MultiSpeak vendor and utility members enjoy a number of valuable benefits.
“By developing MultiSpeak interfaces, Tantalus customers have been able to interconnect other systems with a minimum of integration costs, helping them deploy faster and start seeing the benefits of their AMI system within days or weeks of installation.”
David Kauffman
Software Product Manager
Tantalus
For vendors who join the MultiSpeak Initiative, those benefits include:
- Access to the latest developments in the specification – non-members have access only to older, public releases. Early access permits quicker time-to market with MultiSpeak-compatible products.
- Access to and influence over future development plans of the MultiSpeak Initiative.
- Access to Members-Only MultiSpeak website.
- Can attend Technical Committee meetings where the specification is updated, extended and improved.
- Can attend Business Planning Committee meetings where the future direction of MultiSpeak is established.
- Network with other vendors implementing MultiSpeak.
- Can use appropriate MultiSpeak trademarks and logos in advertising.
- Can market tested products as compliant or interoperable – utilities value tested interoperability.
- Free access to MultiSpeak Integrator training for employees.
- Vendor listing on MultiSpeak website.
- Listing of tested products on MultiSpeak website.
- Special trade-show booth signage identifying vendor as MultiSpeak member or provider of compatible or interoperable solutions.
- Access to vendor email discussion server.
- Technical support to enhance vendor development efforts and independent third-party resolutions of vendor disputes on interpretation of the specification.
For utilities who join the MultiSpeak Initiative, those benefits include:
- Access to the latest developments in the specification – non-members have access only to older, public releases.
- Access to and influence over future development plans of the MultiSpeak Initiative.
- Access to Members-Only MultiSpeak website.
- Network with other utilities implementing MultiSpeak.
- Free access to MultiSpeak Integrator training for employees.
- Access to utility email discussion server.