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ASHRAE JOURNAL 19 50 59–2009 YE A R S ADVERTISING SECTION Your Single Source for Long-Term System Reliability Rely on Siemens to focus on improving your building’s performance so you can focus on improving your business’s performance. When customers turn to Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. for service, they find a strategic partner focused on extending the life cycle and improving the performance of their important building systems. Customers who choose Siemens know they have a partner who will be there for them throughout the entire life cycle of their systems. We understand the challenges customers face in maintaining aging buildings and equipment, working within tightening budget constraints, and keeping up with the pace of technology. Our Advantage Services® portfolio is designed to help you meet these challenges and ensure a high level of system reliability while keeping your costs low. Compatibility by Design Our technologies are specifically engineered to allow for forward and backward compatibility. This means your investment is protected because the components and products you put in place today will be compatible with the innovations we develop in the future. Backward Compatibility New product releases or solutions are designed and engineered to be compatible with our older equipment and systems. • New developments are designed to be compatible with older equipment. • The 2008 Programmable Controllers series is compatible with existing devices such as our 1985 APOGEE Standalone Control Unit device. Forward Compatibility We proactively develop upgrade paths for clients with older products to take advantage of the ongoing advance of technology. • Customers do not have to install a new system to implement new technology. • Advances in technology have enabled changes in performance and functionality that were not available 25 years ago, such as our latest industry-leading control algorithm, Adaptive Control, which is exclusive to the Siemens APOGEE controllers, and compatible back through our existing controller line. A Full Spectrum of Capabilities To Meet Your Service Goals Siemens capabilities include more than 100 system services in six categories that represent the needs of our customers. Our Advantage Services program allows you to combine services across these categories to provide total care for your building: Life Cycle Management ensures plans to upgrade or modernize building systems as needed to provide the best level of technology for your facility. Systems Integration Maximize facility operation by leveraging APOGEE® features across an integrated system. You can control and monitor multiple building systems through Insight® as your site-wide user interface, adding value and improving decision-making and long-run cost-savings. Take advantage of proven integration solutions to other building systems, devices, controllers and networks supporting: • Over 200 different manufacturers • More than 700 specific systems/devices • Over 70 communication protocols s 68 ASHRAE Journal ashrae.org June 2009

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