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1 Quick Take: In our opinion, the company with the most quality apps in the apps store will win the battle. Since you can't hope to build them all yourself (and can't hope to have all the breakthrough ideas in house), the solution is to create a developer network. So one might say that the next area of competition is to become very good at finding, recruiting, managing and motivating developers to write to your platform. - By Jesse Berst 1
Tendril says it's the first time in the history of smart grid that developers have access to an easy-to-use and intuitive way to build those killer apps that can work with large smart meter systems and an expanding number of smart home devices, like smart appliances.
The apps also can be used across open and proprietary communications protocols, operating systems like Android and iOS and utility back office settings. Utilities that license the Tendril Connect platform have, the company says "... a secure, scalable platform that allows them to connect to the potentially limitless number of consumer touch points in the home.
Kent Dickson, Tendril chief technology officer, said the company's open APIs and its app developer Web site will "... lead to more innovation and eventually, a smart grid and smart home apps store, bringing utilities, providers of smart home devices and applications and consumers more insight, choice and control over their energy use." 1 Jesse Berst is the founder and chief analyst of Smart Grid News.com. He consults to smart grid companies seeking market entry advice and M&A advisory. A frequent keynoter at industry events in the US and abroad, he also serves on the Advisory Council of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Energy & Environment directorate.
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