▁defend ▁against ▁a ▁host ile ▁take over ▁bid . ▁The ▁oper ational ▁activities ▁are ▁cons olid ated ▁under ▁Fr . ▁S aut er ▁AG . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁Internet - based ▁autom ation ▁product , ▁that ▁enables ▁the ▁system ▁to ▁be ▁controlled ▁using ▁a ▁web ▁browser , ▁came ▁onto ▁the ▁market . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁S aut er ▁expanded ▁its ▁activities ▁into ▁the ▁service ▁sector . ▁Fac ility ▁management ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁key ▁business . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁S aut er ▁began ▁integr ating ▁the ▁standard ised ▁B AC net ▁communication ▁protocol ▁into ▁the ▁products . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁S aut er ▁brought ▁its ▁Energy ▁Management ▁Solution ▁( E MS ) ▁onto ▁the ▁market . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁S aut er ▁V ision ▁Center ▁software , ▁a ▁building ▁management ▁suite ▁with ▁a ▁mod ular , ▁scal able ▁visual isation ▁and ▁management ▁level , ▁came ▁onto ▁the ▁market . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁W R EN ▁Ltd ▁and ▁Sir us ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁mod ulo ▁ 6 ▁building ▁autom ation ▁system ▁ ▁Group ▁structure ▁ ▁The ▁S aut er ▁Group ▁includes ▁ 1 6 ▁subs idi aries ▁in ▁Europe , ▁joint ▁vent ures ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁local ▁ag encies