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SAN JOSE, Calif. | May 2, 2001 —As the anticipated high-costs of summer energy approach, one company in California is taking an innovative approach to help solve the state's energy crisis. Aeris.net, a leading provider of web-to-wireless machine-to-machine communications services today announced a unique initiative that helps businesses save millions of dollars by managing and reducing power consumption and costs. By targeting one of the biggest sources of energy consumption—ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration—Aeris.net's low cost, North American wide wireless telemetry services empower businesses to manage and reduce the costs of keeping their businesses and employees cool for the summer.
Wireless telemetry is a new technology service that enables machines, such as HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) equipment, boilers, pumps, chillers, holding tanks, and other device that are normally silenced to be remotely managed and monitored through machine-to-machine communication. Data from these machines are securely transmited over cellular networks and converted so that a user with a PC or server on the Internet (in-state or out) can make intelligent decisions regarding temperature, humidity or any number of other designated thresholds.
"The benefits of wireless telemetry services are that industrial machines communicate critical data with computers to empower immediate, real time responses and management control under a secure, robust and ubiquitous network," said Wade Vesey, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Aeris.net. "With Aeris taking the wireless telemetry lead to help solve California's energy crisis, our initiative announced today stands to quickly and cost-effectively help businesses statewide collectively save millions of dollars on their utility bills."
By teaming with third party developers, Aeris.net's network is an ideal solution to continuously monitor machine activity. Notifact(TM), an Aeris.net partner, plays an active role in helping businesses reduce their HVAC energy consumption. With Aeris, Notifact monitors the health and operation of HVAC systems that populate thousands of building rooftops and businesses throughout California. One example of today's wireless telemetry power initiative is Aeris and Notifact working together to reduce refrigeration costs in a major California grocery store chain. By remotely managing peak hour consumption, Aeris and Notifact are able to optimize refrigeration power consumption while ensuring that foods are kept at their best temperature all of the time
"Wireless telemetry empowers intelligence in the process of managing energy," said Andy Green, Manager of Utilities and Energy Markets at Aeris.net. "With Aeris's wireless services, not only will businesses be able to take a bite out of their energy bill, but by reducing peak hour consumption, wireless telemetry helps all Californians by staving off 'rolling blackouts'."
MicroBurst is one of the advanced technologies developed by Aeris that powers wireless telemetry. With it, short bursts of data can be transmitted across the same cellular networks that blanket California. From this data, machines can be remotely turned on, off, and managed for optimal performance.
Aeris.net, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., provides wireless web connectivity and control for a broad array of short-packet signaling and messaging services using its proprietary MicroBurst® utility. MicroBurst technology employs the control channel infrastructure of the cellular network as a transmission medium to achieve low cost of service and ubiquitous coverage. Aeris.net currently has contracts deploying MicroBurst technology in cellular service areas in 98 percent of the United States and all of Mexico and Canada. Initial applications include vehicle position and condition reporting, security and equipment monitoring and utility meter reading. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http:// www.aeris.net or call 888-Go-Aeris.
MicroBurst® and VBurst™ are trademarks of Aeris.net, Inc. Aeris is a registered trademark of Aeris.net. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective holders.
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