The Tendril Bridge for Building Automation Powered by Tridium's
NiagaraAX(R) Framework Seamlessly Integrates ZigBee(TM) Wireless Devices
With Existing Building Automation Systems
DENVER, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Tendril (http://www.tendrilinc.com), the leader
in system software for deploying wireless sensor and control networks,
announced today the release of version 1.0 of its new product, the Tendril
Bridge for Building Automation. The Tendril Bridge for Building Automation
is the market's first multi-vendor wireless integration software driver
developed using Tridium's NiagaraAX Framework. With minimal software
changes required, any building automation systems using the NiagaraAX
platform can now control, supervise, alarm, schedule and manage ZigBee and
other proprietary low-power wireless networks using this Tendril solution.
Tendril is unveiling the Tendril Bridge for Building Automation for the
first time at the Niagara Summit user conference on May 1, 2006, where
Tendril will demonstrate how the product achieves seamless integration and
operation of wireless temperature and control nodes with an Echelon
Lon-based VAV controller manufactured by Invensys Building Automation
Systems. The demonstration illustrates both local and remote management of
these wireless nodes based on the ZigBee mesh networking protocol.
"Wireless networks are rapidly being deployed in the Building
Automation, Industrial and M2M markets," said John Petze, President of
Tridium, Inc. "The Tendril Bridge for Building Automation allows the
Niagara Community to easily integrate these wireless devices with their
existing controls systems."
"The Tendril Bridge for Building Automation is an industry first. Using
this product, Building Automation solution providers can now deploy
wireless sensor and control networks from multiple low-power wireless
vendors and seamlessly integrate those networks through the Niagara
framework," said Tim Enwall, CEO of Tendril. "This Tendril product
successfully bridges the gap between new wireless sensor network
technologies and existing control systems, allowing for dramatically
faster, easier deployments of this wireless technology in the building
automation field."
Tendril will begin shipping the Tendril Bridge for Building Automation
in Q2 2006. Pricing for the product will be announced at time of shipping.
For product specifications and additional information about this product,
contact Tendril at 303-894-3105 or sales@tendrilinc.com.
About Tendril
Tendril is at the forefront of the "Internet of Things" -- the next big
stage of computing -- which allows organizations to interact with the
physical world in areas where computing has previously been
cost-prohibitive. To achieve its vision, Tendril is leading the expansion
of the Wireless Sensor and Control Networks category by developing the
Tendril Service Broker. This groundbreaking technology includes the first
system software product of its kind to sit on top of a variety of wireless
sensor networks and offer a programming interface to instantiate,
manipulate and orchestrate previously non-computerized activities related
to buildings, factories, cities, crops, homes and other objects in the
physical world. For more information about Tendril, visit
http://www.tendrilinc.com.
About Tridium, Inc.
Tridium, a global software and technology company, is the inventor of
the Niagara Framework(R), a software framework that integrates diverse
systems and devices -- regardless of manufacturer, or communication
protocol -- into a unified platform that can be easily managed and
controlled in real time over the Internet using a standard web browser.
Niagara is an extensible platform that supports the rapid development of a
wide range of Internet-enabled products and device-to-enterprise
applications.
Manufacturers adopt the Niagara Framework technology to move their
products to the web, reduce development time, migrate legacy systems,
develop new service offerings, and open up new markets. System integrators
use Niagara products to provide true open solutions without regard for
specific protocols, products or technologies. Today, there are over 50,000
instances of Niagara operating in over 6,000 installations worldwide in
applications that include: energy management, building automation, M2M,
telecommunications, security automation, lighting control, industrial
automation, maintenance repair operations (MRO), service bureaus,
convergence retailing and total facilities management -- all realizing
improved operational efficiencies, reduced costs and greater returns.
Tridium markets its products to value-added resellers, original equipment
manufacturers and a network of Tridium Systems Integrators. The company is
an independent business entity of Honeywell International Inc. Additional
information about Tridium is available at http://www.tridium.com.
ZigBee: Wireless Control That Simply Works
The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to
enable reliable, cost effective, low-power, wirelessly networked,
monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. The
ZigBee Alliance is a rapidly growing, non-profit industry consortium of
leading semiconductor manufacturers, technology providers, OEMs, and
end-users worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional information can
be found at http://www.zigbee.org.
SOURCE Tendril
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Related links:
http://www.tridium.com
http://www.zigbee.org http://www.tendrilinc.com
CONTACT:
Rich Miller of Tendril, +1-303-539-6933,
rmiller@trippecompany.com; or Marc Petock, Director of Marketing
of Tridium, +1-804-747-4771, mpetock@tridium.com
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