What is Open Process Automation™ and the Value of O-PAS™
Channel: The Open Group
Date: 04/12/2019

The O-PAS Standard, Version 2.0, provides a vendor-neutral Reference Architecture that enables the construction of scalable, reliable, interoperable, and secure process automation systems. The latest release, which is a Preliminary Standard of The Open Group, has a further emphasis on standardized system configuration portability to significantly reduce capital cost and time investment for end-users. With these capabilities, end-users can easily exchange equipment without being tied to a single vendor or requiring individual configuration parameters to be written in different operating languages.  

The new version of the standard is supported by The Open Process Automation™ Business Guide. The O-PAS Standard was updated with further emphasis on configuration portability for the development of secure, interoperable, and scalable process control systems 

The Open Group, the vendor-neutral technology consortium, published the O-PAS™ Standard, Version 2.0 was developed by The Open Group Open Process Automation™ Forum (OPAF).

About The Open Group Open Process Automation™ Forum
The Open Process Automation Forum is an international forum of end-users, system integrators, suppliers, academia, and other standards organizations working together to develop a standards-based, open, secure, and interoperable process control architecture. Open Process Automation is a trademark of The Open Group.

About The Open Group 
The Open Group is a global consortium that enables the achievement of business objectives through technology standards. Our diverse membership of more than 740 organizations includes customers, systems and solutions suppliers, tool vendors, integrators, academics, and consultants across multiple industries. Further information on The Open Group can be found at www.opengroup.org.

Presenter: Dave Emerson, Yokogawa