Rockwell Automation Wins “Vendor Partner of the Year” at Control System Integrators Association’s 2008 Executive Conference

MILWAUKEE. — The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) honored Rockwell Automation as its “Vendor Partner of the Year” in recognition for helping CSIA grow brand awareness and expand their capabilities as a system integrator association. CSIA is an organization designed to help system integrators improve how they do business activities, manage projects, and deliver solutions. The association recognized Rockwell Automation at its 15th annual Executive Conference May 1 to 4 in Savannah, Ga.

CSIA awarded Rockwell Automation for its support throughout the year, including hosting the partner vendor meeting in Milwaukee at the historic Allen-Bradley clock tower in November. The meeting brought many of CSIA’s vendor partners together to discuss what can be done to promote the CSIA brand in the end-customer community.

Additionally, three representatives from Rockwell Automation spoke at the annual conference. John Nesi, vice president of Market Development, gave a presentation on sustainable production as a business advantage; Rick Dolezal, manager of Market Development, discussed the future of plant automation; while Gregory Wilcox, manager of Networks Business Development, gave an overview of trends, challenges and opportunities in the convergence of IT and manufacturing networks.

“I am very proud that Rockwell Automation has been chosen for this award. Systems integrators are key to our success and being recognized by the members of CSIA means we are improving our position of working with integrators to grow our collective businesses,” said Mark Moriarty, manager of System Integrator/Solution Provider Programs, Rockwell Automation.

CSIA is in its second decade of helping system integrators become better business managers. It is the largest organization in the world for control system integrators. Its members,