Coactive Networks Opens European Office; Expanded Presence Will Support Fast Growing European Market for Internet-Based Telemetry Solutions.SAUSALITO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1999-- 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, the leader in connecting open control systems to Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the technologies, today announced the opening of its European Support Office in Stockholm, Sweden. The office will support the growing number of companies implementing Internet-based enterprise control systems, as well as utilities eager to branch into value-added home services enabled by Coactive technology. "Coactive's European market is expanding as utilities continue to seek creative ways to meet the challenges of deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. , and other commercial concerns see the advantages of utilizing existing infrastructures to gain increased efficiencies and unified access to a full range of control systems," said Coactive President David Gaw. "Expanding our presence in Europe allows us to enhance support to our business partners and customers as they move to Internet-based control solutions." The Stockholm office will be headed by industry veteran Andreas Wickell and can be reached in Sweden by telephone at + 46 8 5063 63 84 and by facsimile at + 46 8 5063 62 01. Coactive Connector Product Family The Coactive Connector(R) product family allows access to control systems from anywhere on a network and brings a new level of sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. to control data representation. The Connector incorporates the unique distributed object Distributed objects are software modules that are designed to work together, but reside either in multiple computers connected via a network or in different processes inside the same computer. technology of Coactive's IOConnect Architecture(TM), providing the reliability, scalability, and manageability required for complex and mission-critical control systems. Open protocols adherence adherence /ad·her·ence/ (ad-her´ens) the act or condition of sticking to something. immune adherence provides broad control system access while leveraging existing data networking infrastructures. About Coactive Networks Coactive Networks, a leading provider of open solutions for connecting control systems to enterprise networks and the Internet, offers a full line of routers, thin servers, and gateways for creating powerful next-generation applications, and is the market leader in providing connectivity solutions for EIA-709 (LonWorks). 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. Information on Coactive products, news, seminars, training, and support is available on the 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 U.S. 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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