How often are testing rounds conducted?
The frequency of test rounds depends on market demand, either because there are several vendors new to the Drummond Certified testing process requesting that their products-with-version be tested or because vendors who have already gone through the process have upgraded their products-with-versions and need newer versions of their products tested. Test rounds are composed of three Dry Runs, followed by a week break to ensure that all product set-up and installation problems are fixed, followed by 3-5 days for the Final Run. Completion of the final test run without errors indicates the products-with-version in the test round are interoperable. The products-with-version which have successfully completed testing are then published on the www.drummondgroup.com website for reference by the buying community.
