The Industrial Information Technology Handbook focuses on existing and emerging industrial applications of IT, and on evolving trends that are driven by the needs of companies and by industry-led consortia and organizations. Emphasizing fast growing areas that have major impacts on industrial automation and enterprise integration, the Handbook covers topics such as industrial communication technology, sensors, and embedded systems.The book is organized into two parts. Part 1 presents material covering new and quickly evolving aspects of IT. Part 2 introduces cutting-edge areas of industrial IT. The Handbook presents material in the form of tutorials, surveys, and technology overviews, combining fundamentals and advanced issues, with articles grouped into sections for a cohesive and comprehensive presentation. The text contains 112 contributed reports by industry experts from government, companies at the forefront of development, and some of the most renowned academic and research institutions worldwide. Several of the reports on recent developments, actual deployments, and trends cover subject matter presented to the public for the first time.

FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYComputer Software and Web TechnologiesDevelopment Platforms and FrameworksThe Unified Modeling LanguageMiddlewareWeb TechnologiesWeb ProgrammingMultidimensional Database TechnologyThe Internet and IP NetworksIntroduction to the InternetInternet Core ProtocolsQuality of Service in IP NetworksInternet Applications and Application ServicesManagement of IP NetworksNetwork SecurityAd Hoc NetworkingINDUSTRIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYIndustrial Communication SystemsIntroduction to Data Communication NetworksField Area NetworksEthernet and Wireless/Mobile Network TechnologiesLinking Factory Floor with the Internet and Wireless FieldbussesSecurity and Safety Technologies in Industrial NetworksAutomotive and Industrial ApplicationsThe Internet, Web, and IT Technologies in Industrial Automation and DesignInternet and Web-Based Technologies in Industrial AutomationComponent Technologies in Industrial AutomationJava Technology and Industrial ApplicationsStandards for Programmable Logic Controllers and System DesignVirtual Reality in Design and ManufacturingSecurity in Automation SystemsIntelligent Sensors and Sensor NetworksIntelligent Sensor and Device TechnologyIntelligent Sensors in RoboticsSensor Systems and NetworksMultisensor Data FusionReal-Time Embedded SystemsEmbedded SystemsSecurity in Embedded SystemsSystem-on-Chip and Network-on-Chip DesignNetworked Embedded SystemsIntegration TechnologiesE-Technologies in Enterprise IntegrationIT Technologies in Enterprise IntegrationNetwork-Based Integration TechnologiesAgent-Based Technologies in Industrial AutomationIndustrial Information Technology Solutions for Energy and Power Systems