An acknoledgment of the Chicago courthouse by ELON.
BusinessWire, Friday, June 04, 1999 at 15:56
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1999--
Products and People Come Together as LONMARK Defines and Demonstrates
the Latest in Open Interoperable Control Networking Solutions At
Exciting Orlando Conference
The LONMARK(R) Interoperability Association is pleased to
announce the success of its first joint System Integrator Conference
and Spring LONMARK General Meeting held on May 25-26, 1999 at the
Renaissance Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. Over 150 attendees
from around the world participated in this event.
The event kicked off on May 25 with the LONMARK Spring General
Meeting and tabletop exhibit. The meeting provided a forum for members
to hear from the staff of the Association regarding recent successes,
new marketing programs and the newest LONMARK products available in
the market today. An evening tabletop exhibit and reception provided a
showcase for those products in a relaxed one-on-one environment.
"The tabletop conference was hosted in the ideal business
environment: plenty of food, wine, and potential customers," said Tom
McAvoy of TA Engineering. "It was a great opportunity to demonstrate
our AIMAX software, meet the leaders of the LONWORKS industry, and
reaffirm our presence in the LONMARK community. The experience
encouraged the type of classic business conversation that one would
expect in your own office, rather than a trade show."
Among the many exhibitors were Control Solutions, Douglas
Lighting, Magnetek, and Echelon, all exhibiting the first LONMARK
products verified to meet version 3.1 of the interoperability design
guidelines. According to Brian Aikins of Douglas Lighting Controls,
"Getting the LONMARK logo on our product was very important since
LONMARK has now become a recognized and valued brand for open
interoperable control devices."
Information on all LONMARK products and a downloadable copy of
the design guidelines can be obtained on-line in the Products section
of www.lonmark.org.
The LONMARK System Integrator Conference, held the following day
on May 26, was a rousing success. The conference provided a forum for
system integrators, equipment specifiers and consulting engineers to
come up to speed on the use of open control networking architectures
based on Echelon's LONWORKS(R).
The conference opened with four impressive LONMARK case studies
describing successful LONMARK installations around the world. Bogot
Services described the multi-phase building automation project for the
E.M. Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. M& E Sales, a Honeywell
business, described their project at the Kansai Electric Power Company
in China using Honeywell LONMARK Products. TAC presented an impressive
project at the new Malmo University that included a fully integrated
system combining lighting, HVAC, security, while Larson Gibbens
described their work with the Warren Middle School in Kansas.
These projects are representative of the many solutions LONMARK
products are providing today. A compilation of these case studies and
more will be included in the LONMARK Yearbook to be released in the
fall of this year.
Following the case studies, the conference featured presentations
and tutorials from LONMARK members on specifying, designing,
installing and configuring open multi-vendor LONWORKS control networks
based on LONMARK products.
"It was great to hear from other System Integrators out in the
marketplace using LONMARK products," said Patrick Rossert of Bogot
Services. "We are always interested to hear how they are doing
business, the kind of solutions they have devised and the way they
market themselves. It is an outstanding resource to have a forum to
communicate with your peers."
The LONMARK Interoperability Association is already planning the
LONMARK 1999 Fall General Meeting. The meeting will be held on October
12, 1999 at the Amsterdam RAI, the day before the start of Echelon
Corporation's LONWORLD 99 conference and exhibition. For more details
visit the LONMARK event calendar on the newly redesigned LONMARK
website, www.lonmark.org.
THE LONMARK INTEROPERABILITY ASSOCIATION
Since its inception in May 1994, the LONMARK Interoperability
Association has become a major driving force in the establishment of
interoperable standards for building, industrial and
residential/utility automation. LONMARK membership is open to any
manufacturer, end-user and system integrator committed to the
development and use of open, interoperable products using multi-vendor
LONWORKS control networks.
Further information on the LONMARK Interoperability Association
and its members can be found on the LONMARK Association website at
www.lonmark.org.
ECHELON CORPORATION
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) is the developer of LONWORKS
networks, recognized internationally as a standard for interoperable
control networks. With thousands of application developers and
millions of devices installed worldwide, the LONWORKS system is a
leading open, networked control solution for 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.
Echelon is based in Palo Alto, with international offices in
China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands and the United
Kingdom. News and information are available at echelon.com.
Note to Editors: LONWORKS(R), LonPoint(R), LONMark(R) and the
LONMARK logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation in the
United States and other countries. Other trademarks belong to their
respective holders.
CONTACT: The LONMARK Interoperability Association
Liza Brocker, 650/855-7466 x 3
liza@lonmark.org
Paula Skokowski, 650/855-7488
director@lonmark.org
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA FLORIDA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION
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