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Tridium's Niagara Framework™ Adopted by Honeywell for Building Automation and Control

MINNEAPOLIS, MN and RICHMOND, VA, February 29, 2000 - Honeywell, the industry leader in building controls, and Tridium, Inc., a leading provider of Internet-based control and automation infrastructure, announced that they have entered into a multi-year alliance. The alliance will enable Honeywell to utilize Tridium's breakthrough technology solutions for their building automation customers and Tridium will market Honeywell's industry-leading controllers and components to its systems integrators. In the agreement, Honeywell establishes Tridium's Niagara Framework™ as an Open System Infrastructure for building automation and controls. The agreement gives Honeywell access to Java™-object programming and network management tools for BACnet™ and LonWorks^® products, Java-based controllers, Web Server platforms, and building control applications. 

"This is an exciting event for us," said Dennis Tuft, Senior Marketing Manager, System Integration Solutions at Honeywell. "This relationship will allow us to offer the latest technology solutions and continue our leadership in the arena of open systems, while providing Internet access through standard web browsers. This allows our customers the best of both worlds- access to new, open systems and the power of the Internet, while protecting their investments in legacy control systems." 

As part of the agreement, Honeywell will work with Tridium to provide a future integration of Honeywell's successful Excel 5000 controller family into the Niagara Framework™, creating a seamless infrastructure for both existing control systems and newer installations with BACnet™ and LonWorks®.

"We envision a tremendous market acceptance of the combination of Tridium's Niagara Framework™ technology and Honeywell's industry-leading LonMark® product family," said Jerry Frank, president of Tridium, Inc. "This strategic agreement takes open and interoperable systems connected through the Internet to the next level. It will significantly reduce the cost of open systems while dramatically increasing the productivity of managing buildings."

Additional information on the companies is available at http://www.honeywell.com and http://www.tridium.com.

Coactive Networks and Innovex Technologies Deliver Internet Access to Home Security, Lighting and Climate Control

Coactive Connector(R) Residential Gateway Links Innovex Controls to the Internet

DISTRIBUTECH 2000, MIAMI BEACH, FL. -- February 29, 2000 -- Coactive Networks, a leading provider of commercial and residential gateways, today announced a complete solution for Internet access to home controls, developed in partnership with Innovex Technologies. The combination of Innovex's intelligent home security, climate control, and lighting devices and the Coactive Connector^(R) residential gateway brings consumers a new world of telemetry e-services based on Internet access to common household devices.

Telemetry e-services allow service providers such as electric utilities and telecommunications companies to gain new revenues, increase customer loyalty, and enter new markets by delivering multiple bundled services at a reduced cost using a single gateway to the Internet. Coactive is demonstrating real-world applications made possible by this technology at the annual DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition this week in Miami Beach, Florida (Booth 550).

Coactive's residential gateways are unique in enabling home e-services that go beyond PC Internet access. The Coactive Connector provides a continuous Internet connection to multiple devices - everything from lighting to security systems to dishwashers - using existing wiring. That means consumers have access to everything in their homes from anywhere they are. By delivering a single affordable gateway, Coactive connects all of the electronic devices in our lives to the evolving world of Internet appliances. So consumers can use a web browser from work to pre-heat the cabin, or use a mobile phone to secure the house and turn on the lights. As an added bonus for utility service providers, the same gateway delivers automatic meter reading capabilities.

Power Trunk Announces 25 Mb/s Power Line Communication 

Hannover, Germany. February 25, 2000 - Power Trunk’s Channel-Adaptive Technology™ solves the power line communication problem making electrical wiring a viable option for low-cost networking. Power Trunk Corporation recently demonstrated the ability of its robust Channel-Adaptive Technology™ to create networks over electrical wiring in homes and small offices. The company has previewed its patented technology to interested OEM manufacturers and partners. Development efforts are now focusing on the next steps to bring this technology to market. Its Channel-Adaptive Technology™ is extremely well suited for building networks and extending cable modem and xDSL gateways - delivering high bandwidth with simple, low-cost installation by the consumer.

Contact: Graham Wilson gwilson@powertrunk.com or visit www.powertrunk.com/index2.html

IntelliNet "Facility Manager 2024" Energy Management System

IntelliNet Controls, Naples Florida announced the release of its pre-programmed Facility Manager 2024 Building Control System. This easy to install integrated system makes configuring, customizing and installing energy management and control systems simple and efficient. The system requires no computer to configure. This easy to install, self-contained system is modular in design and components can quickly be added to create the customized solutions your customers' demand. The system can expand to handle up to 20 zones of HVAC control; remote temperature monitoring and reporting, 24 high voltage loads or lighting loads and can integrate with third party security panels. Once components have been connected, simply add power and the system is in operation. If customization is needed, the simple text on the MagicPad^TM interface walks the installer through the configuration. Finally, an economic, simple to configure and install full energy management system for the light commercial. Visit the Company's web-site at www.intellinetcontrols.com

The National Capital Chapter of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA-NCC) will have upper-management representatives from major heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) manufacturers at their upcoming trade show April 4-5, 2000 at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland. The VIP Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2000 beginning at 11:00 a.m. The VIP Luncheon speakers will be upper-management representatives from Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Honeywell and York. They will be speaking about the trends and issues that will be affecting the HVACR industry for the next decade along with how they see their companies helping the small HVACR contractor "stay alive."

The "Focusing on the Future" Trade Show, designed to present the latest in the HVACR industry, is open to the HVACR contractors in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Show hours are 2:00 - 7:00 both days.

For more information on the VIP Luncheon and the Focusing on the Future Trade Show call ACCA-NCC at 301-384-ACCA.

New Internal UPS Product For Computer Equipment

We developed a new-patented 'Scalable Inverter Technology'. By using the technology, we developed another patented product called Integrated Power Protection System (IPPS). IPPS is an ATX form switching power supply with built-in on-line uninterruptible power supply with approx. 7 minutes of backup power (both DC and AC) to computer and monitor. Free bundled with IPPSCommander Lite power management software will perform data saving and system shut down automatically in case of power failure. IPPSCommander now also supports Linux.

IPPS (Integrated Power Protection System)
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Key features of IPPS:
1. No extra space is required either inside or outside the computer, transparent to users.
2. Provides about 7 minutes backup to computer and monitor in case of power failure.
3. No extra cost for IPPSCommander Lite that does data saving and system shut down.
4. Cost-effective power protection solution.
5. True on-line technology, transfer the battery power to computer is Zero ms, no delay in case of power failure.
6. Support Dual Voltage at 115V/60Hz and 230V/50Hz.
7. Installation is simple, just like the normal switching power.
8. IPPS can be customized into different form factors.

For more information:  www.amsdell.com 

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