The Z-Wave Alliance has announced that it has completed incorporation as a solely independent non-profit organisation with seven founding members under its new standards development organisation (SDO) structure.
The seven founding members are: Alarm.com, Assa Abloy, Leedarson, Ring, Silicon Labs, StratIS, and Qolsys.
Under the SDO, Z-Wave Alliance members will be given new opportunities to participate in the organisation, with new membership levels and structure, as well as workgroups and committees.
The new membership and organisational structure will be member-driven to support forward momentum, project development, technology development and changes, and other pieces critical to the growth of Z-Wave in the market.
“For over 15 years, the Z-Wave Alliance has stood as a leader in the smart home and IoT industry, with diverse membership comprised of manufacturers, integrators, and others all supporting Z-Wave’s growth in the market,” said Mitchell Klein, executive director of the Z-Wave Alliance.
“Establishing our founding members, several of which have been with us as board members for many years, is a critical step forward in setting a new course for the Alliance to follow in 2020 and beyond.
“By making these changes to the Z-Wave Alliance’s role and the Z-Wave Specification, our goal is to facilitate open IoT deployment and engage new kinds of companies into Z-Wave development to bolster the ecosystem, including silicon vendors and software developers, to bring Z-Wave to more devices and more industries.”
Transferring memberships and establishing workgroups is currently being processed by the Z-Wave Alliance.