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First European Home Control Summit of the Z-Wave Alliance Reflects High Market Momentum in Energy Conservation
More Than 100 European Z-Wave Products on Display
| Source: Z-Wave Alliance
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK and FRANKFURT, GERMANY--(Marketwire - April 16, 2008) - With more than
220 attendees, the European Home Control Summit that took place in
Frankfurt last week was a huge success and emerged immediately as the
largest conference dedicated to home control in Europe. Shown in an
exhibition with sponsoring companies were over 100 new European Z-Wave
products in areas such as energy conservation, lighting, security, HVAC,
remote home monitoring, and electrical metering. International players and
industry leaders such as Nokia, Danfoss, Cisco / Linksys, Merten, Parks
Associates, the Danish Energy Savings Trust, Lagotek, and Zensys informed
the wall-to-wall audience in presentations and panel discussions about key
trends, current market developments, plus novel home control products and
solutions.
"We're thrilled with the success of the Summit and encouraged by the strong
attendance and interest in wireless home control across Europe," noted Mark
Walters, chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance. "Companies from 17 different
countries were present. With over 20 sponsors at the Summit showing more
than 100 new-to-market products, the Summit is a strong validation of the
continued global growth of the Z-Wave ecosystem."
Home control and automation is rapidly emerging in Europe. According to the
latest studies of renowned market analyst and consultant Parks Associates,
demand for home control solutions such as lighting control, heating
control, and remote home monitoring has already reached a similar level in
Europe as in the United States. Thanks to more products from market leaders
becoming available, a rapid market growth of more than 100 percent is
predicted over the next 12 months. This trend is further fueled by the
large number and growth of home networks overall. According to market
analysts and experts, Z-Wave is the most successful wireless mesh
networking technology in the home control market.
The European Home Control Summit organized by the Z-Wave Alliance was held
April 8-9, 2008 in Frankfurt/Main in parallel with Light + Building, the
largest global trade show of its kind. Exhibitors included the following
Z-Wave Alliance members: Asphalis, Bulogics Danfoss, Data Respons, Düwi,
Electronic Housekeeper, Electronic Solutions, Fakro, Hawking Technologies,
Forrest, Horstmann, Innovus, Intermatic, Lagotek, Maintronic, Merten, MEV,
NorthQ, Popp, Schwaiger, Seluxit, Trickle Star, and Wayne-Dalton.
Home Control Is Helping to Turn the World "Green"
Also presenting at the Home Control Summit was the Danish Energy Savings
Trust (DEST), an independent subsidiary to the newly established Energy &
Climate Ministry in Denmark that is publicly recommending Z-Wave after
conducting intensive in-house research. For example, heating cost can be
reduced by up to 30 percent through the use of Z-Wave-enabled radiator
heating thermostats. This translates into savings of up to EUR 500 per year
for an average size household.
Modstroem, an exciting new Danish utility company, is introducing an
innovative solution to reduce energy costs and CO2 output. In combination
with Z-Wave based tools for the display of energy use, Modstroem enables
its customers to reduce their energy consumption. Just one single average
household using 4000 KWh can save the environment two tons of CO2 per year
thanks to the Modstroem offering.
Horstmann Controls, one of the leading manufacturers of heating controls
and metering systems, demonstrated Z-Wave-enabled thermostats, electricity
meters, and displays at the Summit. After successfully conquering the Home
Control market and building up an impressive ecosystem of products, Z-Wave
is now entering the utility market with equal strength.
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 300products. 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 trademark of Zensys, Inc. and its subsidiaries in
the United States and other countries.