Making waves: Z-Wave networking technology gathers momentum.(Trends)(Reprint) From: Building Products | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Zurier, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2006 Hanley-Wood, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

These have been heady months for the Z-Wave Alliance. A CNET Award at the Consumer Electronics Show, a successful demo of a marketable package of Z-Wave products at the International Builders' Show, and a substantial, but undisclosed, investment in Z-Wave by Cisco have lifted Z-Wave into the frontrunner spot for wireless home automation.

One big reason for this Z-Wave bandwagon is that most of the leading Z-Wave companies are well known among builders and have establishe...

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