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Science and Technology
Mon, January 26, 2009 Echelon and Wonderware Partner to Bring Energy Solutions to Buildings
CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) and Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, announced today that they are partnering to bring energy and facility management solutions to market. As part of this partnership, Echelon joins the Wonderware Endorsed Hardware Program – one of only a few companies endorsed for this program – and the Echelon i.LON® SmartServer will be integrated with Wonderware software solutions. Wonderware and Echelon's combined software and hardware solutions will bring facilities more choices in how to connect, manage and control their equipment for operation cost savings and energy conservation. The announcement was made today at the 2009 AHR Expo in Chicago, the world's largest HVAC&R exposition.
i.LON SmartServer-equipped networks that use Wonderware facility management software provide detailed insight into energy use, trends and analysis, as well as the ability to directly control remote equipment. The Wonderware Endorsed Hardware Program helps ensure that third-party hardware offerings compliment Wonderware software solutions, facilitate compatibility and improved application performance, and help lower application development costs.
Echelon's i.LON SmartServer is a key component of a building automation systems and energy management networks. The i.LON SmartServer controls, monitors, and manages virtually any electronic control device in the network. It is used in energy management solutions for retail stores, quick-service restaurants, commercial buildings and other businesses, as well as for monitored street lighting systems.
"We are pleased that Wonderware has selected the i.LON SmartServer as one of its key partner products for the rapidly expanding energy management market. Working together with Wonderware, we believe that we can accelerate the adoption of enterprise-wide energy strategies for companies both large and small. Becoming more efficient, reducing energy waste and optimizing resources in buildings are critical to today's businesses worldwide," said Anders Axelsson, Echelon's senior vice president of sales and marketing.
"Our hardware partners provide products that are closely integrated with Wonderware software for improved performance and lower maintenance costs. These products are selected because they are best-of-breed in their related industries," said John Bishop, industry manager, facility management solutions, Wonderware. "Echelon's i.LON SmartServer is a proven, reliable product that is used in energy management applications worldwide. Combined with the company's championing of open markets and systems, choosing to partner with Echelon was a clear choice."
Wonderware software already is used in more than 125,000 installations around the globe. Echelon's i.LON SmartServer offers energy-saving benefits for many types of applications, including demand response programs and other real-time energy management systems, building automation systems, monitored street lighting systems, and industrial applications.
Additional information about the Wonderware Hardware Partners Program can be found at [ http://global.wonderware.com/EN/Pages/PartnersHardwareFind.aspx ].
About Wonderware
Wonderware is the market leader in real-time operations management software which includes: Supervisory HMI, GeoSCADA, Production Management, MES, Performance Management, EMI, and integration with asset management, supply and demand chain and ERP applications.
Wonderware delivers significant cost reductions associated with designing, building, deploying and maintaining secure and standardized applications for manufacturing and infrastructure operations. Wonderware software solutions enable companies to synchronize their production operations with business objectives, obtaining the speed and flexibility to attain sustained profitability.
Wonderware has over 500,000 active software licenses, helping customers manage operations in over 125,000 plants and facilities. This represents over 36% of the 350,000 estimated world's plants and facilities with 20 or more employees. Wonderware has customers in virtually every global industry — including Food & Beverage, Power, Water & Wastewater, Facilities, Transportation, Upstream Oil & Gas, Mining, Metals and other. Wonderware offers software solutions that tie together multiple fleets of plants and facilities, and enables new ways for customers, suppliers and producers to collaborate.
Based in Lake Forest, California, Wonderware serves its customers through an expansive global network of Wonderware Authorized Distributors - 160 offices serving 180 countries, and local and regional systems integration and implementation services are provided through a broad global network of over 3000 independent systems integrator companies that have chosen Wonderware as a solutions enabler for their end customers. They are backed by the expertise of the global Customer Support & Services team. Wonderware is a business unit of Invensys plc. For more information, visit [ www.wonderware.com ].
About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) is leading the worldwide transformation of the electricity grid into a smart, communicating energy network, connecting utilities to their customers, and providing customers with energy aware homes and businesses that react to conditions on the grid.
Echelon's NES System – the backbone for the smart grid – is used by utilities to replace existing stand-alone electricity meters with a network infrastructure that is open, inexpensive, reliable, and proven. The NES System helps utilities compete more effectively, reduce operating costs, provide expanded services and help energy users manage and reduce overall energy use. Echelon's LonWorks® Infrastructure products extend the smart grid, powering tens of millions of energy aware, everyday devices made by thousands of companies – connecting them to each other and the grid. LonWorks based products work together to monitor and save energy; lower costs; improve productivity; and enhance service, quality, safety, and convenience in utility, municipal, building, industrial, transportation, and home area networks.
More information about Echelon can be found at [ http://www.echelon.com ].
Echelon, LonWorks and the Echelon logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
This press release may contain statements relating to future plans, events or performance. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining to market acceptance of Echelon's i.LON SmartServer and other Echelon products and services and the timing and level of customer orders; risks that Echelon offerings do not perform as designed and that liability may accrue as a result; the growth of the LonWorks industry; and other risks identified in Echelon's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Echelon undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
