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In addition to separate networking of different types of sensors, this includes a Safety Domain Control Unit as a second automation path besides the ADCU. If the system reaches a control limit or if one type of sensor fails to work a minimum risk manoeuvre will be initiated.

The Communications Managers Association (CMA) agreed to accept all ADCU members and give them free tuition at CMA events through mid--1993.

ADCU's answer in 1992 is to replace the annual conference with multiple regional meetings.

ADCU is fortunate to have sources (like Hodgson) for advice on both present and future technical problems of this type.

The 14th annual ADCU national conference, May 20-22, 1991, at the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel in Atlantic City will have several presentations from both ADCU members and users and suppliers in these areas.

All customer transaction and inventory data for the entire network pass through the host and a set of applications, together called the Advanced Data Communications Utility (ADCU).

Chairman of ADCU's Standards Committee, Hodgson said AT&T and Northern equipment will work together on ISDN applications.

Attendees of the recent ADCU National Conference in New Jersey were given the opportunity to choose, from a list of 34 subjects, topics for the open-discussion sessions.

This trend was apparent to me recently when I visited with Tim Simmons, Information Service officer with Reliance Insurance Co., Philadelphia, and a longtime ADCU member.