Alliance members may now develop Long Range products for the Z-Wave ecosystemBeaverton, OR – December 17, 2020, 9:00 AM ET – The Z-Wave Alliance, today announces the Z-Wave Long Range (Z-Wave LR) specification is available for product development. Z-Wave LR connectivity enables new IoT applications beyond the home, without any need for repeaters, ensuring easy install and low cost. With a network size of up to 4000 nodes, Z-Wave LR provides the scalability needed in MDU & hospitality deployments. Z-Wave LR also reduces ongoing maintenance costs with up to 10 years of life on a … [Read more...]
Aeotec Builds Upon its Industry Leading Portfolio of Smart Home Products Through Agreement with SmartThings
Introduces “Works as a SmartThings Hub” in Australia, Europe, and North America and adds additional “Works with SmartThings” devices to lineup.Hamburg, 10 December 2020 – Aeotec Group, a recognized leader in the design and development of smart home devices, today announces an expansion of its innovative portfolio of products through an agreement with SmartThings, the premier technology enabling connected living and driving the future of IoT. The global, commercial launch includes a new Aeotec Smart Home Hub that seamlessly connects multi-platform devices with SmartThings’ ecosystem.In … [Read more...]
ADT Joins Z-Wave Alliance as Newest Principal Member
Beaverton, OR – November 19, 2020, 11:00 AM ET – The Z-Wave Alliance, a standards organization dedicated to developing and advancing the popular Z-Wave® wireless smart home protocol, announces that ADT (NYSE: ADT), a leading provider of security, automation, and smart home solutions serving consumers and businesses, has joined the Z-Wave Alliance as a new Principal Member, granting them a seat on the Board of Directors.In August 2020, the Z-Wave Alliance announced its incorporation as an independent non-profit standards development organization, including new levels of membership, … [Read more...]
Ezlo Innovation and Johnson Controls Announce Cooperation On Thermostat and Platform Integration
KONO thermostat integration into Ezlo’s platform to be first step in broader partnershipCLIFTON, N.J. - November 12, 2020 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ezlo Innovation, a global provider of smart solutions for homes and businesses, today announced a new cooperation with Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart and sustainable buildings, and the architect of OpenBlue connected solutions, that will extend smart climate services to multiple strategic verticals.As the first step in a broader partnership, Ezlo has integrated into their platform the LUX KONOzw thermostat and a more … [Read more...]
HELTUN Announces the Market Launch of its Five New Z-Wave Plus v2 Certified Products
Yerevan, Armenia – November 2, 2020 –– HELTUN, Inc., the company that makes ‘Impossibly Smart’ connected products, is pleased to announce that all the products from its catalogue are now being delivered to the distributors and retailers worldwide.HELTUN’s new range of Z-Wave Plus v2 certified products includes:The HELTUN Heating Thermostat - ‘Impossibly Smart’ and ‘Impossibly Thin’, designed to maintain constant room and floor temperatures by providing sensors for both ambient and radiant floor heating systems.The HELTUN Fan Coil Thermostat which is elegantly designed and … [Read more...]
STRATIS IoT, a RealPage Company, Named Founding Member of Z-Wave Alliance Standards Development Organization
As a founding member, STRATIS IoT will participate in key decision-making to advance the Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol.RICHARDSON, TEXAS (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 08, 2020 - STRATIS IoT, a RealPage, Inc (NASDAQ: RP) company, and an authorized global Z-Wave certification house, today announced its participation as a founding member of the Z-Wave Alliance Standards Development Organization (SDO). The Z-Wave Alliance announced it would open the Z-Wave network layer and communication protocol for the Z-Wave Specification and shift the role of the Alliance to that of a Standards Development … [Read more...]
Z-Wave Alliance Announces New Z-Wave Long Range Specification
Z-Wave Long Range offers 4x wireless range, 10x node scalability for larger network support, 10-year coin cell battery life, and maintains Z-Wave backward compatibility and interoperability.Beaverton, OR – September 8, 2020, 11:00 AM ET – The Z-Wave Alliance, a standards organization dedicated to developing and advancing the popular Z-Wave® wireless smart home protocol, announces the new Z-Wave Long Range (Z-Wave LR) specification.Engineered to provide significantly extended wireless range and support robust networks, Z-Wave LR extends Z-Wave connectivity beyond the interior boundaries … [Read more...]
Z-Wave Alliance Formalizes Standards Development Organization and Announces Founding Members
With non-profit incorporation complete, the Alliance will develop the Z-Wave standard under new member-driven structure made up of workgroups and committees to continue technical, certification, and marketing development.AUSTIN, TX – August 18, 2020 – The Z-Wave Alliance, a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the popular Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol, announces its completed incorporation as a solely independent non-profit organization and seven founding members under its new standards development organization (SDO) structure: Alarm.com, Assa Abloy, LEEDARSON, Ring, … [Read more...]
Silicon Labs to Host ‘Works With’ Smart Home Developer Conference
Engineers from Amazon, Comcast, Google and more to lead technical trainings on designing secure, scalable IoT solutions that ‘work with’ all major platforms and protocolsAUSTIN, Texas – August 12, 2020 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leading provider of silicon, software and solutions for a smarter, more connected world, today announced Works With 2020 (silabs.com/workswith), the defining smart home technology conference livestreaming for free to thousands of engineers, developers and product managers worldwide September 9-10.With global demand for smart devices accelerating, IoT … [Read more...]
SENSATIVE Announces their Strategic partnership with Worthington Distribution
Through this relationship, WORTHINGTON will market, distribute and warehouse the Strips Family of sensors targeting the hospitality, professional integration and security markets.LUND, SWEDEN & TAFTON, PA USA - July 27, 2020Sensative AB, a Swedish tech company offering IoT solutions for Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, and Smart Homes, today announces their official partnership with Worthington Distribution.“As a national wholesale distributor and provisioning company, it is crucial to be on top of the market trends, and we see tremendous growth in Smart Home and Smart … [Read more...]