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To: flatsville who wrote (8340)	8/23/1999 11:29:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (3) of 9818

flatsville, I didn't know this ... "But the Scada system is the heart of Texaco's embedded-system network. If it can't collect data from the field devices, the company has no idea what's going on in its operations, can't analyze its production, can't bill customers - can't function as a company. By law, if Texaco loses contact with its field devices, it shuts down in four hours." wired.com Texaco's been working on this for a looooong time. Started sooner than most oil companies. So, I imagine theyre pretty far along on remediation. Just hope they catch everything. There sure are a lot of devices to check. Jay Abshier was one of the first to come public in early 97, with actual embedded systems and process control problems encountered in oil industry. His office was 3 miles from my home in Houston. I thought it was pretty ballsy for Texaco to be so forthright about potential problems in this Wired article. Good for them. Cheryl

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