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News Release from: LonMark International | Subject: LonMark Membership
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 February 2003
Free product certification for LonMark
members
The LonMark Interoperability Association is now offering LonMark Sponsor and Partner members no-charge product certifications.
Based on a growing demand for interoperability certifications for member products, the LonMark Interoperability Association is now offering LonMark Sponsor and Partner members no charge certifications "In response to market demand for open systems, during this past year we have seen a growing demand from our membership to certify their products as meeting the LonMark interoperability guidelines", said Earl Gray, Chairman of the Association
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 25 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Our members and the integrator community have seen rising demand for LonMark certified products - a testament to the value of the brand and the quality of our certification process - and they have rushed to fill this demand.
To encourage and respond to the rise in product certifications, the board has decided to make the certification process even easier and less expensive".
The new programme is designed to accelerate and streamline the product certification process and to increase the catalogue of LonMark certified products.
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Making product certifications an intrinsic benefit of membership is expected to further bring together and reward the more than 300 LonMark Association members driving the widespread use of open, interoperable control systems across industries and across the globe using Echelon Corp's LonWorks device networking platform.
Only products that have been certified by the LonMark Association are eligible to carry the LonMark logo, the indicator that a product has been designed and tested to interoperate over a LonWorks network.
The new certification program works on a cumulative basis.
Members will receive a number of free certifications, based on their membership type, which will increase as a function of years of continuous membership.
All Partner Members will receive two free certifications in their first year of membership.
One additional free certification will be added in each subsequent and continuous year of membership with a maximum of five free certifications in any given year.
Sponsor Members will receive four free certifications in their first year of membership.
One additional free certification will also be added in each subsequent and continuous year of membership with the maximum of ten free certifications in any given year.
"This new programme rewards long-time, committed members and helps them grow their individual businesses while helping to grow the open systems market to the benefit of all LonMark members", said Kevin Lynch, Executive Director of the Association.
"There has never been a better time for members to certify products".
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