Joint research and development initiative to be set up in Vienna

To enable the world-class developer and provider of global total automation solutions conduct dedicated research on ICT enabled managed energy solutions for buildings and infrastructure

Dubai, March 6, 2011: Pacific Control Systems LLC, Dubai, today announced a joint initiative with the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) to open a dedicated cloud computing lab in the university campus to carry out research and development on ICT enabled managed energy services solutions for buildings and infrastructure.

The "Pacific Controls Cloud Computing Research Lab" will enable the Dubai-headquartered world-class developer and provider of global total automation solutions engage in various strategic scientific developments. This will include R&D in enhanced virtual software services (g-bots) which would support efficient energy and facility management in buildings and infrastructure developments at reduced operational costs in turn leading to significant savings.  

Dilip Rahulan, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Controls, said, "We are pleased to collaborate with Vienna University of Technology. It is our constant endeavor to support ICT enabling managed services solutions for buildings and infrastructure. At Pacific Controls, we have identified that with the virtual software technology (g-bots) a new paradigm can be created to revolutionize the way in which managed services for buildings and infrastructure in the fraternity of Energy and Facility Management can be delivered achieving substantial energy savings and operational costs."

One of the tasks of the lab directed by Prof. Schahram Dustdar of the Distributed Systems Group, will be to review the design and development strategy and roll out plan, and conduct scientific research in the field of virtual software services (g-bots) developed by Pacific Controls for deployment using ICT enabling managed services solutions for buildings and infrastructure.

Team members of the  "Pacific Controls Cloud Computing Research Lab" at Vienna, will be provided access and training at the Pacific Controls R&D facilities in Dubai, India, USA, Saudi Arabia and other 20 cities where Pacific Controls intend to establish Command Control Centers for managed services. Pacific Controls will also facilitate as a part of this cooperation agreement, opportunities for students from the Vienna University of Technology to carry out internship in Pacific Controls facilities.

Founded in 1815, the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) has been a place of research, teaching and learning in the service of progress. The TU Vienna is among the most successful technical universities in Europe and is Austria's largest scientific-technical research and educational institution.

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About Pacific Controls
Pacific Controls is an IS0 9001:2008 company providing ICT enabled managed services and converged engineering solutions for buildings and infrastructure projects globally. Pacific Controls has pioneered the concept of city centric management of buildings and infrastructure, and has established the world's first Global Command Control Center for energy and managed engineering services. The Global Command Control Center serves clients globally by enabling the monitoring and management of their assets, carrying out: continuous commissioning, measurement & verification of their carbon footprint and converting them into carbon financial instruments, in real time. Pacific Controls offers its managed services using "GALAXY" its enterprise platform hosted on the Pacific Controls Cloud Computing Network. Global assets are connected in real time to the cloud using M2M hardware developed by Pacific Controls. The company has delivered some of the world's largest ICT enabled integration projects.

For more details, visit www.pacificcontrols.net

About Vienna University of Technology
The Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) is located in the heart of Europe, in a cosmopolitan city of great cultural diversity. For nearly 200 years, the TU Vienna has been a place of research, teaching and learning in the service of progress. The TU Vienna is among the most successful technical universities in Europe and is Austria's largest scientific-technical research and educational institution. TU Vienna has eight faculties lead by deans: Architecture and Planning, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mathematics and Geoinformation, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Physics. The University is led by the Rector and four Vice Rectors (responsible for Research, Academic Affairs, Finances and Controlling and Infrastructure and Development). The Senate has 24 members. The University Council, consisting of seven members, acts as a supervisory board.

For more details, visit www.tuwien.ac.at

The Distributed Systems Group (DSG) of the Vienna University of Technology directed by Prof. Schahram Dustdar, conducts research and teaching in distributed computing and systems with particular emphasis on software services, software architectures, and novel paradigms for distributed systems. The DSG investigates foundations and explores novel applications of technologies to the development of distributed services. The focus is on of Service-oriented Computing, Autonomic, Complex, and Context-aware Computing, Cloud Computing, and Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing.

For more details, visit www.infosys.tuwien.ac.at

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