Emerson Exchange 2004: Users seek ease of use, migration paths, ROI

Staff -- Control Engineering, 11/1/2004

Dallas, TX—Ease of use, upgrading migration paths, and return on investment were three of the topics discussed by more than 1,300 users and other attendees at Emerson Process Management's recent Global Users Exchange 2004. Safety, security, standards, and growing use of outside services were addressed in 227 workshops and short courses developed and managed by Emerson's end-users.

Attendees also included contractors, Emerson Local Business Partners, suppliers, and employees from 22 Emerson businesses. Pre-registrants numbered 1,310, an increase over last year's initaial gathering. More than 20% were attending the event for the first time; 46 countries were represented, organizers reported on the first day. End-user companies numbered more than 190.