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NEWS Z-WAVE ALLIANCE SURPASSES 4,000 CERTIFIED DEVICES
Z-Wave says it continues to dominate as the SubGHz smart home standard and shows no signs of slowing down. The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organisation dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave technology, has announced that the Z-Wave product ecosystem has surpassed 4,000 certified devices. HOPPE AG is the Alliance member that hit that magic milestone which comes on the heels of the Z-Wave Alliance announcing that the first Z-Wave Long Range (Z-Wave LR) certified devices are hitting the market for implementation into smart home systems. “Z-Wave has been at the forefront of smart home technology and a champion of security, interoperability, and backwards compatibility for
over two decades,” says Mitch Klein, Executive Director of the Z-Wave Alliance. “Our recent bevy of announcements – ratification as a Standards Development Organisation (SDO), the addition of new board members, the first Z-Wave LR Certified devices, and now growth of the Z-Wave ecosystem to over 4,000 devices – all indicate that Z-Wave continues to innovate and advance the smart home market and shows no signs of slowing down.” Interoperability between Z-Wave products is the cornerstone of the Z-Wave technology standard; interoperability is only achieved through testing and certification. Certification ensures all Z-Wave devices – regardless of brand, manufacturer, and chip generation – all work harmoniously with each other to deliver on the promise of the interoperable and backwards compatible smart home. Certification of devices to Z-Wave standards is required as part of the Trademark and Distribution License agreement for all Z-Wave Alliance members and every device must pass a series of tests to ensure that is it compliant prior to the device being marketed or sold commercially. Z-Wave Alliance z-wavealliance.org
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PMC PROVIDES LOST TRACKS ON ELTON JOHN’S ‘MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER’ ANNIVERSARY RELEASE PMC’s Founder and Chairman, Peter Thomas, has come to the rescue with seven long-lost demo tracks for the 50th anniversary release of Elton John’s 1971 album Madman Across The Water, enabling a collector’s dream of a full album of demos to be assembled for the first time. Peter was contacted by Elton John’s record label, Universal Music Group, following his previous assistance with supply of a track for the Record Store Day re-release of Elton’s first US album. For this 50th anniversary re-release of Madman Across The Water, Universal wanted to create a full album’s worth of demo tracks, to give die-hard fans a real insight into the creative process that went into the creation of the songs. A long-time collector of Elton John’s early work, Peter has a vast collection of his music, including many rare and unusual versions of songs and albums, which he curates as part of the PMC music archives. “After the release of earlier Elton John box sets, I contacted Universal to let them know I had in the PMC archives collection a number of never-beforereleased demo tracks that I had acquired from contacts at Trident Studios, where this album was recorded,” says Peter. “They were interested in including some of the tracks from my Elton John collection for future releases and took one for the 2020 Record Store Day release. “I was delighted when they contacted me again during the compilation of this new anniversary box set to enquire whether I could assist. Of course, I was happy to help and was able to provide seven tracks, including the piano demo of the future hit Tiny Dancer.”
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“These are not take 30 or 40, but the very first recordings made of these tracks,” commented Peter. “It’s a real treat for fans to hear them in their raw, unrefined form, before the outstanding production work by Gus Dudgeon, and Paul Buckmaster’s arrangements, turned them into the two-times Platinum album we all love.” Peter was also able to supply very rare items of memorabilia for inclusion in a 104-page coffee table book that forms part of the box set release. PMC Speakers pmc-speakers.com
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In appreciation of his assistance in this exciting project Thomas and PMC are credited on the album sleeve and souvenir book
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