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IQ Panel 2 Announces Z-Wave Plus™ CertificationSAN JOSE, Calif., June 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Qolsys, Inc., a leading provider of security and smarthome technology, announced today that the IQ Panel 2 has successfully achieved Z-Wave Plus™ certification, FCC, and UL/IC listings. The IQ Panel 2 is the industry's most technically advanced home security and smarthome platform with interactive services powered by Alarm.com. Certification ensures full compliance with all federal, national and local standards and codes in both the United States and Canada. "We're proud to include the most up-to-date Z-Wave technology in our new product. The IQ Panel 2 is the most advanced and user friendly security and home control platform in the industry," says SVP of Sales & Marketing Mike Hackett. "Installers will spend less time in the home configuring and managing Z-Wave networks with the robust diagnostic resources including the mesh network topology tool and remote diagnostics via Alarm.com. The tablet-like user experience is clean and intuitive inviting users to extend their security offering to lights, locks, thermostats and other IoT devices. "We're excited to see Qolsys, a leader in the smart home security space, include the latest Z-Wave technology in their new panel," says Mitchell Klein, Executive Director of the Z-Wave Alliance. "Z-Wave certification ensures that products deliver interoperable, secure and robust solutions, and the addition of the IQ Panel 2 will continue to foster this mission. This innovative platform adds great value to the market, while also extending the range, power and efficiency of Z-Wave Plus." Every IQ Panel 2 includes the Z-Wave radio with the Z-Wave 500 Series chip, the S-Line RF radio supporting proprietary encrypted sensors and the Qualcomm Snapdragon SOC (System on a Chip) with LTE, WiFi, Android and built-in Access Point. Z-Wave Plus Z-Wave Plus is a certification program for devices taking advantage of the new 500 Series hardware platform. Z-Wave Plus certified products deliver richer feature sets; 50% longer range; 67 lower power consumption; 400% larger memory footprint and a 250% higher data rate, among other advanced capabilities. All Z-Wave Plus certifiedproducts are fully backward compatible with existing versions of Z-Wave, and fully interoperable between brands, as are all certified Z-Wave products. UL/IC 985 (lifesafety) UL/IC 1023 (security) UL 1610 (Standard for Central Station) FCC/IC About the IQ Panel All-in-One Platform About Qolsys Qolsys pioneered Dual Path connectivity that ensures rapid signaling and data transmission simultaneously across Wi-Fi and cellular networks that provides redundancy and speed by sending each and every signal, every time, over both channels and delivers software updates from the cloud. Qolsys IQ Panel platforms are powered by Android and are tightly integrated with Alarm.com's market-leading connected home services platform, supporting interactive security, video monitoring, energy management and home automation, resulting in increased conversion, end-user satisfaction, fewer dealer truck rolls, improved customer support and decreased total cost of ownership. Learn more at http://qolsys.com/.
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