The Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA), an industry body comprised of stakeholders from all facets of the security, safety and building automation space, today announced two important developments as part of its mission to pave the road towards trustworthy and innovative security and safety solutions. 

Vivint Smart Home has joined the Z-Wave Alliance as its newest principal member, which also includes a seat on the organization’s Board of Directors. 

The Z-Wave Alliance, a standards organization dedicated to developing and advancing the Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol, announced that ADT, a provider of security, automation and smart home solutions serving consumers and businesses, has joined the Z-Wave Alliance as a new principal member, granting them a seat on the Board of Directors.

Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance today announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility among smart home products, with security as a fundamental design tenet. 

Alliance Security, a Rhode Island-based home automation and security company, relocated its operations from Warwick, R.I., to Cranston, R.I., a move that is directly correlated to its growth.

 The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is beginning to make its rounds through the security industry. It is very touching to watch the videos of security professionals who have accepted the challenge, as they acknowledge their own personal ties to the disease.