Editing Tridium

{{Short description|American company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Tridium, Inc.
| logo = Tridium logo RGB.png
| logo_size = 200px
| founded = {{Start date and age|1995||}}
| founder = Gerald Frank
| hq_location_city = [[Richmond, Virginia]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| industry = Engineering automation|
| homepage = {{URL|tridium.com}}
}}

'''Tridium Inc.''' is an American engineering hardware and software company based in [[Richmond, Virginia]], whose products facilitate and integrate the [[automation]] of [[building automation|building]] and other engineering [[control system]]s. Since November 2005, the company has operated as an independent business entity of [[Honeywell|Honeywell International Inc]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-12-27 |title=Honeywell acquires Tridium |url=https://www.controleng.com/articles/honeywell-acquires-tridium/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Control Engineering |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History ==
'''Tridium Inc.''' was founded in 1995. In 1999, Tridium launched the Niagara Framework, a software infrastructure that connects all systems and devices to a central console.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Controls |first=Mid-Atlantic |title=The Ultimate Guide to the Niagara Framework - MACC |url=https://info.midatlanticcontrols.com/blog/guide-to-the-niagara-framework-macc |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=info.midatlanticcontrols.com |language=en-us}}</ref> 

In 2002, John Petze became president and CEO, replacing Jerry Frank.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-10-01 |title=Tridium Appoints New President and CEO |url=https://www.contractingbusiness.com/archive/article/20865716/tridium-appoints-new-president-and-ceo |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Contracting Business |language=en}}</ref>  

The company was acquired by [[Honeywell|Honeywell International Inc]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honeywell Completes Acquisition Of Tridium {{!}} Plumbing & Mechanical |url=https://www.pmmag.com/articles/89544-honeywell-completes-acquisition-of-tridium |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.pmmag.com |language=en}}</ref> 

==Products==
Tridium's products facilitate  by integrating [[building automation]] using open and proprietary [[communications protocol]]s such as [[Modbus]], [[Lonworks]] and [[BACnet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tridium takes Building Controls into the 21st Century on Landmark Dubai Project |url=http://www.automatedbuildings.com/news/jun04/articles/tridium/tridium.htm |first=Terry |last=Casey |date=June 2004 |accessdate=18 May 2017}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news |title = Tridium's Niagara Framework: Marvel of connectivity illustrates new cyber risks |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/tridiums-niagara-framework-marvel-of-connectivity-illustrates-new-cyber-risks/2012/07/11/gJQARJL6dW_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2012-07-11 |access-date=2015-08-13 |first=Robert Jr. |last=O'Harrow}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Zito|first1=Phil|title=What is Tridium Part 1|url=http://blog.buildingautomationmonthly.com/what-is-tridium/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629233654/http://blog.buildingautomationmonthly.com/what-is-tridium/|archivedate=29 June 2016|accessdate=13 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official website|tridium.com}}

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[[Category:Programming tools]]
[[Category:American companies established in 1995]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Richmond, Virginia]]