Augusta Systems Releases EdgeFrontier 4.0

MORGANTOWN, WV /PRNewswire/ -- Augusta Systems Inc., provider of intelligent enterprise network technologies, announced the release of EdgeFrontier 4.0, the latest version of the company's middleware for building and managing intelligent networks, systems, and applications, featuring data from sensors, actuators, wireless sensor networks, RFID systems, imagery devices, and other edge systems and devices.

"The EdgeFrontier 4.0 enhancements enable engineers and developers to rapidly configure and deploy networks, systems, and applications involving data from sensors and other edge-of-network systems and devices with increased efficiency and more robust performance," said Patrick Esposito, President and Chief Operating Officer of Augusta Systems. "With EdgeFrontier 4.0 middleware installed on servers, routers, and other network appliances, enterprises have even greater capabilities to connect with and control sensors and devices that reside at the edge of the network. EdgeFrontier is a key building block of intelligent enterprise networks."

EdgeFrontier 4.0 updates include significant architectural enhancements to the powerful, easily configurable middleware product. The enhancements mirror 4.0 enhancements recently made to the Augusta Systems' SensorBridge product line. SensorBridge is an award-winning suite of Microsoft Visual Studio software components for building and managing intelligent networks, systems, and applications, featuring data from edge assets, within an integrated development environment. The 4.0 enhancements include additional data-integration options and more robust event-processing capabilities.

SensorBridge and EdgeFrontier, along with Augusta Systems SensorPort intelligent network appliance, provide platforms for the intelligent convergence of data from the multitude of diverse edge assets that exist at the edge of enterprise networks. Augusta Systems technologies support the creation and management of converged enterprise solutions for security, monitoring, automation, asset tracking, and other applications. The Augusta Systems products are used by numerous clients for military, industrial, and public-safety solutions, among others.

About EdgeFrontier
EdgeFrontier is middleware for building and managing intelligent networks, systems, and applications, featuring data from edge assets. EdgeFrontier is available for individual device installations. An evaluation version of the software is also available for qualified partners. Substantial discounts are available for multi-user and original equipment manufacturer purchases.

About Augusta Systems
Augusta Systems Inc. powers intelligent enterprise networks. Augusta Systems products enable collaboration and communication between enterprise networks and edge assets—sensors, actuators, wireless sensor networks, RFID systems, imagery devices, and other edge-of-network systems and devices—which have existed beyond the reach of these networks. With platforms for building and managing solutions featuring data from edge assets, Augusta Systems provides simplified data integration, processing, correlation, and communication capabilities for Network 2.0-enabled enterprises. Augusta Systems technologies and integration services—including core products SensorBridge, EdgeFrontier, and SensorPort—support security, monitoring, automation, asset tracking, and other enterprise applications. Through key partnerships, Augusta Systems also offers integrated monitoring and control products, including ThreatViewer and GridMonitor. These technologies reduce the total cost of ownership for intelligent enterprise networks and maximize return on investment for enterprise networks and edge assets.