Devlin to Lead Home Control Systems Product Group.Business Editors RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000 Invensys plc, the world leader in home automation controls, has named Jim Devlin For other persons named Jim Devlin, see Jim Devlin (disambiguation). James Alexander Devlin (June 6, 1849 - October 10, 1883) was a baseball pitcher in the early National League of the United States. , President of the Home Control Systems Product Group, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Rod Powell, Division Chief Executive for Invensys Control Systems, based here. In his new position, Devlin's challenge is to build a significant ongoing business in creating a "smart home" market position for Invensys. Formerly called Network Systems, the name of Devlin's unit was changed to leverage its expertise in commercial building systems and move into the untapped multibillion-dollar global residential market. "The group's name change signifies our commitment to the residential market," Powell said. "And Jim's appointment will help us develop interconnectivity and remote access of all control points within a home." "It's really the next frontier from a technology perspective. People already have computers, appliances and entertainment equipment in their homes," Devlin said. "It's just that nobody's got the whole thing connected yet. That's what's exciting." Devlin joined Invensys from ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. plc (a subsidiary of Fujitsu corporation) where he had more than 20 years' experience in the computer systems industry in a variety of sales, marketing and business management roles. In his previous role, Devlin served as the executive vice president of Internet ventures. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of ICL Retail Global Solutions. An alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. of London Business School Around 800 degree students, from 70 countries, graduate from the school each year. Over 80 percent of students, and over 70 percent of faculty, come from outside the UK. A further 6,000 executives attend the school executive education programmes each year. , Devlin holds a degree in sciences from Leicester University in England. With his wife and son, Devlin will relocate to the Alexandria, Va., area. About Invensys Invensys plc is a global leader in the Automation and Controls industry. With its head office in London, it operates in all regions of the world through four focused divisions - Software Systems, Automation Systems, Power Systems and Control Systems. With over 90,000 employees, the company's products and services range from advanced control systems and networks for automating industrial plants and controlling the environments of buildings, to electronic devices and controls found in residential buildings and light commercial applications, plus complete power systems for the telecommunications and information technology industries. For more information on Invensys plc, please visit www.invensys.com. About Invensys Home Control Systems Invensys Home Control Systems, a unit of the Invensys Control Systems division, is building a range of solutions to extend its established presence in the U.S. and worldwide residential controls market. The HomeManager* family of products and services includes residential gateways and related technologies to network systems throughout the home. Invensys' electronic control technology is incorporated today in millions of home controls every year, including 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 systems, washing machines (storage) washing machine - An old-style 14-inch hard disk in a floor-standing cabinet. So called because of the size of the cabinet and the "top-loading" access to the media packs - and, of course, they were always set on "spin cycle". , dryers, dishwashers and refrigerators. An Invensys control can be found in almost every home in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). . For more information on Invensys Home Control Systems please visit www.invensysnetworks.com. |
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