Competition between technologies is a battleground. The technology that
dominates often makes off with the bulk of the business and profits.
For electric and other utilities in North America and much of the rest
of the world, DNP3 is the dominant Human-Machine Interface (HMI)/
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) protocol. It has a
rich set of features and a self-sustaining development and support
network that contributes to its ongoing success.