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Snap One Overhauls OvrC
Remote Management App
▶ CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Snap One has
released a new OvrC Connect app to replace
OvrC Home to strengthen control of
OvrC systems for commercial and residential
clients, along with a newly redesigned
Location Dashboard that simplifies system
integrators' customer service workflow.
According to Evan Marty, Snap One
director of remote monitoring & management,
this launch reinforces the company's
commitment to empowering partners and
their customers with an expanding, industry-leading,
free remote system management
solution that can serve as a business
operating platform that creates successful
long-term customer relationships.
" Our partners love OvrC for the simple
fact that it works well, and it makes longterm
project management simpler, " says
Marty. " We're demonstrating our commitment
to investing in new features for
a free software solution that can help our
partners to grow their business. In fact, in
addition to introducing new features and
commands for Snap One devices, which
now includes toggling individual outlets
on WattBox PDUs and Araknis PoE
The new OvrC Connect app is said
to allow clients to easily set up new
commands, reboot devices, and monitor
system-wide activity.
benefits, we built the OvrC Connect app
on an entirely new architecture so our engineers
can more quickly and easily develop
and introduce future updates that will
do even more for our partners. "
Featuring an all-new interface with
simple, intuitive navigation, the new
OvrC Connect app is said to allow
clients to resolve common issues and
manage the network. OvrC Connect improves
overall app stability and reliability
while expanding clients' ability to create
Z-Wave Alliance Hits 4,000
Certified Devices Milestone
▶ BEAVERTON, Ore. - The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards
development organization dedicated to advancing the smart
home and Z-Wave technology, announces that the Z-Wave
product ecosystem has surpassed 4,000 certified devices.
Alliance member HOPPE AG had the honor of hitting the
milestone which comes on the heels of the Z-Wave Alliance
announcing the first Z-Wave Long Range (Z-Wave LR) certified
devices have begun 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
Organization, 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
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switches, the company adds.
The new app is said to allow clients to
easily set up new commands, reboot devices,
and monitor system-wide activity,
while also providing contact info for their
integrator and an in-app support request
form that guarantees clients can always
get the assistance they need.
Migrating existing
accounts
from
OvrC Home to OvrC Connect is simple,
the company says - once the app is released,
the OvrC Home app will be updated
to OvrC connect. There is no migration
needed by the dealer, and the end
customer may have to manually update
the app based on their update settings.
The redesigned OvrC Location Dashboard
aims to improve integrator workflow,
with breadcrumbs that aid in navigation
and simple access to call, email or
get directions to a client's property.
and shows no signs of slowing down. "
Interoperability among Z-Wave products is the cornerstone of
the Z-Wave technology standard; interoperability is only achieved
through testing and certification, according to the Alliance.
ADT Scoops Up Smart Apartment Specialist IOTAS
▶ PORTLAND, Ore. - Smart apartment platform provider
IOTAS announces it has been acquired by ADT.
IOTAS says it delivers a fully connected smart home experience
for apartment residents that integrates multiple devices
on a single app, is voice controlled and provides automated
intelligence. Users of the IOTAS app will now be able to reach
an ADT agent in the event of an emergency by simply swiping a
dedicated " SOS " button in the app.
" By combining IOTAS' innovative vision with ADT's trusted
brand and operational know-how, we are poised to become the
industry leader in the fast-growing, heavily-fragmented multifamily
space, " says Sce Pike, IOTAS CEO and president.
IOTAS counts Google, Amazon, Yale, Honeywell, Z-Wave,
Salto and others among its partners.
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