Augusta Systems Releases EdgeFrontier Version 6.0

Online, April 12, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Augusta Systems Inc., a provider of technologies that power the intelligent convergence of devices, systems and networks, has released a new version of EdgeFrontier, its middleware platform for integration and policy management.

"The new version of EdgeFrontier, version 6.0, provides key enhancements to information security, user access and action assessment within the software," said Patrick Esposito, president and chief executive officer of Augusta Systems. "The goal of our latest development effort is for EdgeFrontier to remain the most powerful and useful option for organizations in need of a platform for flexible and extensible integration and policy management."

EdgeFrontier version 6.0 includes:
•Information security enhancements for EdgeFrontier products based upon a comprehensive security and risk assessment;
•System and performance monitoring and notification enhancements supporting user assessment of data, event and automated actions and control functions;
•Simultaneous access availability to multiple EdgeFrontier systems for individual users and to the EdgeFrontier Engine for multiple users to enable collaborative configuration; and,
•Other enhancements to usability and application performance.

EdgeFrontier products support integration and normalization of data, events and control functions from diverse devices, systems and networks, regardless of manufacturer or communications protocol. These data sources include sensors, wireless sensor networks, RFID systems, video devices and systems, access control systems, metering and measurement devices, actuators, databases and file repositories and others. Additionally, the products provide structures for event processing and configuration of event or policy-based actions through a policy engine.

EdgeFrontier has been utilized in numerous safety and security deployments, including local emergency response, port and border security, military surveillance, school and institution campus security and private industry security. The software has also been used in electricity industry smart grid efforts and in other government and industrial monitoring and automation efforts. EdgeFrontier's award-winning data integration and policy management capabilities have earned Augusta Systems recognition as a Smart Grid Company to Watch, Connected World 100 member, M2M 100 member, Frost and Sullivan Global Sensors Emerging Company of the Year Award winner, and as a member of the Inc. 500.

"The EdgeFrontier version 6.0 enhancements strengthen EdgeFrontier's position as a go-to platform for integration and policy management for public safety and security systems, smart grid solutions and other critical implementations," Esposito added.