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ICC 2020 is Going Digital

Due to the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19, the Ignition Community Conference will not be held as a physical event this year. Instead, Inductive Automation will host a more streamlined,...

by Doug Dudley, Inductive Automation   -  May 06, 2020
How Security Works in the Ignition Perspective Module Travis Cox Mon, 04/13/2020 - 11:50
If you’ve visited this blog at all during the past year, chances are you’ve heard about the Ignition Perspective Module. Since releasing the module in April 2019, we’ve told you quite a bit about how Perspective provides powerful new capabilities for building mobile-first industrial applications natively in HTML5 and CSS3. One aspect of Perspective that we haven’t explored in much detail are its security features, so in this blog post I’ll give you a closer look at how we’ve built Perspective with security in mind, right from the very beginning.
Announcing 2019’s Top-Performing Ignition Integrators Melanie Hottman Thu, 03/05/2020 - 07:09
We want to celebrate the companies that go above and beyond by naming the top-performing integrators of 2019. These integrators have achieved great things, thanks to their commitment to customers’ success and satisfaction. Congratulations to Vertech, Roeslein & Associates, Inc., ATS Global, Control Networks Plus, SKM Engineering, Industrial Networking Solutions, Citi LLC, Tamaki Control Ltd., and 2Gi Technologie! Each of these companies has exceeded our expectations in sales, community participation, customer satisfaction and quality of projects. 
Ignition 8.0.8: HTTP Header Changes, Auditing Updates, Perspective Alarm Journal & More Paul Scott Wed, 02/12/2020 - 10:33
The first Ignition release-train version of 2020 has arrived. Ignition 8.0.8 is here carrying a full cargo of community-requested updates and fixes, plus a new feature that should be a pleasant surprise to many of you. As usual, there are too many updates to mention in one blog post, but I’ll cover the highlights below.
IA Targeted in Ethical Hacking Competition: What You Need to Know Carl Gould and… Wed, 01/29/2020 - 14:11
Last week the latest edition of the Pwn2Own hacking competition was held during the S4 security conference in Miami. The Zero Day Initiative, which hosts the competitions, aims to increase security awareness by promoting the ethical disclosure of software security vulnerabilities. By hosting exciting events with large cash prizes, the ZDI attracts some of the best security researchers and white-hat hackers in the world to participate.