- Smart-building systems converge
Growing customer demands for open, interoperable subsystems, along with widely available, high-speed information-technology networks, have fueled the transformation of the building-automation sector from independent, mostly proprietary product suppliers into a standards-based industry. As this makeover progresses, building systems such as lighting, environmental, and security can share digital information with each ......
- Opportunities abound in China's home networking market
Like a young bird preparing to test its wings, the home networking market in China is set to take flight. Market research firm In-Stat (owned by Electronic Business parent company Reed Business Information) reports that nearly 20 percent of about 500 urban residents it surveyed in China said they own ......
- Intelligent Solutions from the Great White North
A good guide for buying imports from Canada these days is to look for products with four-letter acronyms; comedy fans can't go wrong with boxed sets of the '80s television classic SCTV, finally available for U.S. consumption. But fans of intelligent buildings should be aware of another four-letter import: CABA ......
- Broadband's Future in the Home Goes Up for Debate
With networking companies like Broadcom Corp. taking it on the chin and wireless grabbing Intel Corp.’s attention, broadband’s future is up for debate. Price cuts to equipment, home network ownership and the strength of the Ethernet will all play a part in determining whether wireline or wireless will win out ......
- Smart Appliances Begin CAGR Climb, Report Says
While the smart appliance industry's unit shipments are not increasing as fast as many had hoped, it includes an ever-growing number of products by a variety of companies and will see solid growth over the next few years, according to In-Stat/MDR. The high-tech market research firm reported that, even though ......
- Controls contracting: What's your potential?
HEADNOTE Before leaping into the controls business, take a good look ahead to see what's waiting for you. If you are considering going into the building controls and automation business, one of your first steps should be to determine the sales potential in your region. While the potential for business ......
- Closing the Automation Divide
HEADNOTE A software standard widely used in IT departments CAN HELP FACILITY EXECUTIVES SHARE DATA across different applications and operating systems Computers, centralized information management systems, building automation systems, communications networks and system interoperability - these and other technologies have given facility executives unprecedented access to information. Properly used, this ......
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