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au·to·ma·tion
/ ˌôtəˈmāshən/
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the use of largely automatic equipment in a system of manufacturing or other production process:
unemployment due to the spread of automation
the automation of office tasks.
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Storage automation: vaporize menial tasks.
Newspaper article from: Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter; 12/9/2003; 700+ words
; ...related tasks, but has limited resources, make sure you investigate storage automation to save your company time and money. What Is Storage Automation? Storage automation transforms manual, everyday duties into automated tasks that are managed...
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Automation Alley Receives Congressional Grant to Complete New Headquarters.
PR Newswire; 1/26/2004; 700+ words
; ...Mich., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Automation Alley, Southeast Michigan's global...newly developed Technology Center, Automation Alley consortium activities and the...Technology Center will greatly assist in Automation Alley's efforts to help academia...
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Automation: Global One Takes Global Network Performance Management Into the Future.
PR Newswire; 2/8/1999; 700+ words
; ...issue, in 1998 Global One developed its Automation Program, a world-leading initiative...network. The fundamental purpose of using automation technology to manage a network is to...detected as they arise. Immediately, the automation technology provides diagnostic information...
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Automation stretches mainframe capacity; leaner, automated shops turning focus to user service, extending systems life. (Enterprise Systems and Networking)
Magazine article from: Software Magazine; 5/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...data center managers who feared that automation would put them out of business are now finding that automation can keep them in business. Data centers...outsourcing and downsizing by using automation to extend the life of the mainframe...
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Automation Anywhere Asks "What Would You Do With 30 Minutes Extra?".
Business Wire; 9/16/2009; 700+ words
; SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Automation Anywhere, a leader in desktop and enterprise automation software, asked leading IT professionals...question led a survey conducted to learn where automation software can help today's IT professionals...
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AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS: Automation initiative.
Magazine article from: Metalworking Production; 9/30/2009; 700+ words
; Automation holds the key to increased productivity and sustained...promoting the significant business benefits of automation. The initiative focuses on 5-axis machining and automation, demonstrating the improved profitability, increased...
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Automation Alley Reorganizes for Continued Growth.
PR Newswire; 8/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...Mich., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Automation Alley, which drives the growth and...including several promotions. "As Automation Alley continues to grow, we are excited to promote current Automation Alley staff to these positions that...
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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION: Rockwell Automation to acquire businesses from Dynapro.
M2 Presswire; 3/3/1999; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-3 March 1999-ROCKWELL AUTOMATION: Rockwell Automation to acquire human-machine interface software and...Developers and Hardware Assets supports Rockwell Automation's investment strategy of targeting high- growth...
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Automation Alley Expands, Creates An Eight-County Presence.
PR Newswire; 4/19/2004; 700+ words
; ...Mich., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Automation Alley, Southeast Michigan's regional...reflect an eight-county presence. Automation Alley now extends beyond Genesee County...Development Council. "The expansion of Automation Alley into an eight-county presence...
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PRI Automation partners with Shinko Electric of Japan.
Business Wire; 12/9/1996; 700+ words
; ...Shinko's mobile robots to its factory automation solution for semiconductor manufacturers...SEMICON/Japan trade show in Tokyo, PRI Automation, Inc. of Billerica, Mass. and Shinko...agreement for semiconductor factory intrabay automation systems. PRI Automation will integrate...
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Automation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
Automation Automation is the art of making processes or machines self-acting or self-moving. Automation also means the technique of making a device, machine, process, or procedure more fully automatic. Automated machinery may range from...
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Automation and Computerization
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Automation and Computerization. Automation and computerization are related but separate phenomena. Automation means the mechanization—and usually the speeding up—of production, not only in manufacturing but also in service...
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Office Automation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
Office Automation Office automation refers to the integration of office functions usually related...and printers is at the center of most recent advances in office automation. Raw data storage, electronic data transfer, and the management...
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automation
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
automation The use of automatic machinery and systems...addition to these technological advances in automation, the theory of ‘scientific...World War II enabled more sophisticated automation to be used in manufacturing industries...
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Rockwell Automation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Rockwell Automation 777 East Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1400...and Generator Manufacturing Rockwell Automation, known until mid-2001 as Rockwell...Corporation, specializes in industrial automation products, software, systems, and...
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