The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) announces the following companies have recently joined the association, become certified, or become recertified.

New integrator members include:
•DataRealm, Inc., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
•SAI Technologies, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Newly certified member:
•TriCore, Inc., Racine, Wis., U.S.

The following members recently became recertified:
•Matrix Technologies, Inc., Maumee, Ohio, U.S.
•Northwind Technical Services, Inc., Sabetha, Kan., U.S.
•Optimation, Boston, Mass., U.S.
•Optimation, Houston, Texas, U.S.
•Optimation Industrial Services, LLC, Rochester, N.Y., U.S.
•Optimation Philadelphia – TSD, Exton, Pa., U.S.
•Optimation Technology, Inc., Rush, N.Y., U.S.

To become a CSIA Certified member, a member company must pass an independent audit with stringent performance standards in nine management categories: general; human resources; marketing, business development and sales; financial; project; system development lifecycle; supporting activities; quality assurance; and service and support.

Certified members are re-audited every three years and recertified if they meet current performance standards. The certification criteria is spelled out in CSIA’s Best Practices and Benchmarks, the accepted roadmap for system integrators committed to delivering the level of quality, performance and long-term support their customers expect.