Tag: Z-Wave Alliance
Home Assistant founder joins Z-Wave Alliance board of directors
September 26, 2024SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. —The Z-Wave Alliance has announced that Nabu Casa, best known as the organization driving the development of Home Assistant, has officially joined the Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors.
The Z-Wave Alliance actively recruits smart home and IoT leaders to join, direct, and contribute to the completely member-driven organization on a mission to chart the course of the future of Z-Wave technology and the smart home. Nabu Casa joins an impressive roster of Z-Wave Alliance board...
Z-Wave Alliance announces release of 2024A Spec and new ZRAD
June 27, 2024SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. — The Z-Wave Alliance is announcing the release of its 2024A Z-Wave Specification Package, which includes new User Credential Command Class features, as well as new User Credential Control Specifications.
Additionally, the Alliance has also published a new Z-Wave Reference Application Design (ZRAD), a publicly available repository of data including detailed schematics and reference designs to help developers create Z-Wave products with enhanced range capabilities using Z-Wave...
Z-Wave Alliance announces support of cyber labeling programs for IoT devices
May 3, 2024SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization, announced its full support of the latest cybersecurity labeling programs for IoT and connected devices.
In conjunction with the recent Z-Wave Alliance Summit & Unplug Fest 2024, the Alliance announced that the Z-Wave protocol security framework meets, and in some cases exceeds, the regulations and requirements set forth by the recently announced U.S. Cyber Trust Mark.
“Robust device security has...
Trident IoT launches Taurus Z-Wave Series Silicon
April 30, 2024SSN Staff
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Trident IoT, an RF technology and engineering company, has announced the release window of its new Taurus Z-Wave Series of silicon solutions.
The Trident IoT Taurus Z-Wave Series will encompass system-on-chip (SoC) solutions and modules that support the latest advancements in Z-Wave technology, including Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) for the U.S. and the implementation of the ZWLR European specification. The Taurus Z-Wave Series will ship with an SDK based on Open Z-Wave Specification...
Z-Wave Alliance announces release of ZWLR specification for Europe
February 29, 2024SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. –The Z-Wave Alliance, a standards development organization for smart home and Z-Wave technology, has announced that the specification for Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) for the European market has been completed and will be made available to member companies soon.
“From the moment we announced ZWLR for the North American market, the Alliance has been hard at work to make the spec available to our valued members in Europe,” said Avi Rosenthal, chairman of the board,...
Z-Wave Alliance starts 2024 with new members, updated Ed materials, and CES 2024 Presence
January 9, 2024SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Z-Wave Alliance has announced a burst of updates including a new member, availability of in-demand educational resources, and support for dozens of Z-Wave Alliance member companies at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024.
The alliance’s newest member is OliverIQ (Venetian Expo Booth #51932). The group officially launched at CES 2024 with the debut of their Smart Home as a Service (SHaaS) platform.
“OliverIQ has joined the Z-Wave Alliance at the manufacturer...
Z-Wave Alliance offers additional silicon resource and certification house
August 16, 2023SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Z-Wave Alliance has launched Trident IoT, a technology and engineering company focused on simplifying RF development and decreasing time-to-market for connected device manufacturers.
A standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave Technology, the Z-Wave Alliance has announced that Trident IoT will be a direct supplier of Z-Wave silicon chips and modules, offering product design and development services. According...
Z-Wave Alliance announces new membership tiers
May 19, 2023SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, OR – Standards development organization the Z-Wave Alliance has announced two new levels of membership offerings.
The Z-Wave Alliance said that these new tiers were created to broaden the organization’s reach, foster innovation, and add opportunities for membership involvement that supports the growth of the alliance. The new tiers consist of Individual Academic Member, which is for individual members of the teaching staff of a college, university, or similar higher...
Kaadas launches expansion into North America
January 5, 2023SSN Staff
LAS VEGAS – Chinese smart lock brand Kaadas showcased its line of smart lock solutions at CES 2023 in launching its expansion into North America.
The Kaadas Group announced in a release that the rapidly growing company is adding employees throughout North America, and that Kaadas North America will be operating a warehouse in Southern California with a complete, full product showroom. The branch is set to offer traditional electronic locks as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,...
Smarter Choices, Smarter Homes
January 19, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
Smart home devices have become commonplace in the residential landscape for the better part of a decade now.
Streaming devices, TVs, appliances, thermostats, and of course, security devices such as Wi-fi cameras, video doorbells and door locks are all considered to be “smart” in the sense that they can be controlled to perform tasks around the house that offer convenience, peace of mind and cost savings to homeowners.
To offer a clearer picture of the current smart home device landscape,...