MILPITAS, CA — (Marketwired) — 05/04/15 — The , an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, the world–s largest ecosystem of wireless control products and services, is announcing the opening of applications for . The program is a brand new competition to support and incentivize IoT innovation on the Z-Wave® platform. The Alliance is seeking entries from start-up companies and entrepreneurs looking to bring Z-Wave products to market.
“With an incredible year of growth for the Z-Wave platform, the Alliance is excited to open its doors to start-ups and disrupters in the IoT,” said Mary Miller, Senior Director of Corporate Marketing at Sigma Designs and a Principal Board member of the Z-Wave Alliance, “We–re looking for innovators excited about using Z-Wave in their designs and who want to join our industry leading member companies and list of more than 1300 certified interoperable products in the rapidly growing IoT market.”
Z-Wave Labs is a global competition open to private companies of any size and individuals 18 years of age or older as of May 1, 2015 who submit their Z-Wave product innovation through the online application. Each entrant must submit an application before the 15th of each month in order be considered for that month–s contest. Applications can be for products in any IoT related industry, including but not limited to: residential, commercial, automotive, healthcare, energy, security and aging-in-place.
The panel of judges will use, but are not limited to, the following criteria to select one Z-Wave Labs winner per month for 12 months: innovation, functionality, engineering and design style, ingenuity, breadth of applicability, marketability and ease of use. Winners will be notified and announced at the end of every month and featured on the website and on social media.
Each winner will receive access to the Z-Wave IoT 500 series development kits from Sigma Designs and one full year of Alliance membership at Full Member level, subject to the execution of a Z-Wave Alliance Full Membership and confidentiality agreement by the winner. Benefits of Alliance membership include the opportunity to participate in Alliance trade shows, working groups, PR and marketing opportunities and other related activities. Winners will also get paired up with mentors from the Z-Wave community in their related industry to provide technical and marketing and business development support.
To learn more about Z-Wave Labs, apply for the competition and read frequently asked questions, please visit .
For more information on the Z-Wave Alliance, please visit . Follow the Z-Wave Alliance on , and on for the latest updates using the #ZWaveLabs hashtag.
Z-Wave® technology and is an open internationally recognized ITU standard (G.9959). It is the leading wireless home control technology in the market today, with over 1300 certified interoperable products worldwide. Represented by the Z-Wave Alliance, and supported by more than 300 companies around the world, the standard is a key enabler of smart living solutions for home safety and security, energy, hospitality, office and light commercial applications.
Z-Wave® is a registered trademark of Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) and its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
Formed in January 2005, the Z-Wave Alliance is a consortium of leading companies in the home technology space dedicated to solidifying Z-Wave as the standard for wireless home control products. The principal members include; ADT, Evolve Guest Controls, FAKRO, Ingersoll Rand Nexia Intelligence, Jasco Products, LG Uplus, Nortek Security & Control, SmartThings and Sigma Designs. Alliance members lead the home controls market, providing leading edge products and systems that deliver increased comfort, convenience, energy conservation, safety and security.
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