Automated and intelligent buildings have been “on the horizon” for a number of years - a favorite topic of futurists but perpetually just-out-of-reach from current technology. Could some recent technical developments be the breakthrough that pulls automated and intelligent buildings within practical reach? And if so, what type of layer-one infrastructure will be required to support the applications that will be incorporated into an automated building design?

Presentation 1: Breakthroughs in Device Powering
Technological developments in powering now enable some network devices to obtain their power from the network itself. This game-changing characteristic enables significant design flexibility for network planners. It also is just one example of the capabilities that can be unlocked by newly developed powering technology. This presentation provides an overview of these latest developments and explains how much more PoE can do than simply powering IP phone, cameras and wireless access points.

Presentation 2: The Cabling Standard for Building Automation
This presentation pays specific attention to the TIA/EIA-862-A BAS Cabling Standard for Commercial Buildings—providing some of the standard’s details related to cabling-system design and performance. At the presenter’s discretion, it also can provide information on other standards groups at work, and the specifications they are producing, that address building automation systems and can impact the cabling-infrastructure systems within automated buildings.

Presentation 3: Low Voltage LED Lighting
Low voltage contractors are finding revenue opportunities by installing the next generation of commercial lighting and control systems based on low voltage DC power. This presentation discusses how lighting can add up to 2x the number of connections vs. data communication only jobs and how low voltage lighting systems create new revenue opportunities.

Presentation 4: Access Control Systems
One of the systems that can be centrally controlled in an automated building is access-control. In such scenarios, the access-control system is the indicator to the entire building that an individual is on the premises. In that respect, the access-control system is central to the functioning of an automated building.  This presentation describes the role that an access-control system can play in a truly automated environment; it also discusses current state-of-the-art access-control technologies that can be incorporated into building automation systems.

Recent technology breakthroughs and standards developments are paving the way for user organizations to realize a concept that has been out of reach for a long time – building automation and intelligence. This webcast seminar goes into detail on recently developed Power over Ethernet capabilities, and also dives into the cabling standards that map out the physical-layer infrastructure for enabling building intelligence. The seminar also describes some of the specific applications that can take advantage of traditional LAN cabling systems as a result of these technology and standards advancements.

Sam Klepper CMO and EVP, Building Solutions Redwood Systems
Valerie Maguire Global Sales Engineer The Siemon Company
Sani Ronen Senior Marketing Manager, PoE Midspans Microsemi Corporation
Peter Boriskin Director, Product Management ASSA ABLOY Americas Commercial Electronic Access Control

Anixter is a leading global supplier of communications and security products, electrical and electronic wire and cable, fasteners and other small components. We help our customers specify solutions and make informed purchasing decisions around technology, applications and relevant standards. Throughout the world, we provide innovative supply chain management services to reduce our customers' total cost of production and implementation.

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) is a leading provider of semiconductor solutionsdifferentiated by power, security, reliability and performance.  PowerDsine® PoE Systems, a Microsemi brand, is the thought leader in energy efficient, high power PoE technology. Microsemi is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has more than 2,800 employees globally.  Learn more at www.microsemi.com/powerdsine.

Redwood Systems delivers the first fully network-based commercial lighting solution. This award-winning approach enables the low-voltage ecosystem to enter the $80 billion lighting business by installing, selling and servicing converged structured cabling architectures that power and control lights.  Redwood’s patented networking technology combines DC power, control and communication over category 5e, 6 and 6a cable to drive LED fixtures and a high-density sensor grid. The system turns ordinary facilities into high-performance buildings by providing dramatic energy savings, rich data on space utilization, and temperature and power monitoring.  With a growing roster of market-leading customers such as Facebook, SAP, and Volkswagen, Redwood is building a reputation for customer success. For more information, visit http://www.redwoodsystems.com/.

Established in 1903, Siemon (www.siemon.com) is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global offices, manufacturing and service partners throughout the world, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper (unshielded and shielded twisted-pair) category 5e, category 6 (Class E), category 6A (Class EA) and category 7/7A (Class F/FA), and multimode and singlemode optical fiber cabling systems available. With over 400 patents specific to structured cabling, from patch cords to patch panels, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and development of industry standards, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry.