Tridium Explained

Tridium, Inc.
Founder:	Gerald Frank
Hq Location City:	Richmond, Virginia
Hq Location Country:	USA
Industry:	Engineering automation

Tridium Inc. is an American engineering hardware and software company based in Richmond, Virginia, whose products facilitate and integrate the automation of building and other engineering control systems.

History and ownership

Tridium Inc. was founded in 1995 and, since November 2005 has operated as an independent business entity of Honeywell International Inc.^{[1] [2]}

Products

Tridium's products facilitate by integrating building automation using open and proprietary communications protocols such as Modbus, Lonworks and BACnet.^[3]

Tridium is the developer of Niagara Framework. The Niagara Framework is a universal software infrastructure that allows building controls integrators, HVAC and mechanical contractors to build custom, web-enabled applications for accessing, automating and controlling smart devices real-time via local network or over the Internet.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tridium Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg . Bloomberg. 5 May 2017.
2. News: Researchers warn of cyber flaws in Honeywell control systems. Reuters. 2013-02-05. 2015-08-13.
3. Web site: Tridium takes Building Controls into the 21st Century on Landmark Dubai Project . Terry . Casey . June 2004 . 18 May 2017.
4. News: Tridium's Niagara Framework: Marvel of connectivity illustrates new cyber risks . The Washington Post . 2012-07-11 . 2015-08-13 . Robert Jr. . O'Harrow.
5. News: Zito. Phil. What is Tridium Part 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629233654/http://blog.buildingautomationmonthly.com/what-is-tridium/. 29 June 2016. 13 August 2015. dead.