DIGITAL GAS SUBSIDIARY KOMMERCE SYSTEMS AWARDED CONTRACT TO DEVELOP A SOLAR POWER MONITORING KIOSK
DIGITAL GAS SUBSIDIARY KOMMERCE SYSTEMS AWARDED CONTRACT TO DEVELOP A
SOLAR POWER MONITORING KIOSK
NEW YORK, Sep 20, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Digital Gas Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: DIGG) of Dallas, Texas today announced that
Kommerce Systems Inc. of Boston, MA ("Kommerce") has been awarded the
contract to develop and implement a "Solar Power Monitoring Kiosk" by
Gravestar, Inc., a Cambridge, MA based real estate assets holding
company.
The new and unique kiosk is an integral part of Gravestar's
reconstruction of the Porter Square Shopping Center in Cambridge, which
has a strong focus on the use of environmentally friendly materials,
construction techniques, as well as the use of renewable energies. It
is unique among shopping center projects being constructed today
because it features a 20-kilowatt solar power array on the rooftop
which will power a great deal of the site's common electrical needs
during peak demand daylight hours. This solar power array will at times
actually return power to the local power utility network when fully
operational. Kommerce's kiosk, positioned at the center of the center's
common area, will continuously display the current and historical
status of the solar power array for viewers in the area. In addition,
the kiosk will offer viewers access to a wealth of solar power and
other renewable energy and environmental topics accessed via touch
screen.
"We are pleased to be a part of this very exciting and innovative
project," said Joe Scali, President of Kommerce. "The renewable energy
concepts and neighborhood information focus embodied in the Porter
Square Shopping Center Project are unique, and fit well with our
technologies and directions. We look forward to working with Gravestar
to implement this very timely and forward looking project," Scali
added.
"The appointment of Kommerce to develop this kiosk is a very important
ingredient in our project timetable," stated John Civilinski, VP of
Real Estate for Gravestar. "We were very impressed with Kommerce's
technical capabilities and their track record. We are very happy to
have a company of their capabilities on the team."
The official unveiling of the Porter Square Shopping Center Solar Power
System and the Solar Monitoring Kiosk is being planned for early
October 1999 at the site of the Shopping Center in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Digital Gas acquired 50% of Kommerce Systems, Inc., a developer of
advanced networking and multimedia applications. The company has
developed proprietary software and hardware technologies, which feature
strong graphical content and a high degree of reliability. The
company's software runs on a number of robust, well accepted industrial
platforms, including Unix, Linux Microsoft(R), Windows NT(R), and on
Lucent Technologies' Inferno Network Operating System. Kommerce's
principals have developed many systems involving sophisticated video
capture, e-Commerce, consumer data collection and other applications
involving remote operations such as kiosks and similar installations.
Digital operates its businesses out of offices in New York, Boston and
Dallas. On October 1st the company's oil & gas division will open an
exploration & development office in Calgary, Alberta.
For further information, contact Robert Lynn, President at
214-691-3640, or at digitalgas.com.
SOURCE Digital Gas, Inc.
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