- What Datasheets Don't Say
- Datasheet Specifications Don't Tell the Whole Story.
- Free Hands-On Radio Seminars Coming in November
- Sage Designs is pleased to announce the return of our popular series of technical seminars.
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2016
Volume 26, Issue 1
- ClearSCADA 2015 R2 Release
- Schneider Electric is pleased to announce the release of SCADA Expert ClearSCADA 2015R2.
- WIN-911 Enterprise Release 2.16.1
- Update to WIN-911, the most widely used alarm notification software in the process control industry.
- City of South Gate Water SCADA
- After repeated consultation with Sage Designs and other industry leaders, the City decided on a SCADA system built around Schneider Electric TRSS SCADAPack and Enterprise ClearSCADA for their Management Software.
- Training Classes
- ClearSCADA and TelePace Studio training classes in Mill Valley
- Sage Designs is HIRING!
- Do you know someone who's looking for a change?
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2015
Volume 25, Issue 2
- ClearSCADA 2015 Updates
- Updates and Innovations to ClearSCADA HMI Software
- New Product: SCADADroid
- Adding Remote Access to Your Plant Alarm Dialer
- Home-Grown SCADA
- My personal favorite SCADA system controls the watering of my garden
- Training Classes
- ClearSCADA and TelePace Studio training in Mill Valley and Buena Park
- SCADAPack 350/357 Updates
- Changes to the SCADAPack 350/357 Series
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2015
Volume 25, Issue 1
- Cybersecurity Guidance for Water Utilities
- Don Dickinson, Senior Business Development Manager, Phoenix Contact
- The Next Step in the Evolution of the RTU
- Grant Van Hemert, Industry Business Management, Schneider Electric USA
- ClearSCADA Tips & Hints
- Creating a Menu Navigation Symbol
- Customer Spotlight:
- Lake Hemet Municipal Water District
- 2015 Training Classes
- 2015 Event Schedule
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2014
Volume 24, Issue 2
- Free SCADA Seminars
- SCADA Master Station vs. HMI
- Training Classes
- Spotlight: Palmdale
- Q&A: Cybersecurity
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2014
Volume 24, Issue 1
- Thinking Outside The Box
- Introducing: WIN-911 Enterprise
- Style & Substance: ClearSCADA 2014
- ClearSCADA Training Classes
- Telepace Studio Classes
- A Rugged Compact SCADA Solution
- Introducing: Trio Q Series
- Quest for Reliable SCADA
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2013
Volume 23, Issue 2
- Windows XP & the Future of Workbench 6.0
- Flipping Bits
- Remote Configuration Networks
- Arsenic Removal Facility SCADA
- Building a Scalable Network Backbone
- Camera Tips (part 3 of 3)
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2013
Volume 23, Issue 1
- ClearSCADA Goes Mobile!
- The Next Gen WIN-911
- Cucamonga SCADA Upgrade
- DNP in Wind Turbine Generator Application
- ClearSCADA Basics: Drawing Layers
- Structured Text vs. Ladder Logic Programming
- 8 Camera Tips for Protecting Water Facilities (Part 2)
- Schneider Electric TRSS update
- ClearSCADA Training Classes
- Telepace Studio Training Classes
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2012
Volume 22, Issue 2
- Using DNP3 to Solve Oil & Gas and Water Remote SCADA Communication Challenges
- 8 Camera Tips for Protecting Water Facilities (Part 1)
- Securing the Data Path from Source to Enterprise
- New Features of WIN-911 & Mobile-911
- ClearSCDAA Applets
- ClearSCADA Training Classes - Level 1 and Level 2
- Telepace Studio Training Classes
- EBMUD Settles into SCADAPack
- FCC Narrow-band License Changes Coming Soon
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 2012
Volume 22, Issue 1
- SCADA Security: Challenges & Solutions
- SCADA Basics (Part 2): Communications Options
- SCADA System at SSWD
- Firetide Point-to-Point Bridges - Make Any Network Device Wireless
- Firetide Mobility Infrastructure Family Named 2011 New Wireless Product of the Year by Security Products Magazine
- ClearSCADA & Telepace Studio Training Classes
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2011
Volume 21, Issue 2
- Top Three Techniques to Realize More Value Out of Your SCADA System
- SCADAWise & SCADAPack Basics - New Short Courses
- SCADA Basics Part 1: RTU vs PLC Controllers
- VVWD Builds SCADA System One Step at a Time
- The Future of ClearSCADA
- Snake Byte
- Control Microsystems is now Schneider Electric Telemetry & Remote SCADA Solutions
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 2011
Volume 21, Issue 1
- Top Three Criteria to Look for in Your Next Water/Wastewater SCADA System
- SCADA vs. IT
- Trio ER45e Ethernet Radios
- Utility Demand Response
- MS4 Permit Management Software
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2010
Volume 20, Issue 2
- SCADA Communication Security: The "Onion" Perspective
- Control Microsystems is becoming Schneider Electric
- WIN-911 SMS Messaging Reports
- SCADA & Wireless Instrumentation Symposium
- Integrator Spotlight: Sierra Control Systems
- Navy Seals the Deal with SCADA Partner, N.A.I.T.
- Seminars
- Training Classes
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 2010
Volume 20, Issue 1
- California Water Service Company receives SCADA Innovator Award from Control Microsystems (Schneider Electric)
- Wireless Ethernet: A Spectrum of Possibilities
- Teledesign Systems Narrowband Ethernet Radio Solutions
- ClearSCADA Security
- California Water Bills Require More Monitoring
- Managing Your SCADA Software Purchases
- Firetide Wireless Mesh Solutions at Otay Water District
- Kyocera Charge Controllers
- DHS CSET Assessments
- ClearSCADA Test Drive
- Seminars
- Training Classes
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2009
Volume 19, Issue 2
- FlowStation Out-of-the-Box Pump Controller
- WIN-911 SMS Text Messaging & Mobile-911
- Decreasing the Cost of SCADA
- East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Chooses SCADAPack
- Sacramento Area Sewer District (SASD) Chooses DNP3
- Teledesign Systems Multi-Protocol Radios
- Firetide 900 MHz Non-line-of-sight Wireless Mesh
- BVWD SCADA System
- Seminars
- Training Classes
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 2009
Volume 19, Issue 1
- Video Analytics
- SCADAWave Ethernet Radios
- 900 MHz Wireless Mesh
- Mobile SCADA
- Win-911 News
- TelePACE Studio
- Satellite Communications
- Seminars
- Training Classes
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2008
Volume 18, Issue 2
- SCADARange Batterypowered Wireless Sensors
- Firetide Wireless Mesh Networking Technologies
- Thum Drive Data Logging
- PoE for Security Cameras
- Merced ID SCADA Upgrade
- SCADAPack in RFID System
- SCADA & Security Seminars
- DNP3 Seminars
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2008
Volume 18, Issue 1
- ClearSCADA Seminars
- IEC 61131-3 vs TelePACE
- Intelligent Video
- Master Station SCADA Software
- New SCADA System at VVCSD
- SCADAWave Radios
- Win-911 News
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2007
Volume 17, Issue 2
- Data Integrity with DNP3
- What is Security Convergence and can it affect you?
- FreeWave Radios
- Vicon Cameras & DVRs
- DNP3 Training Seminar
- ClearSCADA Roadshow
- Win-911 News
- Sentry Track Data Portal
- Water System SCADA Application
- CMI (Schneider Electric) SCADA Forum
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 2007
Volume 17, Issue 1
- What have you been missing? (DNP3 vs. Modbus)
- SCADA Seminars with Westin Engineering
- ClearSCADA Catches On
- Remote Diagnostics for Industrial Wireless Modems
- Big Bear Lake DART System
- Video Analytics
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2006
Volume 16, Issue 2
- AMR Systems Using DNP3 Protocol
- SCADA Seminars with Black & Veatch
- SCADAWise Reporter
- SCADAPack2 (now called SCADAPack350/357) - The Next Generation Controller
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 2006
Volume 16, Issue 1
- Adaptive SCADA: The Future is Here
- Advanced Command-and-Control Surveillance
- Surveillance Systems Using Narrow Band Radios
- SentryTrack ASP Enables Sharing of SCADA Data
- Water District Completes SCADA System with Demo Disk
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2005
Volume 15, Issue 2
- ClearSCADA…not a "Me too" Product
- SentryTrack Internet-based SCADA
- Sage Advice: IEC61131-3 - Who needs it?
- RadioLinx Industrial Hot Spot application
- The 10 Commandments of External Perimeter Security (part 2)
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 2005
Volume 15, Issue 1
- The 10 Commandments of External Perimeter Security
- DNP3 Protocol Implementation
- Sage Advice: Integration of Logged Data into a Real-time Database
- SCADA/Security Seminars
- Security on a Tight Budget
- Introducing Win-911/Lite
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2004
Volume 14, Issue 2
- Reducing Infrastructure Vulnerability Post-9/11
- The Role of SCADA in Security
- Carson City SCADA System
- Sage Advice: What is Multi-Path Interference?
- What’s New in Lookout 6
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2004
- Automated Video Surveillance of Remote Site Perimeters
- Ethernet in SCADA Systems
- Open vs. Closed Systems
- SCADA Systems
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2003
- High-Speed Ethernet Spread Spectrum Radios from Locus
- Video at Remote Sites
- Requirements for Web-Based Surveillance Cameras
- Introducing the Wireless SCADAPack Series
- Win911 Release 7.0
- Lookout Release 5.1
- Free SCADA Seminars
- SCADA at Bodega Bay PUD
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2002
- Get SCADA on your Cell Phone
- Introducing Locus DIN-rail mounted Serial & Ethernet Spread Spectrum Radios
- DNP 3 Protocol in the Municipal Industry
The Sage Advisor - Spring 2002
- Introducing SCADAPack LP & SCADAPack 100
- What's New with Lookout?
- Open Protocols...or, Spreken ze Español, oui? (SCADA Primer, Part 5)
- Adding Surveillance Cameras to your SCADA System
- WAS Control with Lookout at City of Santa Rosa WWTP
- DataLinc Wireless, License-free Ethernet Modem
The Sage Advisor - Fall 2001
- Introducing 32-bit SCADAPack PLC/RTU
- RTP's Hybrid Digital Control Systems
- Remote Data Logging in SCADA Systems
- Are Modbus' Days Numbered?
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 2000
- What's New with Lookout
- Sonoma County Water Agency's World Class SCADA System
- Do it Yourself SCADA? (SCADA Primer, Pt 4)
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 2000
- Communication is the Key: Wireless Data Communications
- Spread Spectrum vs. Licensed Radio (SCADA Primer, Pt. 3)
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 1999
- Lookout 4.0 Advances SCADA Technology
- Ethernet Gateway for SCADA Controllers
- UHF/VHF Microwave Radio Modems
The Sage Advisor - Fall/Winter 1998
- HMI/SCADA Software (SCADA Primer, Pt. 2)
The Sage Advisor - Spring/Summer 1998
- How Do You Spell RTU? (SCADA Primer, Pt. 1)
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