Saturday, December 03, 2005
Carrier to acquire Automated Logic (April, 2004)
Carrier(CCN), York(ISN) or Trane(TracerSummit), each HVAC manufacturer has its own control system. But most of the systems are mainly sold with their HVAC product. These control systems are more like small islands away from the mainland (BAS market). The aquisition interested me because it was first time that I saw a conventional HVAC player took action in the native BAS market.
The following policies were issued, which I think were to protect each other's market share.
- The United Technologies relationship will reinforce Automated Logic's continuing focus on technology and innovation.
- Carrier Corporation, the acquiring subsidiary of UTC, is committed to the Automated Logic brand and to its independent network of authorized dealers.
- Automated Logic dealers will continue to deliver and service the ALC product line, and Carrier will continue to deliver and service the Carrier CCN product line.
And, what's more? Did they all lived happily ever after? I don't know.
Last year, a Carrier control guy guessed that they may soon have a new thing to replace CarrierOne utilizing the the Bacnet open protocol technology from AL. (CarrierOne is acutally a Tridium JACE controller acts as a gateway between CCN and 3rd party control system) Well, after a year and half, CarrierOne is still there.
It is natural for a technical guy to assume the combination of 2 expertises will bring new gargets, like traditional people believe a marrige will lead to children. The real game is more complicate.
To cheer you up at the end of this boring story, here is a stupid joke. Take a look at CCNWeb, a new HMI for CCN system. Feel the java applets and somewhat "Tridiumized" graphics (especially the AHU one). See, Carrier DO have a child, not from his wife, but his mistress.
