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Keep up to date with the latest news and information about Big Data, Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0, and how the OAS Product Platform can power your next solution

OAS Open UIEngine

Introducing the OAS Open UIEngine

February 15, 2024
A whole new way of building and deploying HMIs, user interfaces, and full web applications using a no-code in-browser IDE....

IIoT Sparkplug B

February 3, 2024
Open Automation Software\'s latest update now includes a new interface for Sparkplug B Edge of Network Nodes and Host Applications....

The impact of the IIoT on the manufacturing industry

January 1, 2023
Introduction: The Internet of Things (IoT) has been revolutionizing various industries over the last few years, and manufacturing is no...

The role of artificial intelligence in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

January 1, 2023
Introduction: The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is transforming the way manufacturers operate, providing real-time data, automation and interconnectivity that...
Kafka IIoT

The role of cybersecurity in the IIoT

January 1, 2023
Introduction: The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry, providing real-time data, automation, and interconnectivity that allows...
Advanced Networking

Advanced Network Communications for Open Automation Software

June 27, 2022
OAS v17 ... Stronger, Lighter, Faster Open Automation Software has optimized it’s encryption methodology in Version 17 and in a...

A Closer Look at OAS V17 Security Hardening

June 27, 2022
Security has always been a top priority at Open Automation Software and we are continually reviewing and enhancing our security...

Security Update for Open Automation Software

May 29, 2022
Open Automation Software has Released OAS Version 17 with Security Enhancements. Open Automation Software has been updated to notify users...

IoT Publish

April 6, 2022
Open Automation Software is excited to announce it\'s new IoT Publish feature for Azure IoT, AWS IoT Gateway and MQTT...

The Power of an Open Architecture

February 4, 2022
A comparison of features and benefits of an open architecture platform vs. an off-the-shelf solution for Industrial Automation and IoT...

Open Visualizations with OAS

February 3, 2022
Are you constrained by your current HMI builder tools? Are you facing burdensome licensing costs with your current solution? Is...

OAS: the Customizable IIoT Platform for OEMs

February 2, 2022
With OAS, OEMs and systems integrators can build custom solutions for automation and monitoring Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and system...

What is Modbus?

December 1, 2021
Projects can be difficult to manage, especially when you are working on several at the same time or you have...

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

November 17, 2021
What Is IIoT? You might have heard of the Internet of Things, but you might not yet be familiar with...

REST API Configuration

September 14, 2021
Programmatic Setup of OAS Configurations Open Automation Software now support all configuration properties through the OAS REST API.  This allows...

What is SCADA?

September 3, 2021
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a control system architecture that includes various software and hardware elements such as...

IoT Unidirectional Network Gateway

August 25, 2021
Secure your data with Communications Diodes Communication diodes are used to protect data on a network to allow network traffic...

Ten Common IIoT Points of Failure and Ways To Avoid Them

July 27, 2021
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications\' data accuracy and reliability are highly dependent on the uptime of several factors.  Many...

OAS Performance

June 21, 2021
Open Automation Software processes data with high efficiency and speed to maintain data accuracy and reliability. OAS can run on...

Automated Setup for Open Automation Software

February 26, 2021
A summary of methods used to automate setup and deployment of Open Automation Software Open Automation Software offers programmatic and...

Data Accuracy in IoT

December 29, 2020
High-Speed, Reliable Data Collection and Logging Data accuracy is highly dependent on how IoT systems collect, transport and deliver data....

OAS Full Version on Raspberry Pi 4

December 10, 2020
We are happy to announce support for deploying the OAS Platform on Raspberry Pi 4 with 4GB or 8GB of memory. With...

Why It’s Time to Prioritize Your Manufacturing Data Collection

November 10, 2020
Are you wondering why data collection has become so important for manufacturing? The days of traditional manufacturing have long gone....

The Importance of Downtime Monitoring in the Food Industry

November 10, 2020
When it comes to adopting the latest technologies, the food and beverage industry doesn’t remain at the forefront. However, lately,...

Open Database vs Proprietary Database

November 5, 2020
A comparison of logging Industry 4.0 data in an open format vs. a proprietary format Logging industrial automation data in...

The OAS Platform and Docker

July 21, 2020
Using Docker to containerize an application is an efficient and secure way to make your configurations portable as well as...

OAS Platform, now on Linux!

November 21, 2019
OAS expands platform compatibility again with runtime support for Linux Many of our customers have mixed platform environments and have...

Cross-Platform Deployment with .NET Standard 2.0

March 26, 2019
OAS expands platform compatibility Open Automation Software has always been dedicated to moving data between any system in an open...

OAS v12 Performance Update

March 12, 2019
The fastest OAS Platform yet! The latest release of the OAS Platform is a major milestone in performance improvements over...

IoT Edge Computing with UDI: Maximum Flexibility and Reliability

January 10, 2019
IoT Edge computing sets the stage for running anything anywhere, and with OAS this allows you to move data from...

OAS Takes IoT Automation to the Next Level

January 7, 2019
Automated Set-Up & Deployment What if you could connect and read data from any device (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and...

Fix IoT Cloud Leaks

September 26, 2017
What’s not to like about Cloud based IoT Platforms? Nothing, if you are comfortable with relying on other services and...

What is Big Data?

September 6, 2017
Buzzword or not, Big Data is not a passing fad or something that businesses can ignore. At first glance the...

What is Google IoT Core?

August 22, 2017
Industry 4.0 Data with Google IoT Core Google IoT Core is an Internet of Things (IoT) service from Google that...

New from OAS – Web HMI Dashboard

July 19, 2017
Instant access to real time and historical IIoT data on any device With Open Automation Software it has always been...

Industrial Internet of Big Things

July 10, 2017
IIoT Software for Big Things Open Automation Software is designed for scalable design, deployment, and performance. [videopop id=\"CZD7x_SlUaM\"] Automated Setup...

Data Logging and Alarm Logging: Five Common Failures

July 4, 2017
Knowledge of common failure points helps guide data logging system design In selecting a data logging and alarm logging solution...

What is an IoT Gateway?

May 15, 2017
IoT Gateways - Powering the Industrial Internet of Things As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands, businesses find themselves faced with...

IIoT Edge Computing vs. Cloud Computing

April 26, 2017
As enterprise data sources are becoming increasingly decentralized, the shortcomings of cloud-based architectures tend to rise to the surface. What...

Create World Class IOT With Open Automation Software

January 23, 2017
Find out how our world class systems can be used to piece together all elements of your business into one...

OAS Security

November 30, 2016
How our systems protect your data on networks With any Open Automation Software, security is built in thanks to the...

What is the Internet of Things?

August 22, 2016
Where does Open Automation Software fit into it? The Internet of Things (IoT) was a term initially used to describe...

What is WPF?

July 14, 2016
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a newer version of Microsoft’s Windows Forms product. What is WPF used for? WPF (and...

What is JSON?

July 6, 2016
An Essential Part of the Web Developer\'s Toolkit If you’ve done any web development, you’ve probably seen mentions of JSON....

What is MQTT ?

July 6, 2016
MQTT is a light weight protocol that implements a client/broker architecture. Originally developed as a machine to machine protocol by...

What is REST?

July 6, 2016
What is REST? Many publicly accessible services expose a REST API which enables a wide range of applications from web...

Moving data from Rockwell Allen Bradley ControlLogix to Android & iOS apps & Azure IoT

June 30, 2016
A practical demonstration of the power of Open Automation Software products Open Automation Software\'s new PCL support for Visual Studio and Xamarin...

Leverage Portable Class Libraries to Develop Cross-platform HMI Apps

May 9, 2016
What is a Portable Class Library? A Portable Class Library (PCL) allows .NET developers to build true cross-platform HMI apps...

OAS now supports data logging to SQL Azure databases

May 9, 2016
With Open Automation Software you can now easily log your critical data and alarms to a SQL Azure database. [videopop id=\"nvbOzgoeFic\"]...