LONDON, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Frost Sullivan to host one-day event on the Adoption of Wireless Solutions in Industrial Automation on Thursday, 5 February 2009 at Moevenpick Hotel, Frankfurt City, Germany

Wireless devices are making an entry into the industrial environment thanks to their numerous benefits such as flexibility, cabling cost reduction and extending measurements to critical information. However, the rate of adoption has been slow due to numerous challenges and concerns among end users, important ones being reliability, security and safety.

To discuss the latest trends in Wireless, Frost Sullivan will host a one-day workshop on Thursday, 5 February 2009 at Moevenpick Hotel, Frankfurt City, Germany. The event will focus on the conditions and issues that end users of wireless communications systems and products in both process and in discrete industries will encounter.

The workshop will discuss the key themes that according to the Frost Sullivan's recent pan-European survey on Wireless Devices in Process Industries and Wireless Devices in Factory Automation were identified as critical issues to address. It will be also discussed how vendors' offerings to fulfill the end users' needs can and should provide improved solutions.

Each of the three themes: Safety, Security and Reliability, will comprise of a series of presentations, and a panel discussion from market specialists and various industry participants like vendors, integrators, and end users.

Frost Sullivan's Workshop will see a strong line-up of industry speakers including experts from ABB, Emerson Process Management, Laird Technologies, StatoilHydro, and also from Frost Sullivan.

Key questions that will be answered in the workshop include: -- What can vendors do to help increase adoption of wireless technologies for end users? -- What are the parameters that end users use to justify investment into wireless technologies? -- What do end users see as the critical purchasing criteria? How do vendors meet these criteria? -- What are the driving technical and business reasons for adopting wireless technology? -- What relative importance of concerns do end users have when adopting wireless technology? -- What practical case studies can we focus on to gain and share effective experience?

According to the Frost Sullivan's study the percentage breakdown of revenues, the drivers, and the rates of adoption do differ per industry. The industries that were covered in the research included: Water Wastewater; Oil Gas; Refining; Chemicals; Power Generation; Pulp Paper; Pharmaceuticals; Automotive; Fabricated Metals; Food Beverage; Plastics; Semiconductors.

Among the process industries, oil and gas and chemical industries are expected to witness greater adoption in the future while the automotive industry leads the adoption rate among factory automation, states Karthikeyan Balasubramaniyam, Senior Research Analyst for Frost Sullivan European Industrial Process Control Practice.

To learn more on the potential for wireless deployment and to meet main industry participants, please visit Frost Sullivan's Workshop on Thursday, 5 February 2009 at Moevenpick Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany. Also, please mark the workshop in your Event Calendar.

Media interested in attending, please do get in touch with Joanna Lewandowska at Joanna.lewandowska@frost.com

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This event is sponsored by:

Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services.

ProSoft Technology designs communication solutions that bridge between automation products as seamlessly as if they were all from the same supplier. ProSoft Technology has over 600 distributors in 72 countries.

Contact: Joanna Lewandowska Corporate Communications - Europe P: +48-22-390-41-46 E: joanna.lewandowska@frost.com http://www.frost.com

Joanna Lewandowska, Corporate Communications - Europe, of Frost Sullivan, +48-22-390-41-46, joanna.lewandowska@frost.com