Frost & Sullivan Awards Johnson Controls for Market Leadership

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of
the building automation system (BAS) controls industry, Frost & Sullivan
recognizes Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) with the 2009 North American Frost &
Sullivan Award for Market Leadership of the Year. The company's flagship
Metasys(R) building management system embodies the company's core competencies
and high standards of technical innovation. The Metasys system provides
customers with a set of comprehensive tools to improve building efficiency,
maximize cost savings, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Metasys building management system offers greater control and easier
access to information contained within a building. With parallel advancements
in building controls and the IT realm, technologies such as remote monitoring
and diagnostics, real-time management, and predictive maintenance of buildings
are experiencing unprecedented demand. By embracing interoperability with IT
standards, Johnson Controls is prepared for the future of the BAS industry, as
it can offer a more open approach for control solutions.

"Johnson Controls also offers a complete line of integrated controllers and
equipment for lighting, fire and life safety, physical security, and heating,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)," notes Frost & Sullivan Research
Analyst Jorge Moreno. "A unified approach to encompass HVAC and lighting and
access controllers enables facilities to integrate and easily adapt to ever
changing operational scenarios, as well as add third-party vendor systems."

Metasys' comprehensive line of system integration solutions provides
interoperability between supervisory controllers, workstations, and islands of
automation from diverse manufacturers communicating over proprietary
protocols. The system is also fully compatible with the Internet Protocol,
facilitating the sharing of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Meanwhile, the
Metasys line of supervisory controllers supports the operations of a wide
variety of building systems, including monitoring, control, and management of
information flow across the network, as well as functions as Web servers for
publishing Web pages to be viewed over the Internet.

Johnson Controls has addressed most challenges of real-world integration and
enterprise connectivity, allowing building owners and managers to control cost
and energy consumption. Thus, whether from a green building or energy
management perspective, Johnson Controls' superior technology in controls and
user interface enables more efficient real estate portfolio management with
benefits of optimum cost savings, process improvements, and improved occupant
comfort.

"Johnson Controls continues to be at the forefront of propagating a universal
BACnet platform, providing customers with a unified infrastructure," continues
Moreno. "In addition, the integration between its BAS and a wireless
communications backbone helps Johnson Controls deliver and drive a more
cost-effective, complete building information management system to a
facilities department."

As it is more economical to get buildings automated with wireless network
infrastructure, the costs of wiring drop by 30 percent, thereby allowing
Johnson Controls to justify providing enhanced sensing and control capability
in the building. Johnson Controls provides turnkey new construction and
building modernization services, formulating technology strategies that focus
on the building as a whole rather than an individual sub-system.

Johnson Controls is not only an OEM for building controls and equipment, but
also has strong presence in the services markets, including facilities
management and performance contracting. Apart from its core products and
services, the company offers workplace design and consulting, facility
benchmarking, and project management.

"Outstanding expertise in customer care coupled with the ability to combine
technology and successful marketing has benefited Johnson Controls in its
quest for market leadership within the BAS industry," concludes Moreno. "The
company is strongly committed to customer satisfaction and technological
innovation with a strong focus on service offerings along different facility
verticals, such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, commercial, education, office,
and the government."

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has
exhibited market share leadership through the implementation of market
strategy. The recipient has displayed excellence in all areas of the market
leadership process, including the identification of market challenges, drivers
and restraints, as well as strategy development and methods of addressing
these market dynamics. Furthermore, the recipient has continually demonstrated
solutions for monitoring market changes and for implementing superior market
strategies. By utilizing these strategies for success, the company has
established itself as the market share leader in its respective industry.

Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of
regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and
superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation,
customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare
market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews,
analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices
in the industry.

About Johnson Controls, Inc.
Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) is the global leader that brings ingenuity to the
places where people live, work and travel. By integrating technologies,
products and services, we create smart environments that redefine the
relationships between people and their surroundings. Our team of 140,000
employees creates a more comfortable, safe and sustainable world through our
products and services for more than 200 million vehicles, 12 million homes and
one million commercial buildings. Our commitment to sustainability drives our
environmental stewardship, good corporate citizenship in our workplaces and
communities, and the products and services we provide to customers. For
additional information, please visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/.

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Jake Wengroff of Frost & Sullivan, +1-210-247-3806, jake.wengroff@frost.com