Digital Delivery Group and Z-Wave Announce Alliance to Serve Custom Installation Professionals

SEATTLE, (5/21/07) -- Digital Delivery Group (DDG) and Z-Wave today announced a strategic alliance to provide sales, training, support services and increased awareness of Z-Wave to custom home electronics integrators via DDG's 14 regional partners. DDG is the leading convergence and digital products focused distribution consortium for systems integrators and custom installers. Z-Wave, the standard in wireless home control technology, has been widely adapted for remote control and integration of lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment, and more.

"Z-Wave's mesh network opens up exciting new possibilities for wireless integration, now and in the future," stated Mark Friedman, president of Digital Delivery Group, "There is synergy with Z-Wave and our vendors that ultimately will increase sales for our manufacturers, our members and our customers."

Z-Wave is a next-generation wireless "ecosystem" that lets all your home electronics talk to each other, and to you, via remote control. It uses simple, reliable, low-power radio waves that easily travel through walls, floors and cabinets. Z-Wave functionality can be added to almost any electronic device in your house, even devices that you wouldn't ordinarily think of as "intelligent," such as appliances, window shades, thermostats and home lighting.

"It is a pleasure to welcome Digital Delivery Group to the Z-Wave Alliance. We are excited to work with them to inform and educate the custom install community about Z-Wave certified products and the unique benefits of wireless interoperability, affordability and the extensive range of convergence product solutions for true home control." stated Mark Walters, Vice President, Z-Wave Alliance.

"I am delighted that Z-Wave and Digital Delivery Group have formed an alliance to bring the Z-Wave story to the custom integration market," said DDG's Executive Director David Kaplan. "Z-Wave's 'ecosystem' of products and solutions will create new opportunities for progressive custom installation professionals. It is the sort of innovative concept that DDG excels at bringing to our customer base."

 

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About Digital Delivery Group (DDG)
Digital Delivery Group, a consortium of regional value added CE specialty distributors, is committed to being the leading source for sales and education of digital systems and convergence products. The members of DDG are specialists in networking products, whole house control, content storage and management, and new technology. More than just a buying group, DDG functions as a strategic resource for its vendor partners and its dealers. Digital Delivery Group’s members bring a unique level of capability to the task with many years of distributor, retail, factory and marketing experience among its members. For more information, visit www.digitaldeliverygroup.org or call David Kaplan at 509-995-1203.
For more information on Z-Wave please go to www.z-wave.com or www.z-wavealliance.org.

About Z-Wave®
Z-Wave is a proven, interoperable, wireless mesh networking technology that is the standard in wireless home control. Z-Wave brings many benefits to everyday life including remote home monitoring, safety and security, and energy conservation by controlling a wide array of home devices including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment, and more. Developed by Zensys, Z-Wave certified products are currently available from leading consumer brands in more than 100 products. 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.

About the Z-Wave Alliance
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 Cooper Wiring Devices, Danfoss, Intel, Intermatic, Leviton, Logitech, Monster Cable, Wayne-Dalton, Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) and Zensys. Its members lead the home controls market, providing leading edge products and systems that deliver increased comfort, convenience, safety and security. Z-Wave technology is the foundation of all products manufactured by the Alliance members. For more information about the Z-Wave Alliance, visit www.zwavealliance.org.

Z-Wave® is a registered trade mark of Zensys, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

Media Contacts:
DDG: Gordon Sell or Raney Nelson
Gordon Sell Public Relations
contact@gspr.com
908.788.0700

Z-Wave: Nicole Tanenbaum
Ruder Finn for the Z-Wave Alliance
tanenbaumn@ruderfinn.com
312.329.3977