05/04/10 - Live from the 2010 Niagara Summit
The Peggy Smedley Show
Host: Peggy Smedley
Technology
Broadcasting live from the show floor at the Niagara Summit, Peggy Smedley welcomes Terry Casey, president, Tridium EMEA, to the show to discuss some of the summit’s core focuses as well as some of the differences in how the Niagara framework is used in Europe and the United States. Casey also discusses the role of M2M technology in smart services and how it can help make buildings more efficient.;
Jim Fletcher, distinguished engineer, IBM, discusses the partnership between IBM and Tridium and how the combination of their technologies will enable users to efficiently manage the lifecycle of assets in buildings, in turn reducing energy cost and consumption. Fletcher also talks about some of the major challenges holding back the widespread adoption of M2M technology.;
Tom Shircliff, partner, Intelligent Buildings, talks about his company’s unique role in the M2M space and how M2M technology can specifically enable the development of more intelligent buildings. Shircliff talks about some of the major trends moving forward in the space and the impact the government will have on the M2M market.;
Steve Fey, president, Tridium Inc., joins Smedley for a wrap-up of the summit, highlighting some of the major announcements from the show. Fey talks about some of the specific verticals where he sees the greatest potential for growth in the space and what we can expect to see next from Tridium moving forward.
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