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Contact:
Jennifer Caywood
Telemetric Corporation
(208) 658-1292 x10
jcaywood@telemetric.net
TELEMETRIC HELPS CISCO SYSTEMS CONSERVE ENERGY
Boise, ID – August 21,
2001 – Telemetric announced today that they are
providing wireless remote monitoring and control units to Cisco
Systems, headquartered in San Jose, California, to aid in Cisco’s
energy conservation efforts. Cisco was the first company to be
awarded a grant from the California Energy Commission to implement
techniques that can reduce energy usage within 15 minutes during
an energy emergency. Installing the Telemetric units is one of
the ways that Cisco’s Energy Monitoring team has identified
to cut energy usage by more than 1.5 megawatts within 15 minutes.
The Energy Commission has recently completed an inspection and
approval of this project.
During times of high energy usage, Cisco
can go to a secure web site, designed by Telemetric, and issue
a single command to turn off energy consuming devices, such as
fountains, thereby cutting back its electricity usage. Telemetric
uses wireless communications from Aeris.net’s patented MicroBurst
technology that utilizes the excess capacity on the public cellular
network, known as the non-voice channels.
Striving to head off predicted rolling
blackouts, Cisco and other manufactures in the Silicon Valley
have agreed to work together to lower electricity usage during
peak demand. Dubbed "Blackout Busters," these corporations
are lowering lights, cutting back on air-conditioning and heat,
and turning off nonessential equipment during peak usage to avoid
rolling blackouts this summer. The load management sub-committee
of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group (chaired by Mukesh Khattar
of Oracle and Nayeem Sheikh of Cisco) developed the Blackout Busters
program and is still signing up participants.
“Our deal with Cisco is another
validation of the effectiveness of Telemetric’s technology,”
said Scott Schoenherr, Telemetric’s CEO. He added, "with
all the conservation efforts currently underway throughout the
country, more and more companies are looking for cost-effective
ways to remotely monitor and control high energy-consuming processes.”
The Telemetric MicroRTU is a small remote
terminal unit that can monitor and control a variety of equipment.
The MicroRTU communicates with Telemetric’s web server over
the non-voice or control channel of the public cellular network.
Customers are able to monitor and control critical equipment through
a secure web interface.
About Telemetric
Telemetric Corporation is a wireless telemetry company providing
products and services that enable remote control and monitoring
of equipment and machinery. Telemetric’s MicroRTU monitors
and controls remote equipment through the Web using wireless communications
via cellular non-voice technology that is bundled with the product.
Telemetric is privately held with headquarters in Boise, Idaho.
For more information, please visit www.telemetric.net, or e-mail
to info@telemetric.net.
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