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Frost & Sullivan to Host Quarterly Analyst Briefing on Industrial Automation on Tuesday, January 27, 2009.

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan will host a live briefing on Tuesday, January 27, at 11:00 AM EST to provide industry participants an overview of a recently analysis focused on industrial automation markets.

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Production of bio-fuels, especially ethanol, has been on the spotlight globally. With the urgency of 'greenish' practices, the demand for ethanol is expected to increase substantially in the future, pressing producers towards more efficient practices. The industrial automation industry has already perceived the market potential posed by Latin America. Nevertheless, significant differences in the countries' production profiles, as well as diverse financial incentives and investment capacity cast a shadow on the benefits brought by industrial automation in the sector.

Highlights of the briefing include analyses of the benefits of automation perceived by end users, key success factors for solutions' adoption and market drivers and restraints.

"Sugar and ethanol sector, especially in Brazil, is expected to witness large growth in the upcoming years. With that, ethanol production plants are requiring an increasing level of synergies between the different solutions used in the plants' industrial process, as well as flexibility and tailored after-sales services," observes Matheus Salvadori, Consultant at Frost & Sullivan.

Frost & Sullivan will hold this live briefing at 10:00 AM CST / 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, which will provide industry participants an outlook on industrial automation in the sugar and ethanol market. To participate, please email Catalina Rossini at Catalina.rossini@frost.com with the following information: your full name, company name, title, telephone number, e-mail address, city, state, and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a registration link will be emailed to you.

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    Catalina Rossini;
    Corporate Communications Executive.
    54 11 4777-4777
    Catalina.rossini@frost.com
    http://www.frost.com

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