Davis, Calif. – September 23, 2015 – The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of organizations creating open, global standards that define the Internet of Things for use in consumer, commercial and industrial applications, today announced that home improvement company Lowe’s is the newest Participant member of the ZigBee Alliance.
Launched in July 2012, Iris by Lowe’s is a smart home solution created to monitor and control virtually everything in the home anytime, anywhere – from a computer, smart phone or tablet. Lowe’s was among the first companies to target the mass consumer market with a broad home automation solution and to introduce an open platform complemented by the customer support that consumers have come to trust from Lowe’s.
“Our customers tell us they want a simple way to monitor and automate their homes across a multitude of different devices,” said Mick Koster, vice president and general manager of Iris Home Systems. “As part of the ZigBee Alliance, we believe we can help further demystify smart homes for consumers and also innovate to bring an ever-expanding array of products to make managing their homes even easier.”
Lowe’s is the most recent of 450 members currently working to develop and promote ZigBee IoT standards. As the IoT continues its rapid growth, the Alliance’s membership has experienced a paralleled increase in both the number and diversity of member companies.
“The ZigBee Alliance board joins me in welcoming Lowe’s as a Participant member of the Alliance,” said John E. Osborne II, Chairman of the ZigBee Alliance board. “As a prominent retail company in North America, Lowe’s serves the commercial and personal security and home automation market. We believe that their leadership in the industry will greatly benefit our members and consumers of ZigBee products.”
“We welcome Lowe’s into our ongoing work unifying the IoT around open, global, established standards,” said Mark Walters, Vice President of Strategic Development of the ZigBee Alliance. “Iris by Lowe’s brings a unique perspective as a leading smart home solution within a home improvement retailer. Their membership at the Participant level will be valuable in furthering our efforts to deliver standards optimized to benefit both our member companies and consumers.”
For more information about ZigBee Alliance member companies, visit http://www.zigbee.org/zigbeealliance/our-members/.
