Embracing the Future of Maintenance. Open communication is key to maximizing asset management technology. While condition monitoring equipment suppliers are now providing products that communicate using open protocols, this has not historically been the case for condition monitoring and asset management solutions. The development of industry standards by groups like OPC (OLE for process control) and MIMOSA (Machinery Information Management Open Systems Alliance) is giving MRO applications open access to condition monitoring—diagnostic and asset management information from intelligent instruments and control systems.