(Source: PRNewswire)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the building automation system (BAS) controls industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership of the Year. The company's flagship Metasys(R) building management system embodies the company's core competencies and high standards of technical innovation. The Metasys system provides customers with a set of comprehensive tools to improve building efficiency, maximize cost savings, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Metasys building management system offers greater control and easier access to information contained within a building. With parallel advancements in building controls and the IT realm, technologies such as remote monitoring and diagnostics, real-time management, and predictive maintenance of buildings are experiencing unprecedented demand. By embracing interoperability with IT standards, Johnson Controls is prepared for the future of the BAS industry, as it can offer a more open approach for control solutions.
"Johnson Controls also offers a complete line of integrated controllers and equipment for lighting, fire and life safety, physical security, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Jorge Moreno. "A unified approach to encompass HVAC and lighting and access controllers enables facilities to integrate and easily adapt to ever changing operational scenarios, as well as add third-party vendor systems."
Metasys' comprehensive line of system integration solutions provides interoperability between supervisory controllers, workstations, and islands of automation from diverse manufacturers communicating over proprietary protocols. The system is also fully compatible with the Internet Protocol, facilitating the sharing of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Meanwhile, the Metasys line of supervisory controllers supports the operations of a wide variety of building systems, including monitoring, control, and management of information flow across the network, as well as functions as Web servers for publishing Web pages to be viewed over the Internet.
Johnson Controls has addressed most challenges of real-world integration and enterprise connectivity, allowing building owners and managers to control cost and energy consumption. Thus, whether from a green building or energy management perspective, Johnson Controls' superior technology in controls and user interface enables more efficient real estate portfolio management with benefits of optimum cost savings, process improvements, and improved occupant comfort.
