Z-WaveTM – the Next Standard?

In March we wrote about X-10 as an affordable protocol for controlling home control systems. This month we have some updates to report on the Z-Wave™ protocol manufactured by Zensys (www.zen-sys.com).
Zensys describes Z-Wave technology as “an RF based, two-way, mesh network, communications protocol that enables everyday devices to be controlled and monitored wirelessly.” And indeed it is. It’s become popular enough that at least 125 manufacturers have joined the Z-Wave Alliance (www.z-wavealliance.com) and are developing or redesigning products to support the protocol.
Superna Corporation, manufacturers of the Superna Home Control Systems featured on this site, is one of the newest members of the Alliance, and it expects its Smart Home Automation Systems to support Z-Wave in a matter of months. Intel Capital also has made a strategic investment in Zensys and in Z-Wave Alliance member iControl in Palo Alto, CA, which has developed a software and services platform designed to make remote monitoring more affordable and accessible for both homes and businesses.


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