Toshiba and Landis+Gyr Take Another Step Toward the Smart Community
Toshiba, Japan: Toshiba Corporation announced that it has acquired privately-held Consert Inc., an intelligent energy management company that converts electric consumption in homes and small businesses into cost-effective clean sources of capacity and energy reserves for utilities. The purchase makes Consert a Toshiba subsidiary that will enhance Toshiba Group’s smart community business in the United States. Operations in North America will be integrated with Landis+Gyr, the leading global provider of integrated energy management products and a Toshiba Group company. (Source: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2013_02/pr0701.htm)