MILPITAS, CA -- 09/23/13 -- The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies that oversees Z-Wave, the world's largest ecosystem for wireless home control products and services, today announced another milestone in the exploding smart home market: the certification of the 900th interoperable Z-Wave product. With 900 (and counting) interoperable, brand-agnostic products already on the market, Z-Wave continues to extend its position as the most widely adopted protocol in the world for control and automation products. The landmark 900th product is a Z-Wave addressable smoke … [Read more...]
Z-Wave Alliance Press Releases
Read the latest official announcements by the Z-Wave Alliance...
Z-Wave Expedition Guess the Date Contest
Guess the date & time of reaching the summit and win great Z-Wave prizes!Z-Wave is reaching new heights -- 26,906 feet, to be exact! That's the height of Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world, and where an amateur climber will demonstrate the home automation capabilities of Z-Wave. You're about to witness the most remote home automation demonstration ever recorded!The Cho Oyu climb -- officially titled the "Z-Wave Himalayan Expedition by Kwikset®" -- will be performed by Mariusz Malkowski, a 40-year-old technical services manager at Sigma Designs, a member of the … [Read more...]
Z-Wave To Demo Home Control From The World’s Rooftop
July 30, 2013, Milpitas, CA — Shout it from the mountain top: home automation is reaching new heights -- 26,906 feet, to be exact. That's the height of Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world. And that's where an amateur mountain climber will demonstrate the home automation capabilities of Z-Wave using a variety of devices powered by Z-Wave technology. By virtue of the remote location, rugged environmental condition, and lack of technical support capabilities, it is being dubbed the "most remote home automation demonstration ever recorded."The climb Cho Oyu and the subsequent … [Read more...]
Honeywell And Z-Wave Take Top Honors At ESX!
June 20, 2013, Nashville, TN— The winners of the annual Maximum Impact Awards have been announced on the show floor of the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) at Nashville’s Music City Center. The Honeywell LYNX Touch 5100 won Best Overall in a program that highlights products and services with real bottom-line impact. The awards — the only program in the security industry that honors the impact new and recently introduced products and services have on security integration and monitoring companies — were delivered to this year’s winners by John Cerasuolo, president of co-All Star Host company, ADS … [Read more...]
Z-Wave Extends Leadership In Internet of Things
Milpitas CA, April 29, 2013 – The Z-Wave Alliance, a consortium of global companies that oversees the world's largest interoperable ecosystem for wireless home control products and services, has announced a series of milestone achievements that extend Z-Wave's already dominant position as the worldwide standard in residential wireless control. Among the milestones are the exciting new 500 series of Z-Wave chips, offering even more power, more speed and more memory, as well as the introduction of Z-Wave to new markets in Taiwan and Israel. These new international markets follow Z-Wave's … [Read more...]
Z-Wave Alliance Congratulates Sigma Designs On Introduction of Next-Gen Z-Wave Platform
Milpitas CA, March 21, 2013 – The Z-Wave Alliance, a consortium of global companies that oversees the world's largest interoperable ecosystem for wireless home control products and services, is pleased to congratulate member company Sigma Designs on the introduction of the company's next-generation Z-Wave platform.The new product portfolio from Sigma Designs enables Z-Wave manufacturers and Smart Home service providers to bring new products to market substantially faster and at lower cost, with customizable reference designs and new hardware featuring higher performance and more … [Read more...]
Z-Wave Alliance Powering The Internet Of Things At CeBIT 2013
Hannover, DE / Milpitas, CA-US February 26, 2013 - Coming off its most successful year to date, the Z-Wave Alliance is rolling into CeBIT 2013 with new international markets in hand and the announcement of the 750th certified Z-Wave product. CeBIT will take place in Hannover, Germany, March 5-9. With the home controls market booming, the Z-Wave ecosystem has now grown to 750 products certified with Z-Wave interoperability, and has expanded to Brazil, Japan, Taiwan and Russia, with more international markets to follow. Over the past few months, Alliance members presented solutions for smart … [Read more...]
European Premiere of Z-Wave Gateway at CeBIT 2013: RaZberry Makes Raspberry Pi Smart Home Ready
New Plug-In Module Transforms Inexpensive Mini-Computer Into Multi-Functional Smart Control GatewayHanover/Copenhagen, February 13, 2013 – New at CeBIT: The reasonably priced and versatile mini-computer, Raspberry Pi, can now also be used for wireless automation and control. With the Z-Wave plug-in module, RaZberry, the new favorite for millions of IT hobbyists, becomes a professional - level gateway. The Z-Wave Alliance will début this new development in the home automation sector at CeBIT (March 5th - 9th) Hall 11 (Booth B73) in Hanover Germany. Trade show visitors will be able to … [Read more...]
Z-Wave Alliance-Sprecher referieren auf Weltleitmesse
Smart Home-Forum auf der CeBIT thematisiert die Einsatzmöglichkeiten intelligenter HeimvernetzungHannover/Kopenhagen, 04. Februar 2013 – Das Thema Hausautomation bzw. Heimvernetzung ist als Trendthema der Weltleitmesse CeBIT (5. bis 9. März) mittlerweile nicht mehr wegzudenken. Doch wie sinnvoll, zuverlässig und Massenmarkt-tauglich sind intelligente Home Control- Systeme im Jahr 2013? Diese Frage und weitere thematisieren Mitglieder des offenen Herstellerkonsortiums Z-Wave Alliance im Fachforum Smart Home in Halle 11, am 8. März, ab 10:00 Uhr. Prof. Dr. Christian Pätz führt durch das … [Read more...]
BuLogics Demonstrates OpenADR 2.0 At Grid-Interop Event
Innovative System Successfully Bridges Smart Homes And Smart Grid; Accompanying Technical White Paper Published IRVING, TX, December 7, 2012 - BuLogics, Inc. a leading designer of wireless automation solutions for the commercial, hospitality, residential and industrial markets, successfully demonstrated its OpenADR2.0 / Z-Wave demand response system for multi-dwelling units at the SGIP Grid Interop event held December 3-6 in Irving, Texas. In addition, the company has presented a white paper mapping OpenARD2.0a signals to Z-Wave energy control signals. BuLogics provides complete building … [Read more...]