WOBURN, Mass., June 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARC Informatique, the publisher of PcVue Solutions for Building Management Systems (BMS), and its worldwide affiliates in the ARC Group, are involved in a collaborative project known as Facility Using smart Secured Energy & Information Technology (Fuse-IT). Fuse-IT is addressing the need of sustainable, reliable, user-friendly, efficient and secure BMS in the context of critical intelligent facilities. The primary focus of this project is to provide a Smart Building and Security Management System that addresses the often incompatible objectives of the Facilities Manager and the Security Manager for critical sites. Such a system will improve the energy-efficiency of the building while strengthening its security.
WHAT: The FUSE-IT project will be presented as part of the “Trusted monitoring and intelligent consumption data management for smart buildings” panel at the IEEE Power and Energy General meeting. www.pes-gm.org/2017
The IEEE PES GM attracts professionals from every segment of the electric power industry. It features a comprehensive technical program with paper presentations, poster and panel sessions, a number of technical tours, a student program and companion activities. This year’s theme is energizing a more secure, resilient, and adaptable grid.
Ed Nugent, COO of PcVue Inc., will participate on the panel. He will present the research and development performed by ARC Group in support of the FUSE-IT project. The complete abstract is shown below.
Intelligent buildings have to tackle the challenges of smarter energy management, enhanced automation and connectivity. Facing environmental policies and cost-reduction objectives, building managers are asking for adequate solutions to predict, monitor, control, command, and optimize energy consumption, in the context of all the energy transactions and service provision opportunities. The trend toward smart building is enabled by the growing integration of Information Technology and Operational Technology. An unwanted consequence of this is the growing exposure to cyber-attacks. Legacy automation systems have been traditionally thought secured by isolation and physical protection. Now, they are exposed to fast-expanding cyber-threats, targeting their availability, integrity and confidentiality. A joint initiative, gathering engineers and researchers from energy, automation, information and communication technology, and security backgrounds, is working to deliver the innovative intelligent building system architecture and a set of advanced technological capabilities to solve the dilemma of efficiency and security in intelligent buildings.
WHEN: IEEE PES GM: JULY 16-20, 2017; PANEL SESSION: JULY 19, 1:00PM-5:00PM
WHERE: SHERATON GRAND CHICAGO HOTEL • CHICAGO, IL
Register here: https://pesgm.ieeepesreg.com
About PcVue
PcVue is a provider of advanced HMI/SCADA software solutions in North America. For more than 30 years, PcVue and its affiliate ARC Informatique have been developing, marketing and supporting innovative component-based solutions used by VAR's, OEM's and System Integrators for BMS and SCADA applications in energy, manufacturing, infrastructure and utilities. Headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts and backed by ARC Informatique's global reach, PcVue automation solutions are used by Fortune 500 and multinational corporations around the world. www.pcvuesolutions.com.