Pinto's Points : How to Win in the Automation Business

If you need some insightful pointers on how to succeed in the automation business, or an overview of today’s and tomorrow’s hot technologies, then this is the book for you. An updated and enhanced collection of ISA’s “Pinto’s Points” columns, published every week as part of InTech News, the book covers management topics, globalization, sales and marketing as well as nanotechnology, micro-electronic mechanical systems, robotics and wireless systems. Once again Jim Pinto has gone beyond business as usual to explore the implications of future technology and how it will change the global automation marketplace. Conveniently organized and with insights from other industry leaders, this book is a must read for every automation professional and a classic for your automation library bookshelf.

About Jim Pinto
Preface
Introduction : Gregory Hale, Editor, InTech

Part 1 : Management & Leadership : Pointing the Way through New-Age Confusion
Introduction : Jack Bolick, President, Honeywell Process Systems
Section A : New-Age Management : Agility & Creativity Wins
Section B : Managing in the New Global Economy

Part 2 : Staying Competitive: Points to Survive & Thrive in the New Age
Introduction : Perry Marshall, Perry S. Marshall Associates
Section A : Marketing : Act Smart, Think Unique
Section B : Sales Tips that Really Work

Part 3 : Tomorrow’s Hot Technology : Pointing to New Growth
Introduction : Hesh Kagan, Business Development, Invensys
Section A : Nanotechnology & MEMS : The Very Small Is Becoming Very Big
Section B : Wireless Networks Everywhere: Playing Hide & Geek
Section C : Robots on the March : More Practical Applications Every Day

Part 4 : Surfing the Technology Waves : Pace-Setting Points
Introduction : Dick Morley, R. Morley, Inc
Section A : Tracking Technology Trends
Section B : High-Tech that’s Getting the ‘High Five’
Section C : Software, Computers & the Internet : What’s Next?

Part 5 : Futurist Visions : Pointing to the Future
Introduction : Joe Coates, Futurist
Section A : Tomorrow’s Marvels & Perils
Section B : Predictions and Prognostications

Part 6 : Fun Stuff: Points to Entertain & Amuse You
Introduction : Eoin Ó Riain, Instrumentation Readout, Ireland
Section A : Interesting Stuff
Section B : Pinto’s Poetry