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"The Automator" is an online trade magazine providing News, Articles, Interviews, New Products, and Reviews for the Industry.

Our October issue adds to the restructuring theme with an interview about selling new automation concepts. Our October Headlines also provide a definition of the potential markets. We feel that our readers interest in this area is increasing and we will provide more information on marketing in the future.

The Building Automation industry is presently undergoing major restructuring including a complete reconstruction of the existing control procurement process and methods of doing business. Many players in our industry feel that only minor changes are occurring, however today's restructuring will change who we are and whom we work for. Please read our articles on Industry Restructuring and feedback your comments.

More on "Proto-calling"
Protocol wars rage on; John James, Vice President Products Group, Cimetrics Inc responds to Rehan Kamal, IT Strategist, Computrols comment "Today's BAS standards like BACnet and LonWorks will go the way of BetaMax and Quadraphonic sound" with "This is an "apples & oranges" comparison. BACnet objects and LonMark profiles are examples of Application-Layer standards and TCP/IP is a Transport, or Data-Link Layer standard."

Our new interview section seems to provide the vehicle for industry leaders to quickly share their views with us. I hope you are learning as much from these interviews as I am. This information plus our current and archived articles will help answer your questions about how the protocol evolution is restructuring our industry. If you would like to be part of this new interactive media contact us.

We have a sneak preview of an article scheduled for publication in Engineered Systems' October issue.

Restructuring for the Componentization Era Major restructuring of our industry is required and is happening allowing web wise solutions with full integrating of the Componentization Era into powerful enterprise controls. Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com

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Are you having trouble keeping up with the evolving Network & Internet Standards? We have created a section that has linkage to over 25 communication standards. Our Summary of New Industry Links allows you to quickly view who is new and happening. Looking for a job? or help for your company to grow? Dealers? checkout our free Want Ad Section.

Nov 2001 theme will be "Making Sense of Sensors". Radical changes are occurring in the mediums we now sense and how we sense them as well as how we use this new information. The November issue will also provide insight and information pertinent to the AHR Expo 2002.

Jan 2002 will be our Show Issue - AHR Expo 2002, Atlantic City. We will closely follow industry sessions, events, new products, and reviews. Plan to be a part of this issue.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]AutomatedBuildings.com's purpose is to connect our readers with timely and new information on any Buildings Automation subject, so as always we are interested in any of your articles, news, new products.

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