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Johnson Controls’ Focus on Building Automation Continues with Cisco Partnership
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February 26th, 2016
The Evolution of BIoT… Will it be Top Down or Bottom Up?
The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) business is currently being driven by 2 quite different major supply chains. Bottom up by the suppliers of some 12 different technical services in buildings from Environmental controls through to Security and Safety. Also top down from the major IoT specialists coming from the Communications and Software Industries. This […]
Honeywell Acquires Xtralis to Strengthen their Fire Detection Business
At the end of last week, Honeywell announced that they have agreed to acquire smoke detection and security company Xtralis for $480M. Although Xtralis is based in Ireland this deal is not motivated by the attraction to lower their tax bill through an inversion, as was the case last week in the announcement by Johnson […]
How Will the Johnson Controls / Tyco Deal Play Out?
Johnnson Control’s offer to acquire Tyco International has been accepted by the Tyco board. However it is not yet a done deal. The premium being offered by Johnson Controls looks reasonable but will it attract other companies to step in with a better offer for the Tyco shareholders? In our New Report on the Security […]
Johnson Controls & Tyco International Merge in Huge Inversion Deal
Johnson Controls Inc, a leading industrial-systems, HVAC and battery maker, announced on Monday it will merge with Tyco International, fire protection and security technology firm – combining the companies’ building control businesses and taking on Tyco’s Irish tax address. “We see from day one being able to leverage the combined distributions, the combined customer base […]
Strategic Alliances and Investments in the Smart Buildings Landscape
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. Partnerships and investments can play an increasingly important role in implementing strategic goals, particularly in providing access to the range of innovative technologies being developed for the smart buildings marketplace. While acquisitions are also being regularly undertaken by the building technology players as an […]
Building Internet of Things Growth is Being Restricted by the Supply Chain
In a previous article on IoT in buildings “Partnering is the Key to Success for Emerging Building Internet of Things Players” discussed why the Building Automation Systems (BAS) suppliers were becoming a little less enthusiastic about the morphing of their business to the Building Internet of Things (BIoT). Sharing a much bigger pie with the […]
Johnson Controls could Shed Automotive in Favour of Smart Building Controls and Energy Storage
Johnson Controls is shifting back toward its roots with its announced move to separate its massive automotive unit and focus instead on smart building controls and energy storage. Management said it is open to an outright sale, spinoff or formation of a joint venture to shed the unit, with a decision expected before year’s end. […]
Partnering is the Key to Success for Emerging Building Internet of Things Players
Having just completed a series of 3 techno / commercial studies on the Building Internet of Things (BIoT) the objective to turn smart buildings into fully automated ones requiring little or no human intervention has the full support of building owners. The technology to overcome the deficiencies of the present semi-automated Building Automation Services (BAS) […]
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