Since the previous Niagara Summit, the installed base of Niagara has increased over 50% and there have been several new applications developed and deployed. The Business Track focuses on the business case of integration, connectivity and interoperability – the business value proposition of Niagara and Sedona.
With over 180,000 instances of the Niagara Framework deployed globally, and the growth of Sedona, this track provides a look into real world Niagara-based solutions and explores new application offerings; new revenue stream opportunities with both technologies and where they are headed.
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Breakout Room: Red Rock B |
Niagara and Sedona Framework Review  
Shaping the Future With the Niagara and Sedona Frameworks—The reality of the smart world is that it continues to change and evolve very rapidly. Devices are smarter, graphics are better, systems are larger, connectivity infrastructures are faster, and applications are more sophisticated.
This session will discuss the industry changes from a business and technological perspective; it will also provide a view into the future of the Sedona and Niagara strategies as well as value propositions for multiple customer segments.
Speakers:
William Sandoval, Tridium
Dan Kilker, Tridium
Monday, May 3, 2 pm, Red Rock B
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Niagara Energy & Smart Grid 
Everyone wants to save energy, and save money. The SmartGrid is touted as a great boon. Yet, it is still more concept than reality, more fragmented than pervasive. What are the facts and figures about SmartGrid, how does it work? What’s Real, What’s Not? Are there business opportunities for me?
Green and sustainable buildings are proving to be more than a passing fad, even though the financial benefits of LEED and Green are still subject to healthy debate. This session provides some insight into what it means to a building owner and the commercial real estate community.
Session topics include a case study on a state wide energy program using Niagara, a look at energy dashboards and green report cards, sub metering green facilities, and the integration of Niagara and the Grid.
Speakers:
Jeff Kegley, Tridium
Jack McGowan, Energy Control Inc.
Jim Young, Realcomm
Monday, May 3, 3 pm, Red Rock B |
Energy Strategies
With rising energy costs and the move toward more sustainable buildings, increasing energy use in buildings has both financial and environmental consequences. The Niagara Framework has been a major player in making buildings more energy efficient, reducing energy usage and driving down costs for over twelve years. Niagara is allowing users to deploy optimal energy information and environmental management strategies and the interaction in real-time, with the systems that control the energy consuming and generating equipment in a facility. This session takes a look at new Niagara Energy Applications recently launched to the market.
Speakers:
Don Millstein, E-Mon
Daniel Perez, Energy Curtailment Specialists
Michel Lemieux, Viconics
Monday, May 3, 4 pm, Red Rock B |
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Niagara Deployments
The Niagara community spans numerous countries and deployment scenarios. This session helps attendees see how other companies are implementing unique solutions by highlighting some exemplary applications of Niagara in different deployment environments.
Speakers:
Steve Taylor, Controlworks
Geoff Hunter, Coleman Systems
Nigel MacKenzie, Pacific Controls
Tuesday, May 4, 11 am, Red Rock B |
Niagara in the Data Center  
Data centers have large investments in solutions to help them deal with the real-time operation and performance analysis and energy management. In order to compensate for their ever-changing situations and provide for future planning, there needs to be an aggregation of the respective real-time and past performance data of the IT and Facility systems.
This session examines what is required and looks how Niagara and business intelligence dashboards can be applied with data centers. In addition, we explore how the normalization of data via a common communications protocol technology and XML web service technology provides the flexibility for data being monitored by and collected from the IT Infrastructure Management, Facility Electrical BMS and Facility Mechanical BAS software applications.
Speakers:
Rick Warner, O & M Engineering
Ron Pepin, PNC Bank
Tuesday, May 4, 2 pm, Red Rock B |
Security Trends 
Security, access control and video as open, IP based solutions have now made their way though this once closed world. These once stand alone silos are now vital functions for today’s intelligent building and must extend themselves seamlessly with the rest of the facility systems. This session will provide an overview from leading security manufacturers on the current trends affecting the state of the security industry.
Speakers:
Tom Echols, Honeywell Security
Brenton Scott, HID Global
Reinier Tuinzing, Milestone Systems
Tuesday, May 4, 3 pm, Red Rock B |
Security Strategy and Deployments
This session provides an overview of Tridium’s security strategy, product direction and plans as well as a variety of unique Niagara Security deployments.
Speakers:
Steve Lucas, Tridium
Luke Dininger, ASA Controls
Joe Feuling, Environmental Systems, Inc.
Tuesday, May 4, 4 pm, Red Rock B |
Breakout Room: Red Rock C |
Intelligent Infrastructure Design
Technology and automation have changed the way we design and operate our facilities. Technology for technology sake is no longer an option. While there are both operational as well as competitive advantages to having an intelligent building strategy; what are the bottom line facts regarding how these automation strategies are impacting the costs of operating and maintaining our facilities. This open panel discussion brings together key industry consultants who will provide their views on how and what they look for to create a safe, energy efficient, and comfortable environments.
Speakers:
Marc Petock, Tridium
Paul Ehrlich, Building Intelligence Group
Tom Schircliff, Intelligent Buildings
John Huston, Teng
Jim Young, Realcomm
Monday, May 3, 2 pm, Red Rock C |
Intelligent Infrastructure Buildings
Technology has changed the way we transact, operate and manage our buildings. Competitive pressures and advances in technology are spawning significant, innovative solutions globally. This session brings together a group of end users of the Niagara Framework in a roundtable format for an open, poignant discussion.
Speakers:
Darryl Benson, Panduit
Tommy Russo, CoR Advisors
John Leslie, MGM Mirage
Jim McGlone, Tridium
Monday, May 3, 3 pm, Red Rock C |
Corporate Infrastructure
Corporate Stategies with Enterprise Integration--IBM's Smart Planet Initative
Speaker:
Jim Fletcher, IBM
John Sublett, Tridium
Monday, May 3, 4 pm, Red Rock C |
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Shaping the Future with Smart Services/Managed Services
Perhaps no other technology has had as profound an impact on developing smart devices, smart solutions and smart services then the Internet. The success of the Internet is largely driven by open protocols and standards that enable all sorts of applications and hardware to interact, all things Niagara. In the same way, new service based opportunities are emerging from the Internet of Things and is creating a thriving ecosystem for valuable smart service offerings that is driving us to save energy, save money and contribute to a sustainable environment. The NiagaraAX Framework is at the forefront for creating and delivering these services. This session explores how Niagara is being used in smart service offerings from Enterprise Command and Operation Centers.
Speakers:
Dilip Rahulan, Pacific Controls
Rod Reese, Diebold
Carsie Denning, Jr., Schooldude.com
Tuesday, May 4, 11 am, Red Rock C |
Niagara and LEED
Niagara is a key tool for enabling the LEED process by providing the ability to integrate, web enable, optimize and enable smart grid integration for commercial buildings. This session will explain the opportunity supported by recent research on the needs for next generation operations, and demand response for commercial buildings. We will also highlight case studies on a series of pilot projects that implement the recommended processes and integrations.
Speakers:
Paul Ehrlich, Building Intelligence Group
Joe Feuling, Environmental Systems Inc.
Tuesday, May 4, 2 pm, Red Rock C |
Data Centers/Mission Critical Environments
The Niagara community spans numerous countries and deployment scenarios. This session helps attendees see how other companies are implementing unique solutions by highlighting some exemplary applications of Niagara in data centers and mission critical environments.
Speakers:
Brian Lynaugh, Direct Digital Controls
Marshall Nesgoda, Mid-Atlantic Controls
Tuesday, May 4, 3 pm, Red Rock C |
M2M Device and Asset Management
The realities of a smart world is that it is made up of billions of smart, connected devices such as sensors, microprocessor-based controllers, display systems, and the various connectivity infrastructure components from a variety of industries with a multitude of applications. All of these devices have many common attributes such as they all need to communicate and interoperate with each other. They also require various ways of networking and wired and wireless capabilities so they may exchange information as part of a system of systems. With billions of such devices installed today, the need to deploy and manage them intelligently is critical.
This session provides an overview of Tridium’s device management and M2M strategy, product roadmap and plans looks at the state of M2M today.
Speakers:
Bryant Butler, Tridium
Peggy Smedley, M2M Magazine
Tuesday, May 4, 4 pm, Red Rock C |
The Niagara and Sedona Frameworks are extremely robust, flexible, and allow their adaptors to maximize bottom-line value.