COPA Announces Open Verified Distributed Control Nodes

Coalition for Open Process Automation Announces Availability of Open Process Automation Verified Distributed Control Nodes.

Announcing the first Open Process Automation (OPA) Distributed Control Nodes (DCNs) that have successfully completed verification testing for the O-PAS Standard. This paves the way for open control systems that maximize asset performance, lower total cost of ownership (TCO), and boost cybersecurity, overcoming limitations of traditional, proprietary automation systems.

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Coalition for Open Process Automation (COPA), in collaboration with Intel Corporation, is proud to announce the release of the first Open Process Automation (OPA) Distributed Control Nodes (DCNs) that have successfully completed verification testing for the systems management (OSM-003) Profile of the O-PASTM Standard, a standard of The Open Group. This significant milestone was achieved by products from ASRock Industrial with their iEP-7020E and iEP-5010G Series. Additional DCN vendors from COPA are expected to achieve verification soon. Verification testing is a key technical milestone towards achieving O-PAS Standard certification. Certification of these products by The Open Group is expected in 2Q of 2024.

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