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The Z-Wave Alliance, Milpitas, Calif., an open consortium of leading global companies dedicated to promoting Z-Wave as the standard in wireless home control, with close to 600 interoperable products world-wide, announced the addition of Verizon as its newest Alliance member.

Verizon's new Home Monitoring and Control service is being touted by the company as the gateway to a smart home that puts technology in the hands of customers freeing them to access and control their homes from anywhere.