ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.,
Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Infrax Systems, Inc., (OTCBB: IFXY), a global provider of unified
Smart Grid-related products and services for the Energy and Utility
industries, announced today that it has entered into a Teaming
Agreement with AwiaTech corporation to jointly develop and deploy
advanced wireless capabilities for Automation applications for the
Smart Grid. Future development and deployment may include wireless
sensors, transformer and relay communications and load management.
China and Asia are among the emerging markets targeted
through the Teaming Agreement.
"We are pleased to have entered into a teaming arrangement with
AwiaTech. They have assembled one of the top research teams
in the wireless automation field and their products and expertise
will be of a great benefit to Infrax as we add Distribution
Automation applications to our Smart Grid portfolio" said
Paul Aiello, CEO of Infrax
Systems.
"Reliability and security are critical to both traditional
industrial automation and distribution automation," said Dr.
Alex Feng, CEO of AwiaTech. "We are
excited to team up with Infrax so that with Infrax's domain
expertise, the energy and utility industry now has their top
concerns addressed and can now fully enjoy the benefits of
Wireless Sensor Networks. This collaboration will also enable us to
serve emerging markets with strong needs in distribution automation
such as China, where AwiaTech has
already established a strong presence."
AwiaTech, based in Austin,
Texas is a leader in the development of industrial
automation technology based on WirelessHART. AwiaTech has
developed the most standard conforming network stack for
WirelessHART applications available. AwiaTech's product line
includes the wireless stack, gateway and management
solutions. WirelessHART is a wireless mesh network
communications protocol for process automation applications. It
adds wireless capabilities to the HART Protocol while maintaining
compatibility with existing HART devices, commands, and tools.
Each WirelessHART network includes three main elements:
- Wireless field devices connected to process or plant equipment.
This device could be a device with WirelessHART built in or an
existing installed HART-enabled device with a WirelessHART adapter
attached to it.
- Gateways enable communication between these devices and host
applications connected to a high-speed backbone or other existing
plant communications network.
- A Network Manager is responsible for configuring the network,
scheduling communications between devices, managing message routes,
and monitoring network health. The Network Manager can be
integrated into the gateway, host application, or process
automation controller.
About Infrax Systems
Infrax Systems offers a series of interrelated operational
management, communications, and grid security related products and
services known as Secure Intelligent Energy Platform (SIEP). Our
products enable a comprehensive and unified solution for
communications and applications management of the Smart Grid. SIEP™
incorporates a wide array of communications, security, device and
data management tools for Smart Grid applications such as advanced
metering solutions and grid optimization. SIEP platform creates a
unified solution to securely manage Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) and distribution automation. Infrax's secure
smart grid platform, incorporates a communications transport and
management system, (Grid Mesh™) , device and data security
management, and ultimately secures intelligent endpoint devices
(SIED). The secure management of the "last mile" backhaul will be
necessary for utilities to implement Smart Grid applications
including AMI, real-time pricing, Demand Side Management (DSM),
Distribution Monitoring and Automation. When combined, these
applications can offer economic, operational and environmental
benefits for utilities, and ultimately the utility's customers.
For INFRAX Systems information,
contact Investors@Infraxinc.com or
visit www.infraxinc.com.
About AwiaTech Corporation
AwiaTech (Advancing Wireless Industrial Automation Technology)
corporation was founded by Dr. Aloysious
Mok, an internationally renowned expert in real-time systems
and Quincy Lee Centennial Professor in Computer Science at the
University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Mok and his research group began conducting groundbreaking
research on wireless process automation as early as 1998, and have
continued to be one of the top research teams in the world. In
2006, Dr. Mok and his research team started working on WirelessHART
technology, and built the most standard conforming network stack.
Committed to promoting wireless technology for industrial
automation, Dr. Mok founded AwiaTech in 2008. AwiaTech's recent
work includes helping HART Communication Foundation develop
HCF_KIT-193 (Wi-HTest), the test suite for WirelessHART
registration, and collaborating with a Fortune 500 company on their
WirelessHART product development. Dr. Mok is also the co-author of
the first book on WirelessHART technology—"WirelessHART™ –
Real-Time Mesh Network for Industrial Automation"
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