1. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. World Distributed Control Systems Markets Lack of Differentiation Prompts Manufacturers to Develop Value-Adding Options "Differentiation between systems will be crucial as prices continue to drop. Most DCS manufacturers offer a range of automation capabilities for the process industries, utilities, and oil and gas facilities. For consumers, there is no obvious variation between providers." Process Control Analyst Team Frost & Sullivan

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5. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Arteche Group Berkley Controls Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Bristol Babcock, Inc. Cegelec Control Systems International, Inc. Desin Instruments S.A. Emerson Process Management The Foxboro Co. GSE Systems, Inc. Honeywell International, Inc. ICP Vortex Computerssysteme GmbH Metso Automation, Inc. Micon Systems LLC Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems Process Control Systems AG Rockwell Automation Sael SEEI SpA Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. Toshiba Integrated Control Systems Yamatake Corp. Yokogawa Electric Corp. Key Market Participants

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