•The
New
TAC’s Vision
To be our
Customers’ preferred Provider of
Building Environment Services based
on Open Systems and Building IT® .
TAC History
TAC Now
Rockefeller Center – NYC
The Kremlin – Moscow
Adelaide Botanical Gardens
– Australia
Oriental Pearl Tower
- Shanghai
Recent Events
Acquired by Schneider Electric – June 2003
$9 billion annual revenue (2002)
75,000 employees
Presence in 130 countries
Sister companies include Square D & Veris Industries
Welcome To Schneider Electric
In Brief
• The World’s Power & Control specialist
• A complete lineup of products and services to meet the
needs of 4 major markets
• 2 major brands: Square D, Modicon
• 74,814 employees
• Sales of $9.2 billion
• Research and Development: 5.2% of sales
A Worldwide Leader
Electrical
Distribution
Industrial
Control
Ultraterminal
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Matsushita
Electric Works
Building
Automation
Why We Will Succeed
• Schneider Electric will provide TAC with new capabilities
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Financial strength
Purchasing power
Additional world class products
Additional technological know-how
• The size of TAC and Schneider Electric gives us an
advantage
– Flexibility to move quickly
– Impressive size and long term credibility
Our Challenge!
• Become a $1.5-2B organization
• #3 in global market share
• #1 in our key segments
• The Most....
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Competitive
Technologically Advanced and Competent
Quality Focused
Customer minded
....Company In Our Industry!
Technology & Momentum
• TAC Products Based on Open Systems
– Flat open: An industry wide de-regulation.
– Nothing To Lose – Everything to Gain!!
Looking Ahead
• Fight is not BTL v. LonMark
– XML
– SOAP
– Microsoft.net
Solutions Roadmap
Q4
Q1
Vista 4.1
Xenta 283
Xenta 401-B
Xenta 911 v1.2
I/NET 1.12
I/NET OPC
I/NET Web/527
Vista 4.2
Webstation Update
Design Bldr 1.0
Xenta 913
Q2
I/Net Web NPR
New I/O Modules
Vista 4.3
Key Deliverable: Products customers want to buy
Q3
Xenta IP
Adv. OP
Zone Mgr