1. OMAC MSMUG: Working Together for a Better Future
ISA Expo 2006
Houston
October 2006

2. Agenda What is MsMUG? What does MSMUG do? Why MsMUG? Who is MsMUG?
How can I become part of MsMUG?

3. MsMUG Microsoft Manufacturing User’s Group
Formed in 1999 to address issues that arise when applying Microsoft technology in manufacturing.
Our mission is to define and resolve these issues, such as version management, system integration, maintenance, and supplier responsibility.

4. Objective
To achieve this goal, we seek to develop a set of best practices that will aid in the use of Microsoft operating systems in manufacturing environment; provide input to Microsoft on the special needs of this environment; encourage and influence software suppliers to support these best practices; and provide user input to the OPC Foundation on changes and improvements to OPC.

5. Why MsMUG? We all face the same core issues
We all use same/similar components
There are answers out there to be shared
Secure & reliable infrastructure should not be a competitive issue.
We partner with other Users, Vendors and Microsoft.
We can either hang together or hang separately

6. Manufacturing Summit Mid Jan 2007 At Microsoft HQ in Redmond Topics?
White Paper
Integration
Best Practices
Vista
MsMUG
Office 2007
Vendors
Leverage
Patching
OMAC
Embedded OS
OPC UA
Security
SharePoint
Analytics

7. Who is MsMUG? Highlight on MUGOPC
MUGSecure – focused on increasing Windows operating system reliability and security by developing Best Practices for configuring Windows in a control system environment.
MUGPatch – concentrates on best practices for upgrade validation with OS patches
MUGOPC – concentrates on the expanding need to update user issues into OPC standards
Highlight on MUGOPC

8. Bill Cotter Team Leader
MsMUG OPC Users
Bill Cotter Team Leader

9. Team Contacts Tom Burke (OPC Foundation President)
Paul Hunkar (OPC Foundation Director of Certification)
Randy Kondor (OPC Foundation Managing Director of Marketing, VP Marketing Matrikon)
Jim Luth (OPC Foundation Technical Director)
Rashesh Mody (OPC Foundation Chief Architect, CTO Wonderware)

10. Goal Help the OPC Foundation to make OPC work better for USERS
Find ways to collect information on products that work well or do not work well
Discuss ways to expand compatibility testing

11. Beyond Product Certification
Discuss interest in ways to collect information on products that work well or do not work well
Training
Best Practices
Angie’s List / Better Business Bureau
Rambling Thoughts?
Collecting and Publishing Product Information
Vendor & End User Cooperation
Brain Storming….

12. Compatibility testing
Discuss ways to expand compatibility testing
3rd Party Labs
$$$
End User Staging and Labs
OPC promotes vendor cooperation to donate products and resources for ultimate validation
Brainstorming?

13. Next Meetings Face to face Opportunities
ISA October - Now
MS/OPC Meeting Spring Jan ?
End User Volunteers to host meeting on-site
Real world opportunity
Compatibility lab?
1st Monday of ODD numbered months

14. MsMUG information Meetings 3 Discussion lists Questions
Bi-annual in-person
ISA Expo – early Fall
ARC Forum – early Spring
Audio/Web Conference
1st Tuesday even-numbered Months 10AM CT
Information distributed via discussion list
3 Discussion lists
1) Secure 2) Patch 3) OPC
Info &
Questions

15. OMAC MSMUG
Working Together
for a Better Future
Thank You