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Z-Wave Takes Center Stage At CONNECTIONS 

The CONNECTIONS conference will be co-located with CTIA 2013 on May 20-23, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event features the latest consumer research and market strategies to monetize digital content, mobile applications and services, value-added services, connected consumer electronics, and home systems. Dont' miss the roundtable discussions, including Alliance Chairman Mark Walters. Click here for details...

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Z-Wave Everywhere at ISC West 

Z-Wave was once again the star of the security industry, with a strong showing at ISC West, April 10-12 in Las Vegas. More than a dozen Z-Wave Alliance members exhibited, and many more exhibits featured Z-Wave, the cornerstone wireless technology behind the security industry's market leaders! See our recap here...

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Sigma Designs Introduces Next Generation Z-Wave

Sigma Designs has introduced the next generation of Z-Wave hardware and software, with a revolutionary chipset, software suite and reference designs for turnkey home control services. A slew of new features includes more powerful capabilities, more memory, extended range and lower energy consumption. For more information, read the Alliance press release, or see www.sigmadesigns.com/zwavenextgen

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CBS Shows New York The Smart Home And Z-Wave 

CBS New York recently hosted a Smart Home segment with David Gregg, senior editor of behindthebuy.com. Alliance members ADT, LG and Schlage were featured, along with some very interesting products. See the video here...

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Z-Wave Alliance Powers The Internet Of Things At CeBIT 2013

Coming off its most successful year to date, the Z-Wave Alliance rolled into CeBIT 2013 in Hannover, Germany with new international markets in hand and another certification milestone for Z-Wave products. Log in to your member account to see the photos in the CeBIT 2013 Circle; check out the post show stats for CeBIT's Smart Home Forum, and also our exhibitng member press announcements.

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Smart Energy Summit Puts Z-Wave In The Spotlight

Did you know that 44% of Americans are interested in connected appliances?  Or that 50% are interested in a thermostat that can adapt and save energy?  Parks Associates hosted the Smart Energy Summit in San Antonio and presented state-of-the-union intelligence...

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Z-Wave Struts The Smart Grid At DistribuTECH

The Z-Wave Alliance showed off its solutions for the Smart Grid-Smart Home connection at DistribuTECH, the utility industry's premier event for Smart Grid technologies. Members  Universal Devices, Kampstrup, RCS, Radio Thermostat Company of America (RTCOA), Tridium and HAI by Leviton were all in force showing the intersection between the Smart Grid and the Smart Home.  Read the story here...

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GrandCare Takes Another Award, Appears On Today Show

Congratulations to GrandCare Systems for winning yet another award for its technology for seniors.  Following its honors at CES 2013, the company was awarded Most Innovative Senior Product by Senior Homes.com.  And only days before, the company's innovative touchpanel system got a national spotlight on the Today Show.

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Universal Devices Debuts Alpha Of New Hybrid

Universal Devices has unveiled its new Z-Wave-Insteon solution at DistribuTECH in San Diego, the utility industry’s leading smart-grid conference and expo. The alpha of this new home control system includes out-of-the-box support for OpenADR 2.0a and SEP 1.1 standards, among other must-have Smart Grid features. Read more...

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Ingersoll Rand Shows Nexia As Multi-Dwelling Solution

With Ingersoll Rand Security's new cloud-based Nexia solution, property owners and managers can manage credentials and access controls for multiple properties which simplifies security for multi-resident property owners, managers and developers of apartments, condominiums, off-campus student housing and retirement communities.

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CEA: Security Is Top Of Mind For Consumers

More than 62 percent of online consumers interested in learning more about home automation have cited security as their primary purchase motivation, according to new research by the Consumer Electronics Association. The CEA's research report "Consumer Perspective on Home Automation" also found that consumer awareness of home automation has reached 49%. Read the release here...