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DoE Selects Northwest Team, QualityLogic and Drummond Group for $178M Smart Grid Demo
MOORPARK, CA and AUSTIN, TX, Nov 24, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
The Department of Energy has selected a Pacific Northwest team,
including interoperability testing partners QualityLogic Inc.
(www.qualitylogic.com) and the Drummond Group
(www.drummondgroup.com), to conduct a regional smart grid
demonstration project. The five-year Pacific Northwest Smart Grid
Demonstration Project will expand existing electric infrastructure
and test new smart grid technologies with approximately 60,000
customers in five states.
The Northwest team combines energy providers, utilities, vendors and
research organizations, and the study will involve metered customers
in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Total estimated
cost for the project is $178 million, half of which DoE will provide
through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The project's
participants will provide the remaining funds.
The demonstration will use a rich set of technologies, protocols and
application programming interfaces (APIs), all of which must work
together. Smart grid technology includes everything from interactive
appliances in homes to substation automation and sensors on
transmission lines in a system that improves power delivery and use
through intelligent, two-way communication.
Interoperability is a central factor in making the smart grid a
working reality. QualityLogic and the Drummond Group will be
responsible for interoperability testing and certification of
Northwest Smart Grid Demo technologies. QualityLogic brings to the
project more than 20 years of experience in developing proven
methodologies for testing interoperability and
conformance-to-standards for imaging, telecom and Internet
technologies. Drummond Group will contribute in-depth experience in
machine-to-machine product interoperability testing, as well as Smart
Grid architecture, deployment needs and certification.
"QualityLogic's specialty is solving complex interoperability
problems by analyzing intricate technical specifications and
standards and developing rigorous test solutions," said Dave Jollota,
CEO and President of QualityLogic. "We are excited to participate in
the Northwest Smart Grid Demo team and look forward to contributing
to its success."
"Interoperability will drive the future of the Smart Grid and we are
thrilled to be at the forefront in testing and certifying
interoperability for this project," said Rik Drummond, CEO of Drummond
Group Inc. "Lessons learned from this Northwest Smart Grid Demo
Project will be an important cornerstone for the future."
ABOUT QUALITYLOGIC
QualityLogic is a highly respected provider of testing products and
outsourced quality assurance and engineering services. The Company
provides a flexible menu of services at customers' sites, at
QualityLogic's labs, or as managed services that scale to meet
customers' evolving needs. QualityLogic's customers include
technology companies around the world in a wide range of industries:
-- Printer and MFP OEMs, ODMs and technology providers rely on
QualityLogic test solutions to validate their products' performance,
conformance to industry standards, and interoperability with other hardware
and software products.
-- Network infrastructure equipment manufacturers, carriers, and telecom
service providers use QualityLogic fax test equipment to ensure
interoperability with fax traffic from traditional devices and across the
Internet.
-- IT departments in companies of all sizes look to QualityLogic to
ensure their web applications or websites meet their quality objectives.
-- Marketing groups rely on QualityLogic to provide independent
validation of their competitive advantages.
For more information, visit www.qualitylogic.com.
ABOUT DRUMMOND GROUP INC.
Drummond Group Inc. (DGI) is the trusted interoperability test lab
which works with standards groups, software/firmware vendors and
industry groups to drive adoption of standards by offering global
interoperability and conformance testing, and certification. DGI
facilitates these testing services under association-branded
certification programs and its own Drummond Certified(R) program.
Founded in 1999, DGI also represents best-of-breed in strategic
interoperability consulting recognizing the challenges of
interoperability for industry over the product life cycle.
-- DGI provides interoperability certification for M2M or business-to-
business (B2B) standards which are used for the Fortune 500 financial
information flow, representing billions of dollars per year. Security of
data transfer is critically tested.
-- Drummond Group tests for the Liberty Interoperable program and KANTARA
to provide interoperability testing for Identity information exchange for
the US government and the global leaders in identity.
-- Drummond Certified(R) software and firmware is required in RFP's
around the globe to ensure seamless, secure, interoperable products which
make implementation easy, thereby significantly reducing costs.
-- Smart Grid standards and the products/devices that support them
require interoperability and Drummond Group has the proven interoperability
experience needed.
For more information, visit www.drummondgroup.com/.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
QualityLogic, Inc.
Email Contact
805-531-9030
Drummond Group Inc.
Email Contact
512-826-2938
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