MiOS is already powering the control and monitoring revolution in a variety of channels across the business and consumer spectrum. Our platform and solutions have been adopted by roster of market leaders who are taking this revolution to its new possibilities. Read our success stories below to see how MiOS has helped them achieve their goals, and how we can help you achieve yours.
The Environexus range of retro-fit NEXUS enabled devices allows consumers to monitor, manage and mitigate the consumption of power in their homes by seamlessly integrating devices they already own. For the intelligence behind these intelligent products, Environexus chose MiOS.
The use of established command protocols in MIOS effectively fast tracked the commercialization of Environexus by removing the concept development and testing stages.”
The MIOS platform works for Environexus as a conduit that facilitates the development of cloud based storage systems and software design that can be integrated into an open source architecture with existing control solutions. The Environexus platform is a data warehouse built on carrier class hardware and applications that allow its customers to gather, analyze and communicate energy and resource information. The use of the MIOS Gateway provides a bridge for the system and for all devices to become part of an IP ecosystem that can readily be accessed from a smartphone or tablet Interface.
Says Chris Hall, Operations Director for Environexus, “MiOS has been an integral part of our success moving forward. The toolkit enabled our resource teams to implement key features that ensure secure, reliable and real time data. And the modular software architecture of MIOS allowed us to implement a feature-rich user interface with a seamless function overlay to achieve a unique user experience.” With MiOS, Environexus was able to achieve its three primary goals for the end user – simple, effective and intuitive.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has thousands of facilities spread out over 258 million acres, many of them remotely located miles away from traditional power sources. Working with Johnson Controls, the BLM sought a solution that would save energy while improving infrastructure, enhancing energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They selected ECHO Labs to provide their ECHO Energy Manager (EEM) platform and service, which runs on the MiOS operating system.
The ECHO Energy Manager (EEM) platform is a data warehouse built on carrier-class hardware and applications that allow customers to gather, analyze, and communicate energy and resource-related information. The EEM’s cloud-based storage and computing solution provides fast, accurate real-time and historical data via a customized, intuitive, browser-based interface. The EEM’s integrated MiOS operating system connects with the MiOS Z-Wave gateway to collect energy usage, temperature and HVAC usage information.
The results speak for themselves – over $1.2M in reduced energy costs in the first year, along with a 30% energy reduction encompassing 30,758 MBTU’s and a reduction of 7 million lbs. of greenhouse gases. The EEM, with its MiOS integration, is at the heart of the project’s measurement and verification (M&V) program necessary to document project performance.
Demographic changes are creating exciting new demands for practical technologies in the health care space, particularly in the area of aging in place. Over 76 million Baby Boomers have begun turning senior, and over 54 million of them are already caregivers to elderly family and loved ones.
We chose MiOS for its reliability, the support, and because it was able to work so seamlessly with our entire product line.” – Gary German, CEO Nonnatech
Nonnatech saw an opportunity to create affordable, easily deployable solutions that would allow seniors to age in place comfortably, while at the same time allowing their caretakers new levels of involvement and peace of mind. Utilizing a variety of affordable sensors and controllers powered by the MiOS operating system and Z-wave, Nonnatech has created a wellness ecosystem that allows the elderly to live independently while keeping their caretakers closer, even when they’re far away.
“MiOS has helped expand our ability to provide a solution for seniors to age in place,” says Gary German, CEO of Nonnatech. “With it, we are able to detect and prevent falls and wandering, monitor medication side effects and sedentary behavior, and notify caregivers of changes in activities of daily living. The platform has helped us to provide a hands-free solution for seniors and their caregivers, and enabled us to bring products to market only a few months after signing our OEM agreement.”
BeHome247 offers a broad range of advanced control functions for homes and vacation rentals, including smart locks for one the world’s oldest and best known lock companies, and the leading online marketplace of vacation rentals, with more than 640,000 paid vacation rental sites throughout 168 countries.
We like to think of Mios as the most robust, flexible, adaptable engine for any vertical we pursue. Every building needs a strong foundation. Mios provides us a foundation that allows us the ability to build a condo or a skyscraper with minimal development cost.” – Joseph Morris, Director of Business Development, BeHome 247.
To cope with this volume and keep growing the business, the company needed an engine that was scalable, flexible and would allow seamless integration with existing applications. Says Joseph Morris, Director of Business Development for BeHome247, “MiOS allowed us to layer our existing applications onto the their engine without any major redevelopment or loss of performance, and accomplish our goals ahead of schedule and under budget. It also gave us the option to expand our own application development and product offerings, thanks to its flexibility.”
Speed to deployment was a key consideration in choosing the MiOS platform for BeHome247’s entry into the vacation rental control and monitoring market, Said Morris, “MiOS has always been in a position to move at our pace, which has been a refreshing benefit to our relationship. They have been able to work with our production schedule, which is often subject to outside delays.”
GOAP is well known internationally as a building management system integrator, and one of the leading worldwide providers of automation and energy efficient heating, cooling and air-conditioning systems for tourist cruise ships. Its client roster includes the world’s largest cruise companies, such as Princess Cruises, P&O Carneval, P&O Australia, Costa Crociera and Holland America.
The company saw the residential market as an exceptional opportunity for expansion, particularly to real estate developers, who were looking for a cost effective solution that could be deployed during construction and upgraded later when the residences are sold. To meet this demand, the company launched a branded solution called NETIChome, which allowed real estate developers to sell “green” buildings with minimal additional initial cost and flexible upsell options later.
We feel 100% sure that we have MiOS’s support at all times. Response has always been immediate and transparent, and feedback from our customers has been excellent.” Marko Peric, GOAP Foreign Sales
GOAP chose MiOS as its development platform so that it could bring NETIChome products to market quickly, with dramatic cost and time savings. Says Marko Peric, GOAP’s head of foreign sales, “With MiOS, we were able to start selling and promoting our offerings almost immediately. Our real estate development customers were looking for something that could be built-in easily and without specialized installation costs, but still offer profitable additional services to the home buyer later. With MiOS, we were able to demonstrate our functionalities for wireless, cloud, iOS and Android applications quickly and convincingly, and the adoption response has been very successful.”
The relationship with MiOS will continue to grow as GOAP builds its network of certified installers for the NETIChome products throughout the international markets.
Colorado-based TrickTV has developed a consumer-friendly home control and monitoring system designed to be “affordably simple” for virtually any residential customer. The company’s TrickTV ControlStation lets the end user control lights, security and climate, manage energy usage and monitor the home using a smartphone, a PC or a Samsung Smart TV.
To broaden both its consumer appeal and revenue model, TrickTV offers a dual business model. Consumers can purchase the ControlStation and associated Z-Wave powered device modules as a one-time investment, which allows them local control throughout their home. By choosing a TrickTV Pro account, consumers can extend the reach of their TrickTV system outside their homes for a one time signup fee and a free year of service; additional service beyond year one is through an annual subscription.
MiOS delivered a robust, consumer ready solution that exceeded our expectations, at every level.” – Colin Burke McClure, Director of Product Marketing
To enable these business possibilities, TrickTV needed a development platform that could quickly produce products that were easy enough for consumers to install and operate themselves, but would be versatile enough to interface with the external system offered by the company’s remote access subscription model. Thanks to MiOS, the company has been able to successfully deploy both strategies, with happy consumer experiences and feedback.
“MiOS made it possible for us to quickly and cost effectively launch a home control solution for the Smart Television market,” says Colin Burke McClure, TrickTV’s Director of Product Marketing. “The flexibility of the platform allowed for very rapid development and a robust feature set that resonated strongly with our target audience.”
With MiOS behind the wheel and the most popular TV brand on board with their system, TrickTV has quickly become a significant player in the consumer smart home space.
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