July 25, 2005 -- Gridlogix, Inc., a leading creator of enabling interoperable Web Services technology today announced the completion of an automation controls integration project for the Washington National Cathedral. Gridlogix’s EnNET® CMC (Centralized Monitoring and Control) application for integrating disparate control systems and smart devices was selected by the Cathedral to provide a bi-directional control interface between no less than four automation systems, each one using a different network protocol.

Alan Solomon, Facilities Engineer, has the unique challenge of managing the Cathedral complex that covers 57 acres, took 83 years to construct and was funded entirely by voluntary donations. “Like any organization we have very tight budgets and are always expected to do more with less,” comments Alan. “Our budget wouldn’t allow us to replace our older systems, but we wanted to integrate them to one common platform of our choice to be used for centralized monitoring and control. EnNET CMC brought it all together and enabled me to have complete control at my desktop.” Alan adds, “EnNET is a very easy to use application. We liked the fact it didn’t need special customization to meet our needs.”

EnNET allowed Solomon to integrate Novar Controls, AutomatedLogic, Power Measurement Ltd. (PML) meters and Delta Controls with Delta’s ORCAweb server application acting as the centralized monitoring and control application. Some of the goals for this project included:
•    Improved energy management by utilizing real-time energy usage data to initiate control systems response
•    Vendor independence by adopting an open integration standard framework
•    Common user interface for all building control systems regardless of manufacturer or protocols
•    Real-time integration with other enterprise applications using EnNET’s Web Services interface


About Gridlogix Inc.

Gridlogix, is a leading creator of enabling interoperable Web Services technology for the M2M industry. By delivering progressive products and services, our customers reap the benefits from integration of automation and control systems with enterprise business processes, to maximize the value of time sensitive information throughout the organization.

Gridlogix’s management team has more than 75 years of experience working with over 500 utilities and private enterprises in more than a dozen countries using the latest technologies to provide integrated solutions for engineering and planning, operations and maintenance, and enterprise management applications.

For more information about the company, see www.gridlogix.com.

EnNET is a registered trademark of Gridlogix, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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