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# Interoperability

Interoperability means the ability for a product or system to interact with other products or systems today or in the future without any restrictions. Let’s walk through what that means for Transmute’s Platform and why it matters. 

When you use the Transmute platform you are working with a product that is interoperable with other company’s products, assuming that their products are also built to be interoperable. In other words, Transmute and a wide range of other international companies put their heads together and built a shared technological foundation. This shared technological foundation, which is built in the open for everyone to see and use, allows multiple company’s products to work in harmony. But why does interoperability matter?

### Benefit 1: No Vendor Lock-In

First, if you use an interoperable product there is no vendor lock-in. Companies that do not build interoperable products create bespoke products, which when implemented, are costly and painful for customers to stop using. We think our customers shouldn’t have to endure the pain of getting locked into our product. Our philosophy is that if we design, build, and support a product driven by the needs of our users then the ability of our customers to easily change vendors isn’t a threat to our bottom line.

### Benefit 2: Open Standards

Second, interoperability implies that a shared technological foundation is created in the open. We are not creating secret rules that our customers need to play by. Instead, we work with companies all across the globe to decide the best approach. And we do it all in the open for everyone to see. Our belief is that expertise applied to verifiable credential technology from different kinds of companies helps make a better product.

### Benefit 3: Advancing The Tech

Lastly, committing to interoperability is a long-term investment in keeping up with technological advancements. To maintain interoperability we need to continuously improve and add support for a wide range of open standards. This means that we are always looking to implement new features that have been vetted by the community. Interoperability motivates us to constantly innovate and improve our platform.


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