Z-Wave Alliance News
The program is a brand new competition to support and incentivize IoT innovation The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, the world's largest ecosystem of wireless control products and services, is announcing the opening of applications for Z-Wave Labs. The program is a brand new competition to support and incentivize IoT innovation on the Z-Wave® platform. The Alliance is seeking entries from start-up companies and entrepreneur...
Cummiskey brings over 25 years of experience in both the consumer and commercial security markets Linear LLC, a Nortek company and leader in the security and home automation markets, recently announced the appointment of industry executive Tom Cummiskey as senior vice president of global sales. Cummiskey brings over 25 years of experience in both the consumer and commercial connected-security and monitoring markets at ADT Security Services. His deep experience includes managin...
Smart home solutions powered by Z-Wave have been recently introduced by Home Depot Z-Wave, the world's most broadly adopted wireless protocol for smart home control, is experiencing a surge of market expansion as a result of new products and systems brought to consumers by several of America's largest retailers. Smart home solutions powered by Z-Wave have been recently introduced by Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer; Lowes, the world's...
Linear’s GD00Z Z-Wave garage door controller won the award for Best Access Control/ID System for Gate/Door Operators Leading security and home automation, access control, and health and wellness manufacturer for residential and commercial markets, Linear LLC, recently announced the Linear GD00Z Z-Wave Garage Door Controller has won the ESX Maximum Impact Award for Best Access Control/ID System for Gate/Door Operators. The awards are given out annually at the Electronic S...
“Lifestyle services” become the norm with home security: One of the trends driving growth in the home security market is the concept of “lifestyle services”. Home security systems today can offer new benefits and features that go beyond protection to also encompass convenience. All the home security companies are now embracing ways they can expand system functionality to enhance their customer’s safety as well as lifestyle. Examples include the ability to lock...
ADT is looking to "bring the voice of the customer" into the continuing development and expansion of Z-Wave, the radio frequency (RF) communication and product-level interoperability technology that enables wireless networking of battery-powered devices in the home. ADT is the newest Principal Member of the Z-Wave Alliance consortium. Z-Wave is one of the enabling technologies of ADT’s Pulse security and home automation system, which enables a home's electronics to communicate with each o...
