Thursday, July 24, 2008

Building Mgmt System software

Hi All,
We are facing a large bill to upgrade our old Siemens Building Management System from v.2.x (still running on a Windows 98 desktop!) to the latest version of Siemens APOGEE Insight. In addition to buying the new software and paying conversion fees
(moving graphics and maps to the new system) we'll have to buy a low-end server to run it. All of our HVAC control units on campus are Siemens equipment.

I have two questions for you all. First, does anyone have positive or negative experiences they would be willing to share about Siemens' BMS software and/or the upgrade experience? Second, does anyone work with a different BMS that integrates Siemens
field equipment without much trouble?

Many thanks,
Ken

Ken Ambach
Director of Technology
Friends Academy
Locust Valley, NY

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