Z-Wave Alliance Press Releases

Leading global information and communications technology solutions provider commits to leadership role in the Alliance FREMONT, CA – September 11, 2017 at 9 AM EST – The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying the Z-Wave smart home standard, today announces the addition of leading ICT solutions provider, Huawei, to the Alliance Board of Directors. Huawei joins principal members ADT, Alarm.com, FIBARO, Ingersoll-Rand, Jasco Products, LEEDARSON, LG Uplus, Nortek Security & Control, SmartThings, and Sigma Designs. Huawei is a leading global information … [Read more...]

Z-Wave comes to CEDIA with comprehensive training courses for Z-Wave projects, an award-winning installer toolkit and new devices from member companies San Diego – September 6-9, 2017 – CEDIA EXPO – Booth 2620 – The Z-Wave Alliance, a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the popular Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol heads to CEDIA EXPO 2017 with over 20+ members on the floor, 10+ members in the Z-Wave Pavilion and a lineup of offerings for integrators. The Z-Wave Alliance will offer three training courses for product manufacturers at the show and demo and take orders for … [Read more...]

                                                                      The Z-Wave Pavilion will be cohosted by Z-Wave Europe and the Z-Wave Alliance in Hall 6.2a, Booth 141 with more than twenty leading smart home brands Exhibitors present new products and demonstrate variety in Z-Wave ecosystem Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 31/08/2017 – Z-Wave Europe, the leading European Value Added Distributor for Z-Wave based wireless home automation, in cooperation with the Z-Wave Alliance, a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the Z-Wave IoT standard will host the Z-Wave Pavilion at … [Read more...]

With close to 60% growth in membership, the Z-Wave Alliance announces milestones for the largest compatible smart home ecosystem in the market. FREMONT, CA – June 26, 2017 at 9 AM EST – The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying the Z-Wave smart home standard, today announces a new growth report for the Z-Wave ecosystem, detailing achievements to date. The Z-Wave Alliance now boasts over 600 member companies and a certified device portfolio now surpassing 2100 Z-Wave certified devices in the market. In 2017, 98% of new certifications were Z-Wave … [Read more...]

The event will combine marketing and technical tracks along with expert panels and will be hosted for the first time at the Sigma Designs’ engineering hub in Copenhagen Copenhagen, DK – May 9, 2017 – The Z-Wave Alliance, a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the popular Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol, will host the Z-Wave Summit 2017 – Europe on May 18-19 to convene members for discussions, panels and workshops. The two-day event features sessions with the Marketing Working Group as well as a Developer’s Forum and evening networking for all attending members and … [Read more...]

Benchmark report from PlumChoice and Z-Wave Alliance shows consumers got ‘smarter’ in 2016, examines individual device interest  LOWELL, Mass., (Apr. 18, 2017) – Consumers see more clearly how home smart devices can directly benefit their lives, and are planning to purchase more smart home devices in the future. Those are the key insights from a consumer survey commissioned by PlumChoice, Inc., the leading provider of premium technical services for IoT and cloud brands, and the Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave. This second annual consumer … [Read more...]

Per the Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors vote in November 2016, all Z-Wave devices submitted for certification will include new advanced Security 2 (S2) framework  FREMONT, CA– April 2, 2017 at 9 AM EST – The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying the Z-Wave smart home standard, as of today will require strict and uniform adoption of a new security protocol for all Z-Wave devices receiving certification. The Alliance Board of Directors voted unanimously in November 2016 to require mandatory implementation of the new Security 2 (S2) framework, the most … [Read more...]

The ProxDoor gives consumers easy entry & exit to their smart home by using location to lock a door when the transmitter is out of range and unlock upon arrival  Fremont, CA – February 23, 2017 at 9:00am EST – The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, today announces the Z-Wave Labs Q3 winner for their IoT startup competition. The ProxDoor by W Cubed is the newest winner of the Z-Wave contest and will receive Z-Wave Alliance membership and access to the new Z-Wave IoT ready 500 series development kits. The ProxDoor is an automatic door … [Read more...]