QualityLogic and Drummond Group Enter Smart Grid Joint Marketing Agreement

MOORPARK, CA, Oct 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
QualityLogic (www.qualitylogic.com) announced today that it has entered
into a strategic partnership with the Drummond Group
(www.drummondgroup.com) for Smart Grid interoperability initiatives,
including test tools, interoperability testing, certification, consulting
and training. Together, the two companies' complementary services and
expertise will offer a "one stop" solution in two critical areas:

-- interoperability testing and certification of Smart Grid devices and
services; and
-- training for policy makers on interoperability solutions to save costs
and speed up implementation.

The next generation Smart Grid will comprise a variety of standards
and devices that will present intricate interoperability testing
challenges. The level of complexity in a standard is directly related to
the type of testing needed to resolve interoperability. QualityLogic will
bring its proven conformance and interoperability test tool development
expertise to the key technologies and standards that will be used in
Smart Grid systems, while the Drummond Group will contribute in-depth
experience in machine-to-machine (M2M) product interoperability testing,
Smart Grid architecture, deployment needs, and certification.

QualityLogic and Drummond teamed up recently to participate in a proposal
led by Battelle Memorial Institute for the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid
Demonstration Project
(http://www.bpa.gov/energy/n/smart_grid/docs/PNW_SG_Bid.pdf). Together,
the two companies expect to provide interoperability testing and
certification for technologies used in the Project. The companies will
work together to leverage their respective capabilities to meet the test
and certification needs of other companies in this domain.

Currently, QualityLogic and the Drummond Group are collaborating on
development of a proposed Smart Grid Interoperability Maturity Model
(SGIMM) to be presented at Grid-Interop in November and a portfolio of
training programs in Smart Grid standards and interoperability for policy
makers, managers and technicians.

"QualityLogic has been helping solve complex interoperability problems for
close to 25 years," said Dave Jollota, CEO and President of QualityLogic.
"We are excited to expand our business relationship with the Drummond
Group beyond the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project to
the entire Smart Grid ecosystem."

"Drummond Group has ensured the interoperability backbone for the Fortune
500 over the past ten years by performing interoperability and conformance
testing for mission critical M2M (B2B) Internet messaging, security,
business/technology processes and identity standards," said Rik Drummond,
CEO Drummond Group Inc. and former chairman of the GridWise Architecture
Council (http://www.gridwiseac.org/). "We find the two companies' core
competencies highly complementary and look forward to working with
QualityLogic to provide vital services to drive Smart Grid
interoperability."

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:

-- Smart Grid technologies and products must be interoperable to succeed,
and QualityLogic is in the forefront of interoperability test solutions.
-- 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.
-- 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.

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 http://www.drummondgroup.com/.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

QualityLogic, Inc.
Email Contact
805-531-9030

Drummond Group Inc.
Email Contact
512-826-2938

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