The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave technology, announced the newly elected Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors.

The new technology company will give product manufacturers a personalized alternative to mass-scale silicon production and opaque global supply chains.

Kaadas signed three new distribution partners as select Kaadas Z-Wave-enabled smart lock models receive Alarm.com Certification.

According to the announcement, these new tiers have been created to broaden the organization’s reach, foster innovation and add new opportunities for membership involvement.

The 2023 report unveils data on global smart home device ownership by region, demographic, product type, installation preference and much more. 

Exegin Technologies has demoed how Z-Wave Source Code can be ported to third-party silicon, opening members to develop on any chip provider of their choice.

Interoperability between Z-Wave products is the cornerstone of the Z-Wave technology standard; interoperability is only achieved through testing and certification.

Vivint Smart Home has joined the Z-Wave Alliance as its newest principal member, which also includes a seat on the organization’s Board of Directors. 

The Z-Wave Alliance, a standards organization dedicated to developing and advancing the Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol, announced that ADT, a 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.

Smart home technology has certainly come of age. I saw it everywhere at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas last month.