DALLAS -
August 23, 2002 -
The original equipment manufacturer group of TAC Americas Inc. has agreed to provide reseller rights to LynxSpring Inc. of Leawood, Kansas.
TAC is a world leader in manufacturing open system building controls. The company's OEM Group offers a variety of programmable controllers and application-specific controllers as well as custom development for temperature control applications geared to the equipment manufacturer. It also provides OEM-oriented software tools as well as web-enabling products and strategies by developing solutions for original equipment manufacturers of temperature control and other building automation applications.
LynxSpring Inc. is the leader in custom applications and value-added services in the open systems HVAC market. LynxSpring provides outsourcing of services for HVAC OEMs resulting in cost savings and design improvements. With its unique capabilities, LynxSpring can provide electronics optimization, LONWORKSr-based programming services, WEB-enablement and marketing assistance to manufacturers of mechanical temperature control equipment.
Terry Swope, president of LynxSpring, said, "LynxSpring recognizes the changing face of building automation controls and has developed a unique team that provides the services our customers need to leapfrog the competition."
He added: "We evaluated all of the LONWORKS-based platforms on the market and found that TAC provides a unique combination of platform flexibility, price performance and factory support. We are excited by this teaming opportunity."
"Our OEM Group is a key component of our ongoing strategy to address the market for building automation controls through multiple channels," said Dean Meyer, president of TAC Americas. "We are pleased that our relationship with LynxSpring brings to the OEM customer base a unique combination of market strength, flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit."
About LynxSpring LynxSpring, Inc. (LSI) is a framework, software, products and services company helping users of embedded devices harness the power of the Internet and the very latest communications technologies. The core of LSI's technology is revolutionary software, which is being successfully applied in the building automation, industrial automation and energy management markets today. These applications are just the beginning - LSI's products and services can be used in any application where there is a need to use an Internet/intranet connection to monitor, manage or control networks of embedded devices, sometimes referred to as "smart devices."
As a supplier of integrated systems for building automation, LSI leads the Building Information Technology market. This articulates the company's goal of developing, producing and marketing products and open system solutions and services that improve the indoor environment while providing building owners with added value in the form of lower operating costs and more attractive properties. <