06.10.2009
Copenhagen – The Z-Wave Alliance, the international consortium of technology manufacturers and partners dedicated to the Z-Wave wireless home control standard, is pleased to announce the addition of Milcom, a subsidiary of the Danish Kesoni Group, as the Alliance's newest member. Milcom's extensive experience with the planning, development, production and sales of home control products will bring rich mind share to the Z-Wave Alliance, thanks to Milcom's many years of success in the technology market and its extensive network of professional sales partners.

"We release the power of intelligent solutions" is the mission of the new Danish member of the Alliance. With the addition of Milcom, smaller companies in the Z-Wave Alliance can tap into the experience of a skilled partner and take advantage of Milcom's comprehensive portfolio of services in the field of intelligent home systems to realise their new home control solutions.

Professional advice and support from development to launch
"The vision of Milcom is to be the preferred international partner and powerhouse for intelligent solutions. Our ability to transform technology products into intelligent solutions and create win-win synergies for end-users, retailers, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and utility companies has secured a positive bottom line for our company since its foundation in 1991 and positively contributed to increasing the turnover of our cooperation partners and their footprint in the market. We base our success on having the right approach, product portfolio, value-adding distributor services and specialist knowledge", says Lars Jørgensen, CEO of Milcom.

Milcom also promotes the integration of current Z-Wave products on the market into existing networks of intelligent home applications. Raoul Wijgergangs, Managing Director of the Z-Wave Alliance, comments: "Milcom is a tremendous asset to the Z-Wave Alliance. They help further the development of the Z-Wave ecosystem, and actively promote the sales and marketing of the resulting innovations. Z-Wave Alliance members and their customers will enjoy substantial benefits from Milcom's development, manufacturing, marketing and logistics skills and knowledge".

Milcom brings many years of technology market experience to the Z-Wave Alliance, and can provide invaluable assistance with the entire product cycle. Milcom's services are especially interesting to smaller Z-Wave companies seeking to expand their presence in the Z-Wave space. Milcom's services include business and production plans; development of prototypes and production models; packaging, shipping and logistics assistance; sales channel integration; post-sale support and call centres; and general or targeted marketing assistance, both online and off.

As an intriguing example of how Milcom can work with Z-Wave partners, Milcom provides support to the Danish energy supplier Modstrøm, which offers Z-Wave to its customers as an innovative solution for reducing energy consumption. Thanks to Z-Wave, management of the Modstrøm devices is possible with the same wireless technology and via the same gateway used for energy monitoring. Milcom acts as a partner to Modstrøm in the fields of sales, marketing, financial services, logistics and order processing, ensuring the greatest possible return on investment.