The organisation

„The mission statement for Mezzanines International broadens the scope to include new mezzanine standards rather than to be exclusive to the IP, PMC, PC•MIP and M-Modules formats. Thus, Mezzanines International will establish itself as the unique, most competent and most complete worldwide forum for mezzanine technology in general. Mezzanines International will promote an image as the reference point for business-to-business communication in mezzanine technologies.“

Mission Statement
Mezzanines International aims to improve communication between subscribing members who are manufacturers or distributors of mezzanine technologies, as well as with users, and with organisations influencing technical characteristics.
These aims are achieved by webservices which provide members with assistance in business-to-business communication. Additionally, the organisation provides a means to represent and promote the common technical and business interests of its members.
Mezzanines International is a service of Dedicated Systems Experts. The mutual commitment of all service subscribers maintains Mezzanines International as the point of reference for mezzanine-related business, and stimulates vibrant markets for the technologies developed and commercialised by the subscribers.

Objectives
The objectives of Mezzanines International are:
(1) to provide a forum for exchange of information between users, manufacturers, and any organisations whose activities affect the nature and evolution of mezzanine technologies
(2) to support the user by providing market and technical information to promote the uptake and effective use of mezzanine technologies
(3) to support subscribing members to obtain access to information so as to promote their understanding and implementation of new and emerging standards which may affect their business
(4) to engage dialogue with developers and manufacturers of complementary technologies whose products may affect - or be affected by - the evolution of mezzanine technologies
(5) to support members in stimulating market demand for their products
 
Service Profiles
In pursuit of its mission and objectives, Mezzanines International provides the following services to its membership.
 
->actions aimed at stimulating and supporting markets for members' technologies. Examples include:
- publication of technical briefings, applications' notes, and best practice guides provided by subscribing members
- confection and provision of information packages, segmented according to targeted constituencies, on various mezzanine technologies

-> business development support for members. Examples include:
- provision of a website in two versions. Both versions carry the same product, market and company information from members.
 The differentiating factor is that the "main" version, for members only, carries additional information on various website statistics. The second version, aimed at non-members (for example users, distributors) excludes statistical information.
- leveraging of the website itself as a vehicle for marketing communication from subscribing members
- leveraging of membership assets to obtain a marketing presence at trade shows and exhibitions where representation and exposure of mezzanine technologies is of collective value to members
- liaison with publications and magazines in the specialised printed press and with other websites, to obtain benefits in marketing exposure for members, their companies and products
- hosting of a "buyers guide" to mezzanine technologies and associated products
- repository of various information packages and guides destined for consultation by users and distributors
- provision of statistics on "hits" on members' product or company information, together with information on the identity and contact coordinates of visitors to specific items
- database of non-member registered general visitors to the site, providing the means for members to identify organisations with a potential interest in their products or services

Mezzanines International subscribers are also automatically subscribed to the Dedicated Systems Experts service package. Click here for detailed information.
 
Distinguishing Features of  Mezzanines International
Mezzanines International occupies a uniquely differentiated position in that:
(a) it is a virtual organisation with independence of action, is not biased towards the particular campaigns of a given company
(b) it is not a priori biased towards any given mezzanine technology. Any emphasis and weight of support at any given instant is determined by the needs of the subscribing members.
(c) the distinctive competence of Dedicated Systems Experts as service organiser includes profound knowledge of real-time embedded systems and technologies, device driver design and implementation, as well as specific domain knowledge and expertise of the telecommunications industry. These are factors which can assist members with reinforcing their understanding of user issues and challenges.
Mezzanines International is a reference point reflecting current as well as expected business and technology conditions, and provides for flexibility of actions to exploit such conditions for the best common benefit of members.

To know more about how to join Mezzanines International and what you can expect from us, click here.