Z-Wave Alliance Gained 7 Members, Lost 12, Says DOJ Filing

Seven organizations joined the Z-Wave Alliance and 12 withdrew, the association told DOJ and the FTC in simultaneous “written notifications” Dec. 28, says a notice for Friday’s Federal Register. The change-of-membership notifications are required to extend members of the alliance antitrust protections under the 1993 National Cooperative Research and Production Act, said Suzanne Morris, chief-premerger and division statistics in DOJ’s Antitrust Division. New Z-Wave members are bluesalve partners, Ashburn, Virginia; Shipshape, Austin; Octo Telematics, Rome; SoftAtHome, Colombes, France; ZWaveProducts.com, Randolph, New Jersey; Simon Holding, Barcelona; and KWSM Group, Bridgeman Downs, Australia. Withdrawals from the alliance are for Base2 Managed IT, Sydney; HAB Home Intelligence, North Richland Hills, Texas; Telecom Italia, Milano, Italy; 3Mantech, South Haven, Mississippi; Automate Asia, Singapore; Aware Care Network, Plano, Texas; Clare Controls, Sarasota, Florida; Intermatic, Libertyville, Illinois; Plexus Solutions, Brighton, Australia; Shenzhen Kaadas Intelligent Technology, Shenzhen, China; Smart Lifestyle Solutions, Pagewood, Australia; and WeBeHome, Bromma, Sweden.