ISA Publishes Alarm Management Textbook Authored by PAS


Alarm Management: Seven Effective Methods for Optimum Performance, previously published by PAS now available from ISA

Houston, TX - March 30, 2007 - In recognition of the need for alarm management as a means to improve operating reliability and safety at the world's operating plants, the Instrument Society of America (ISA) has entered into agreement with PAS, Inc. to re-publish The Alarm Management Handbook under the ISA publications brand.

An initial printing of the new book, titled Alarm Management: Seven Effective Methods for Optimum Performance and co-authored by PAS CEO, Eddie Habibi, and PAS Principal Alarm Management Consultant, Bill Hollifield is now available from the ISA bookshop and online information portal.

The book is the only text on Alarm Management available from the ISA and represents a major step forward for adoption of the 7-step approach to Alarm Management as put forward by PAS. The 7-step approach improves the performance of alarm systems, by benchmarking alarm system performance against industry standards, developing an alarm philosophy document, rationalizing alarms, and applying real-time alarm management optimization strategies. Many companies worldwide have already purchased multiple copies of the PAS publication and adopted the 7-step approach as a necessary part of their operational excellence and reliability initiatives.

The new text, Alarm Management: Seven Effective Methods for Optimum Performance is available in softcover from the ISA at www.isa.org/alarmmanagement for $79. The original Alarm Management Handbook will continue to also be available from PAS in hardcover for $69.95

About ISA

ISA (www.isa.org) is a leading, global, nonprofit organization devoted to setting the standard for automation by helping solve difficult technical problems and developing industry standards. Alarm Management: Seven Effective Methods for Optimum Performance helps establish the standards for alarm management within the processing industries.

About PAS

PAS is a leading supplier of software products and consulting services to the process industries worldwide and has been delivering value to customers since 1993. Key applications include Alarm Management, Automation Configuration Management, Control Loop Performance Monitoring, Real-time Performance Metrics Management, and Knowledge Management. For more information go to www.pas.com, visit the PAS blog at www.pasprez.typepad.com, email us at pr@pas.com or call 281.286.6565

Contact:

Jennifer Hicks,

281-204-0885,

pr@pas.com

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