IDEA to help manufacturers fill out product attribute schema
IDEA, Arlington, Va., launched a new Attribute Fulfillment Service (AFS) to help manufacturers with the work involved in populating standardized product marketing content into IDEA's Industry Data Warehouse (IDW). The IDW provides a centralized location for manufacturers to synchronize product information electronically with their trading partners. Trial projects showed that AFS outsourcing helps manufacturers populate the IDW with marketing content in half the time and one-third the price compared to using internal resources, IDEA said. The new service, offered in partnership with data service provider DATAgility, includes populating the attributes defined in the IDW's Electrical Attribute Schema.
GE acquires LED manufacturer
GE Lighting announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Lightech, a privately held, advanced lighting technology leader based near Tel Aviv, Israel, with commercial teams in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Lightech specializes in providing LED electronic drivers, plus halogen transformers, to the lighting industry. The purchase price was not disclosed.
“We are thrilled to be teaming with one of the world's technology leaders in LED drivers - a key intelligent power supply technology for LED lighting systems,” said GE Lighting President and CEO Maryrose Sylvester. “For our customers, this acquisition means we will deliver a more optimized, energy-efficient LED lighting system — faster.”
Schneider partners with Cisco for energy management
Schneider Electric has teamed with Cisco Systems to provide a new energy management solution that monitors and manages energy consumption across all building domains. The combined solution integrates Schneider's EcoStruxure portfolio with Cisco EnergyWise to help users manage all energy-consuming building assets, including HVAC, lighting, security and, for the first time, reduce energy waste generated from IT/IP assets, including PCs, phones, Catalyst switches, power-over-ethernet (PoE) and other IT devices.