ELON--Union Bank of Estonia's LONWORKS Based System Named 'Best Automation Project of the Year'; Echelon Brings Networking Technology to Everyday Devices Worldwide
BUSINESS WIRE - March 20, 2000 08:29
PALO ALTO, Calif., Mar 20, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Echelon (Nasdaq:ELON) today announced that the Estonian Systems Engineering Society (ESIS) has named the new Union Bank of Estonia office building, and its LONWORKS(R) based control network, the "Best Automation Project of Year 2000."
ESIS stated that the control system represents the best example of a building automation application in the market. Ecomatic, Ltd., an Echelon Authorized Network Integrator, coordinated the automation system. Ecomatic received additional honors from the ESIS for another LONWORKS based project, the renovated passenger terminal at Tallinn Airport.
"The LONWORKS network was our first choice for this project, as it offered the most flexible, simple and reliable solution," stated Vaino Parnaste, President of Ecomatic, Ltd. "Because it is an open, interoperable standard, the LONWORKS system allows us to expand and modify the Union Bank of Estonia's system as needed into the future. Ecomatic is committed to bringing Estonia the best, most sophisticated automation solutions available, and we rely on Echelon and LONMARK(R) certified products to provide us with the infrastructure necessary to accomplish this goal. This award acknowledges that we've selected the right infrastructure."
The 24-story Union Bank of Estonia office building is presently the largest building in the small Baltic country of Estonia. Ecomatic's integrated automation system controls the building's indoor climate, lighting, heating cables in the roof's drainage system, water leakage detection system, and drainage pump controls.
"It is wonderful to have LONWORKS solutions recognized for excellence around the globe," stated Beatrice Yormark, Echelon's vice president of sales and marketing. "It is gratifying to see that Estonia has recognized the advantages that LONWORKS networks provide in terms of energy efficiency and cost effectiveness. This is a perfect example of how emerging markets and rebuilding countries can use the LONWORKS system to leapfrog into the 21st century, networking everyday devices in any application, anywhere around the globe."
Founded in 1993, the ESIS is a volunteer non-profit organization for computer, control, and systems engineers. For more information, please visit the ESIS web site at dcc.ttu.ee.
About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation is the developer of LONWORKS networks, recognized internationally as a standard for open, interoperable control networks. With thousands of application developers and millions of devices installed worldwide, LONWORKS is the leading cross-industry standard for networking everyday devices in building and home automation, industrial, transportation, and public utility applications. Echelon offers a full range of off-the-shelf hardware and software products to support the development, installation and management of intelligent, open and interoperable control networks.
Products that have been verified to conform to Echelon's LONMARK interoperability guidelines are eligible to carry the LONMARK logo, an indicator that a product has been designed to interoperate over a LONWORKS network.
Echelon is based in Palo Alto, Calif., with international offices in China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Further information can be found at echelon.com. Further information about the LONMARK Interoperability Association can be found at lonmark.org.
About Ecomatic Limited
Ecomatic Limited, founded in 1988, is located in Tallinn, Estonia. Ecomatic is one of the leading companies in Estonia in the field of HVAC automation and building management systems. Further company information and company references can be found on the Internet at ecomatic.ee. Information about Ecomatic's Navigator project, which utilizes LONWORKS networks aboard an Estonian yacht sailing around the world, can be found at echelon.com.
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