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10 SUMMARY
The tremendous change in technology for data acquisition and display systems since this
chapter was first written has driven us to take a different approach than with the first edition.
The technologies for data acquisition and display have become more standardized. Engineers
are increasingly reliant upon and versed in computing technologies. The combination of data
from various sources into an integrated view of the process has facilitated process improve-
ment and leads to competitive advantage.
This chapter has attempted to provide tools and techniques to aid in the acquisition,
storage, and manipulation of process data, expanding from the previous edition into tech-
niques to aid in the manipulation of data for integration and analysis.

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MAGAZINES THAT CARRY RELEVANT INFORMATION
Control Engineering International: http://www.controleng.com/.
Design Engineering: http://www.designengineering.co.uk/.
IEEE Control Systems Magazine: http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/magazines/cs.htm.
Industrial Technology: http://www.industrialtechnology.co.uk/.
Instrumentation and Automation News: http://www.ianmag.com/.
Pollution Engineering Online: http://www.pollutionengineering.com/.
Scientific Computing and Instrumentation: http://www.scamag.com/.
Sensors Magazine: www.sensorsmag.com.