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by Jeff Moad, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:07:51 AM   | Abstract: | This Company to Watch specializes in wireless. |
Apprion Inc., founded in 2004 to address the problem of managing wireless networks in process manufacturing environments, is the developer of the ION System, a combination of software and services to help manage multiple wireless environments from a single platform.
Manufacturers often deploy different technologies, requiring a different management system for each wireless platform. The Apprion environment lets organizations manage multiple wireless technologies — including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and WiMax — from one reusable platform, says Apprion co-founder and CEO Stephen Lambright. "We provide things like management and security across wireless environments so manufacturers can more easily get ROI based on each wireless device they add to their network," he says.
The ION System includes an on-site controller, the IONosphere, that provides data services, workflow, security, and monitoring of multiple technologies; network appliances, called IONizers, that tie multi-vendor wireless sensor and device-based systems into the ION System; and applications to support security, asset tracking, provisioning, and diagnostics.
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