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Invensys' Com-Trol Unleashes ``Powered by NiagaraAX'' Crysalis to Serve Commercial Refrigeration Markets.


RICHMOND, Va. & MANSFIELD, Ohio Mansfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Richland CountyGR6. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio in the western foothills of the Alleghenies, approximately 80 miles (129 km) southwest of Cleveland and 66 miles  -- New Product Line Uses Niagara Framework to Connect and Manage Smart Devices over Internet

Tridium Inc. and Com-Trol, a division of Invensys PLC, have collaborated on the development of a new controller built using the NiagaraAX software platform, Tridium's 3rd generation automation framework. Com-Trol recently introduced Crysalis(TM) the new line of commercial refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective.  and building systems controllers built using the NiagaraAX platform at the FMI FMI Fondo Monetario Internacional (Spanish: International Monetary Fund)
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By adopting NiagaraAX as their development platform, Com-Trol dramatically reduced development cost and shortened time to market thanks to NiagaraAX's comprehensive software platform. NiagaraAX includes web-based GUI builder Visual programming software that lets a user build a graphical user interface by dragging and dropping elements from a toolbar onto the screen. It may be a stand-alone program or part of an application development system or client/server development system. , communications driver toolkit, real-time control Real-time control is a popular term for a certain class of digital controllers. For effective digital control, it is critical that sample time be constant. Real-time control achieves nearly constant sample time. See also
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 engine, alarm manager and reporting tools.

John Petze, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Tridium believes this relationship is significant for two reasons. "First, adoption of the NiagaraAX by companies like Com-Trol, validates the Niagara technology as a cost effective solution for building Internet-based applications for control and automation. And secondly, we are pleased to strengthen and expand our existing relationship with Invensys through Com-Trol."

"Com-Trol recognizes that our customers must find new ways to manage and operate increasingly complex systems and equipment, while at the same time significantly reducing installation and operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales ," says Samir Menon, Director of Retail Solutions for Com-Trol. "Using NiagaraAX allows us the ability to combine Invensys' proven family of LON-based 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  and lighting controls with Com-Trol's popular family of refrigeration controllers.

"Remote devices are becoming ubiquitous throughout the economy," Petze said. "By embracing the Niagara standard, manufacturers of diverse products from lighting controls to boilers and HVAC systems ensure that they all work well with each other for the benefit of the ultimate customer, the building owner intent upon managing costs. Niagara is the most specified platform for device management and Internet-based automation."

Tridium's Niagara Appliance program provides "out of the box" solutions for equipment suppliers worldwide, combining Tridium's expertise in Internet-based automation with the manufacturer's domain-specific knowledge to bring solutions to market quickly. "Niagara Appliances give manufacturers the ability to provide their customers with products that connect to the other systems and applications at the heart of today's enterprises," Petze said. "Working together, we deliver new products quicker and reduce the traditional development costs of next-generation products, Internet-enabled products and services."

About Com-Trol

Com-Trol is part of the Invensys Controls group of Invensys plc, a $5 billion, global automation, controls and process solutions leader with some 35,000 employees based in 60 countries worldwide. Com-Trol's North American North American

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 headquarters is in Mansfield, OH. For more information, visit www.invensysibs.com.

About Tridium Inc.

Tridium is the inventor of the Niagara Framework(R), a software framework that integrates diverse systems and devices--regardless of manufacturer, communication standard or software--into a unified platform that can be easily managed and controlled in real time over the Internet or intranet using a standard web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Niagara provides many benefits across a wide variety of customer applications including: building automation, energy services, remote site management, service bureaus and maintenance management. System integrators use Niagara products to provide true open solutions without regard for specific protocols, products or technologies. Manufacturers adopt the Niagara Framework technology to move their products to the web, reduce development time, migrate legacy systems, develop new service offerings, and open up new markets.

Tridium is a privately held software company headquartered in Richmond, Va., with subsidiaries based in London and Singapore. Tridium markets its products to value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , original equipment manufacturers and a network of Tridium Systems Integrators. Additional information about Tridium is available at www.tridium.com.
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