Coactive Networks Announces System Provider Partner Program.SAUSALITO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 1999-- Major Building Automation System Providers to Offer LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and Internet-Enabled Systems Using Coactive's Network Connectivity Products Coactive co·ac·tion n. 1. An impelling or restraining force; a compulsion. 2. Joint action. 3. Ecology Any of the reciprocal actions or effects, such as symbiosis, that can occur in a community. Networks, a leading provider of open solutions for connecting control systems to enterprise networks and the Internet, today announced its System Provider Partner (SPP (1) (Scalable Parallel Processor) A multiprocessing computer that can be upgraded by adding more CPUs. (2) (Standard Parallel Port) The Centronics parallel port that was used on the first PCs. ) Program and first SPP partners. New SPP partners include Alya International, CIRCON Technology, Electronic Systems USA, Siebe Environmental Controls, Silicon Energy Corporation, TAC 1. TAC - Translator Assembler-Compiler. For Philco 2000. 2. TAC - Terminal Access Controller. AB, and US Filter Control Systems. These partnership agreements with Coactive represent the accelerating demand for control system connectivity to Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP), the most pervasive enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. standard. Coactive's SPP program is a channel program in which registered partners supply one or more of Coactive's networking products as part of an integrated system offering. Coactive's products are tested and pre-configured to match other system components and are available to the partner's customer base. The SPP partners provide their customers with the assurance of having tested and integrated Coactive's products with their own systems, and with the convenience of purchasing network connectivity as a system option from a single vendor. SPP partners also provide customers with technical support for Coactive products, backed up by training and support from Coactive. "Coactive has carefully chosen and trained its SPP partners to provide powerful integrated systems that address a variety of applications in building automation, energy management, and equipment monitoring," said David Gaw, president of Coactive. "The SPP program enables us to continue expanding our sales efforts globally, as these applications become increasingly connected into the enterprise network." "CIRCON's commitment to extend beyond traditional temperature controls and HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free solutions already includes card access and lighting capabilities. In partnership with Coactive we can now add more value to our comprehensive control solutions by integrating control technology over the pervasive IP network," said Michael Togyi, director of marketing for CIRCON Technology, a leading developer and manufacturer of open systems-based facility automation and information systems. "The Coactive partnership allows us to offer customers reliable and cost-effective network connectivity products as part of an integrated LonWorks-based system." "Siebe Environmental Controls is dedicated to offering non-proprietary, open, interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. systems for building automation. By partnering with Coactive Networks, we have opened our system to extend our LON LON Longitude LON League of Nations LON Local Operating Network LON Labyrinth of Nightmare (Yu-Gi-Oh cards) LON Launch on Need (International Space Station) LON London - All Airports Networks to Ethernet connectivity, through Coactive products." said Patty Nichols, Marketing Manager for Siebe Environmental Controls. "We look forward to a long and profitable relationship with Coactive...Profitable for both companies and more importantly, profitable for our customers." About Coactive Networks Coactive Networks is a leading provider of open solutions for connecting control systems to enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a full line of commercial and residential network connectivity products, and is the market leader in providing connectivity solutions for EIA-709 (LonWorks), the leading open control network. Coactive is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation based in Sausalito, CA. Detailed information on Coactive products, news announcements, seminars, training, and support is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.coactive.com. Coactive, the Coactive Logo, Coactive Connector, Router-LE, Router-LL, and IOConnect Architecture are trademarks or registered trademarks of Coactive Networks, Inc. in the US and other countries. LonWorks, LonTalk, and LonMaker are trademarks of Echelon Corporation Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) designs control networks to connect machines and other electronic devices, for the purposes of sensing, monitoring and control. . All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. |
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