Looks like someone else beat ALYA to the Echelon Coat Tails:
Friday February 26, 9:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Siebe and Echelon Team Up to Deliver Open, Interoperable Control Networks with the IA Series and LonPoint Systems
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1999--Echelon Corporation (Nasdaq:ELON - news) and Siebe Environmental Controls announced today that they have entered into a distribution and marketing agreement to accelerate the adoption of open, interoperable building control systems based on LONWORKS® technology.
Under the terms of the agreement, Siebe Environmental Controls will market and resell Echelon's LonPoint System and LonMaker(TM) for Windows® Integration Tool through its worldwide channel of over 200 Field Offices for use with Siebe's LONMARK® and LONWORKS® compliant I/A Series® Building Automation System. This new system is designed to deliver open, interoperable, and scaleable solutions to any size facility and make it easier for building owners worldwide to enjoy the benefits of open control systems.
These products will form the backbone of open, integrated building automation systems incorporating LONMARK products from Echelon, Siebe Environmental Controls and other vendors. In addition, Siebe Environmental Controls and Echelon have agreed to jointly develop marketing programs intended to increase the specification and adoption of open control systems using LONWORKS technology in the building controls market.
''This agreement is yet another step in solidifying Siebe Environmental Controls' commitment to deliver totally open, interoperable control solutions to our building customers,'' said Brent Bernardi, vice president, Sales and Marketing for Siebe Environmental Controls. With today's agreement, Echelon and Siebe Environmental Controls can deliver a complete solution to building customers, based on Siebe Environmental Controls' LONMARK certified control products, Echelon's LonPoint System, and Siebe Environmental Controls' WorkPlace HMI software, that puts Wonderware at Work through Echelon's LNS DDE Server product.''
''Siebe Environmental Controls is one of the largest, most influential worldwide suppliers of building control systems,'' said Ken Lavezzo, vice president and general manager of Echelon's LonPoint System division. ''We are excited about what this agreement means to the future of open, interoperable control systems for building automation applications.
''Siebe Environmental Controls already has a full complement of building system products that are LONMARK certified. By agreeing to accelerate the growth of open control networks by promoting the LonPoint System, Siebe Environmental Controls is ensuring that building owners worldwide can reap the benefits provided by open LONWORKS systems.''
Echelon Corp.
Maureen Rathjens, 650/855-7402
mrathjens@echelon.com
or
Copithorne & Bellows Public Relations
Michelle Hanson, 408/571-2304
michelle.hanson@cbpr.com |
