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ICC 2021 Recap: Next-Gen Applications & Global Collaboration at Our Second Virtual Conference Doug Dudley Wed, 09/29/2021 - 13:26
The 2021 Ignition Community Conference marked Inductive Automation’s second foray into the world of virtual conferencing and once again proved that no matter the physical distance between us, ICC will always bring the global Ignition community together. This year’s conference, held on September 21st and 22nd, was our ninth ICC and largest ever by far. Building on last year's success, we evolved ICC by incorporating two online platforms and offering new twists on a few fan-favorite sessions.
ICC 2021: Evolving the Virtual Experience Doug Dudley Thu, 04/01/2021 - 09:30
For everyone, 2020 was a year of firsts. At Inductive Automation, it was the first time we hosted our Ignition Community Conference virtually. One of the benefits of this format change was that ICC 2020 was by far the highest-attended conference in Inductive Automation’s history, so we’re coming into 2021 wiser, more experienced, and excited to build on last year’s success.
New Options and Important Changes Coming to our Support Program David Fogle Mon, 12/07/2020 - 14:08
At Inductive Automation, we talk constantly about our software. We love to highlight how powerful the software is, and discuss the endless range of functionality it provides. We often discuss new features, future plans, useful tricks, and, very importantly, the success our customers have using it. And yet, there is a completely parallel aspect of our company that doesn’t get highlighted enough yet is equally important when it comes to contributing to customer success: our technical support system!
ICC 2020 Recap: Envisioning the Future Together at our First Virtual Conference David Dudley Wed, 09/23/2020 - 08:55
It’s no exaggeration to say that the 2020 Ignition Community Conference was unlike any ICC before. This year’s ICC, held on September 15th, was the eighth ICC overall and the first fully virtual ICC. While those of us on the Inductive Automation team missed being able to meet with the attendees here in Folsom, we were truly impressed with how the Ignition community nevertheless made their presence felt through the projects they shared, the unprecedented number of sessions they presented, and their enthusiastic online interaction.
Ignition 8.0.14: Maker Edition, New Installers, Accordion Component, and BACnet Beta Paul Scott Wed, 06/24/2020 - 13:47
8.0.14 just rolled into the station and our newest arrival packs a serious punch, bringing with it some really exciting stuff. This release introduces a new addition to our growing family of products, new installers, a component update to Perspective, and an update on BACnet. Jump in to get more of the details.
Introducing Theming in Perspective Ray Sensenbach Mon, 06/15/2020 - 13:31
With the release of Ignition 8.0.13 comes an exciting new feature for the Ignition Perspective Module: Theming. Theming in Perspective allows users to customize the look and feel (not the layout) of their Perspective projects at a broad level.
Ignition 8.0.13: Tag Permissions, Project Exports, Certificates, and Themes Paul Scott Mon, 06/08/2020 - 14:31
It’s been full steam ahead for the development team here at Inductive Automation as they work on bringing more features and improvements to Ignition. Our newest arrival, Ignition 8.0.13, brings two new features in Ignition Perspective, an improved feature for handling security certificates, and Theme redesign. Other features are focused on the platform, giving you better security management for tags and an improved method for exporting projects. Read on to get more details.
ICC 2020 is Going Digital Doug Dudley Wed, 05/06/2020 - 12:11
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, totally digital version of the ICC on September 15, 2020, on our conference website (link). This year’s virtual ICC will include the keynote address from Inductive Automation’s leadership team, a live-streamed panel discussion with our VP of technology and director of software engineering, video case studies of many amazing real-world Ignition projects, and several short presentations from experts and thought leaders from around the Ignition community, all for free!