The Vera Facebook page and other online sources seem to better places to find out what’s happening than the Official Announcements and Company Blog posts on here.
I suggest we post any details we find online about Vera, partnerships, new products, etc. in this thread so we can collectively keep up to date. I’ll start the ball rolling…
New EnOcean Plug-In Extends Energy Harvesting wireless options to the Smart Home
[url=http://www.mios.com/enocean-plug-in-extends-energy-harvesting-wireless-options-smart-home/]http://www.mios.com/enocean-plug-in-extends-energy-harvesting-wireless-options-smart-home/[/url]
Las Vegas, NV, January 06, 2014 ? MiOS, provider of advanced control and monitoring solutions for the home and small enterprise markets in 65 countries, and EnOcean, the world leader in energy harvesting wireless solutions, announced the release of a plug-in for the MiOS Marketplace (http://apps.mios.com/), delivering control of Z-Wave products using EnOcean self-powered switches and sensors. The new plug-in can be seen at this year?s CES in Las Vegas (Booth #20800 in South Hall 1).
?The new plug-in creates a bridge between EnOcean, an established standard in wireless building automation, and residential Z-Wave wireless products,? said Jim O?Callaghan, President, EnOcean Inc.
?Connecting one of the leading residential gateway makers with the leader in self-powered switch and sensor solutions is a logical step. Z-Wave users can now utilize the benefits of wireless without batteries the EnOcean customers have enjoyed for years?.
Communicating wirelessly using EnOcean batteryless products conserves energy through self-powered switching, occupancy sensing, daylight harvesting and personal workspace control technologies. All companies offering solutions integrating the EnOcean standard are organized in the EnOcean Alliance. This technical initiative has over 350 members worldwide which build a strong ecosystem of more than 1,200 interoperable products.
?Joining the EnOcean Alliance is an exciting development for us,? said Lew Brown, President of MiOS. ?Our customers understand the environmental and lifecycle cost impact that can be obtained by going batteryless and that is exactly what the EnOcean protocol delivers. This capability addresses the issues associated with battery use in the commercial sector where replacement can become a management nightmare.?
MiOS focus on developing controls that deliver a better experience to their customers, enhancing their lifestyles and workplace through advanced energy saving technologies.
About MiOS
MiOS, LTD. is a global software and hardware company represented in over 60 countries, and focused on developing and distributing advanced control and monitoring solutions for the home and small enterprise markets. Founded in 2008, MiOS has created the technology platform that bridges many different devices to produce hardware and software solutions for home control networks. Now in its fifth generation, the MiOS platform allows users to remotely control, monitor and automate their households and businesses with products that are currently available from any vendor. Technology developments such as MiOS are driving an exploding market for increased home security, greater energy-cost savings, global remote home management, and the growing ?aging at home? population.
MiOS is focused on empowering advanced monitoring, control and automation relevant in every household, and providing easier setup and use. MiOS is dedicated to advancing technology to save energy, achieve a greener lifestyle and simplify security.
About EnOcean
EnOcean is the originator of patented energy harvesting wireless technology. Headquartered in Oberhaching, near Munich, the company manufactures and markets energy harvesting wireless modules for use in building and industrial applications as well as in further application fields such as smart home, smart metering, logistics or transport. EnOcean technology combines miniaturized energy converters with ultra-low-power electronics and robust RF communication. For 10 years, leading product manufacturers have chosen wireless modules from EnOcean to enable their system ideas. EnOcean is a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance, a consortium of companies from the world?s building sector that has set itself the aim of creating innovative solutions for sustainable buildings. Self-powered wireless technology from EnOcean has been successfully deployed in more than 250,000 buildings worldwide. The EnOcean wireless protocol is standardized internationally as ISO/IEC 14543-3-10, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting.
For more information visit www.enocean.com
Press Contact: MiOS, LTD
Lew Brown
Press Contacts: EnOcean
Angelika Dester
EnOcean
E: angelika.dester@enocean.com
T: +49.89.6734689-57
Valerie Harding
Ripple Effect Communications
T: 617-536-8887
Orange Selects MiOS for Smart Home Services Platform
[url=http://www.mios.com/orange-selects-mios-smart-home-services-platform/]http://www.mios.com/orange-selects-mios-smart-home-services-platform/[/url]
Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6th, 2014?Orange and MiOS, Ltd. have announced that MiOS has been selected as the platform partner for Orange?s Smart Home initiative. This announcement followed a successful launch with MiOS as the platform for Orange Poland?s Smart Home program. The Orange initiative will be initially offered in several countries in Europe.
?Orange has selected MiOS because of their extensible, flexible and affordable home control platform. The MiOS platform offers advanced monitoring and control solutions that will anchor our smart home offering to our subscribers. Our smart home experience in Poland with MiOS led us to selecting MiOS for our multi-market rollout,? said Jean-Pierre Combe, Director of Marketing, Digital Home Management.
?We are very excited to be partnering with Orange in their smart home program. They are a global powerhouse and great to work with. We spent the last year working incredibly hard with Orange Poland to build their smart home offering and having the opportunity to work with them in these additional counties is very rewarding,? said Lew Brown, President, MiOS Ltd.
MiOS will exhibit this year at CES 2014 from Booth #20800 in South Hall 1.
About MiOS
MiOS, LTD. is a global software and hardware company represented in over 60 countries, and focused on developing and distributing advanced control and monitoring solutions for the home and small enterprise markets. Founded in 2008, MiOS has created the technology platform that bridges many different devices to produce hardware and software solutions for home control networks. Now in its fifth generation, the MiOS platform allows users to remotely control, monitor and automate their households and businesses with products that are currently available from any vendor. Technology developments such as MiOS are driving an exploding market for increased home security, greater energy-cost savings, global remote home management, and the growing ?aging at home? population.
MiOS is focused on empowering advanced monitoring, control and automation relevant in every household, and providing easier setup and use. MiOS is dedicated to advancing technology to save energy, achieve a greener lifestyle and simplify security.
About Orange
Orange is one of the world?s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2012 and had 166,000 employees worldwide at 30 September 2013, including 102,000 employees in France. Present in 32 countries, the Group had a total customer base of more than 232 million customers at 30 September 2013, including 175 million mobile customers and 15 million fixed broadband customers worldwide. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services.
Orange is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
For more information: www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com and on Twitter: @orange, @orangegrouppr, @orangebusiness.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange Brand Services Limited.
For more information regarding MiOS: Contact Lew Brown, 415-686-5865; lew@mios.com; www.mios.com
Press Contacts: Sage Communciations
Kim Rickards
T: 703.584.7251
M: 703.994.6358
VERA CONTROL AND TIGERDIRECT ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC RETAIL PARTNERSHIP
[url=http://getvera.com/news-posts/vera-control-tigerdirect-announce-strategic-retail-partnership/]http://getvera.com/news-posts/vera-control-tigerdirect-announce-strategic-retail-partnership/[/url]
Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6th, 2014 ? Vera Control, Ltd. and TigerDirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com) have announced a strategic retail partnership, leveraging Vera?s broad device interoperability and connection agnostic platform.
TigerDirect will offer consumers six Vera Smart Home Solution kits ranging in price from $250 to $1500, as well as a variety of stand-alone products ranging from Vera?s flagship controllers to cameras and sensors. The introduction of these Vera kits and accessories is the beginning of a major product category initiative by TigerDirect to capture a leading role in the booming Connected Home business, which is projected to hit $35.6 billion by 2016 according to Markets and Markets.
?The power, simplicity and affordability of Vera will help us define a leadership role in this important growth category?, said Terry Perrin, President of TigerDirect.
?The debut of our consumer packages in a ?brick and mortar? retailer is a first for us and something we are very excited to see offered to consumers. TigerDirect is a premier technology retailer and they provide the perfect environment to feature our products,? said Lew Brown, President of Vera Control.
About Vera Control
Founded in 2008, Vera Controls mission is to provide home and small business control solutions that are easier to setup and use than other products on the market, and that are energy-efficient, eco-friendly and affordable.
Vera?s Z-Wave home and small business controller and bridge is a simple and flexible solution. It is designed to help save energy, increase home and small business security. Vera can be managed from anywhere in the world using an iPhone, iPad, Android phone, PC and other mobile devices.
Vera?s Z-Wave home controller is built on the MiOS platform.
For more information regarding Vera: Contact Lew Brown, 415-686-5865; lew@getvera.com; www.getvera.com, or Bob Goldberg, 510-914-1287; bob@getvera.com.
About TigerDirect
For over 25 years, TigerDirect.com has served the needs of both personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail, business to business, and Internet channels. TigerDirect.com is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
For more information regarding TigerDirect: Contact Megan Pope, 323-397-5667 or via email at megan@workshopcollective.com.
UI6 is coming out this month…
From @veralovers Twitter feed
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@rgreenpc @missingremote UI6 is out this month. Compatible w/ VeraLite & Vera3. No worries.
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