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I've been living and breathing industry standards and pushing vendors to deliver products for multi-vendor multi-platform secure reliable interoperability. I truly believe that the expectations of the end-user's are all about being able to buy products from multiple vendors that are plug-and-play versus plug and pray. I'm currently evaluating a strategy that would mandate certification for OPC products. The industrial Ethernet world has set the bar and the majority of products from the various fieldbus networks certification has always been mandatory. I believe the expectations of consumer electronics from the engineer as of today and tomorrow are really beginning to motivate and drive the expectations for industrial automation and other domains.
I need the end-user's help to motivate the vendors to really deliver quality products that are truly multi-vendor interoperable. I highly encourage you only to buy products from vendors that actually take the time to architect design develop and test their products certifying their level of interoperability.
We've recently redesigned a lot of the OPC certification information on the website and I encourage you to check out this information and give me your feedback on the direction that I am taking.
There are many vendors that are OPC Foundation members that truly are dedicated to the high quality standards that OPC is setting.
I need the end-user's help to motivate the vendors to really deliver quality products that are truly multi-vendor interoperable. I highly encourage you only to buy products from vendors that actually take the time to architect design develop and test their products certifying their level of interoperability.
We've recently redesigned a lot of the OPC certification information on the website and I encourage you to check out this information and give me your feedback on the direction that I am taking.
There are many vendors that are OPC Foundation members that truly are dedicated to the high quality standards that OPC is setting.