-- Battery-to-battery communication -- translates into real-time control
of battery-operated devices used in home control and automation such as
shades and doorbells. This also includes the ability to wake up battery-
operated devices to communicate from main-powered devices.
-- Z-Wave's new ZensorNet™ functionality -- allows operating not just
point-to-point links, but entire networks of battery-operated devices.
Applications such as advanced smoke detectors where one device wakes up and
alerts a whole network of smoke detectors that are reached via multiple
hops can easily be implemented thanks to the ZensorNet feature in Z-Wave
5.0.
-- Multi-year life in battery-to-battery operation -- Z-Wave devices can
now run for multiple years without requiring to be serviced.
-- Battery-less devices -- thanks to the further reduced power
consumption in Z-Wave, entirely battery-less devices can be implemented
that are powered through solar cells or other forms or energy scavenging.
-- Full backward compatibility to earlier Z-Wave generations -- new
devices that are based on Z-Wave 5.0 are fully interoperable with all
previous Z-Wave devices, protecting the investment of OEMs, consumers, and
all Z-Wave partners in the market.
-- Support for new frequencies -- including the 919.82 MHZ band in Hong
Kong, and 921.42 MHZ in Australia and New Zealand.
"As the only standard that offers battery-to-battery communication and even
battery-less devices, Z-Wave extends its lead as the most mature and
successful command and control technology available for the home today,"
said Mark Walters, chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance. "We continue to grow
its capabilities and our success can be seen in the number of
Z-Wave-enabled products on the market."
Z-Wave products are available from leading consumer brands in already more
than 170 products, giving Z-Wave a significant time-to-market advantage
over all competing wireless home control solutions. More than 160 companies
-- including industry giants Cooper Industries, Danfoss, Intel, Intermatic,
Leviton, Monster, Universal Electronics (UEI), and Wayne-Dalton -- are
members of the Z-Wave Alliance and have selected Z-Wave as their home
control technology of choice.
About Z-Wave
Z-Wave® is the first technology to bring affordable, reliable and
easy-to-use wireless control to every aspect of daily life -- the home,
consumer electronics, healthcare, and energy use, to name a few. Z-Wave
is an award-winning, proven and interoperable wireless mesh networking
technology that allows a wide array of devices in and around the home to
communicate including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment centers,
and security systems. Z-Wave brings many benefits to everyday life
including remote home monitoring, home healthcare, safety and security, and
energy conservation. Z-Wave certified products are currently available
from leading consumer brands in more than 170 products. Z-Wave is the
recipient of the 2006 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award in
the wireless category, the CNET "Best of CES Award" in the enabling
technologies category, along with PC World's 2006 World Class Award, which
recognizes the 100 best technologies and products of the year. For more
information about Z-Wave please visit www.z-wave.com.
Z-Wave® is a registered trade mark of Zensys, Inc. and its subsidiaries
in the United States and other countries.
Contact Information: Contact: Emily Mason Ruder Finn for Zensys 312.329.3975 masone@ruderfinn.com