{"id":6638,"date":"2019-12-11T04:55:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csa-iot.org\/ikea-joins-board\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T09:34:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:34:33","slug":"ikea-joins-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csa-iot.org\/newsroom\/ikea-joins-board\/","title":{"rendered":"IKEA Joins the Alliance Board of Directors","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Home Design Leader Cultivates Better Smart Living Through Open IoT Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n


DAVIS, California \u2013 December 11, 2019<\/strong> \u2013 The Zigbee Alliance<\/a>, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that IKEA<\/a> has joined its Board of Directors. This decision validates the world-renowned retail leader\u2019s commitment to universal open IoT standards for its smart home product offerings and complements IKEA\u2019s overarching vision to create a better life at home for as many people as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cThe world is constantly changing, and\nour home furnishing designs are also ever-evolving with specific intent to create a better life at home for everyone,\u201d\nsaid Ulf Axelsson, IoT Architect at IKEA Home Smart. \u201cElevating our membership\nwithin the Zigbee Alliance to the board level enables our company to play a\nlarger role in influencing the global IoT movement that\u2019s connecting\ntechnology, design, and imagination. Our goal is to democratize smart home technology by offering affordable products to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

Smart Home Living for Everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

A\ntiny Swedish mail-order catalogue business started by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943 today\noperates as a global home furnishing brand dedicated to making great design\navailable to everyone. To bring amazing products to people the world over, IKEA\nproducts are created around five dimensions: low price, function, form, quality,\nand sustainability. <\/p>\n\n\n

The\nIKEA Home Smart portfolio includes smart lighting, smart blinds, smart speakers,\nand wireless accessories. In 2018 alone, IKEA sold more than five million\nZigbee devices. Beyond offering intelligent devices that allow consumers to\ntransform and control their living spaces, IKEA is also squarely focused on creating\npositive impact and change within the communities and people they source from,\nas well as respecting the planet. This environmental emphasis and overall\ncollaborative nature between IKEA partners, divisions, and employees is key to\nthe organization\u2019s remarkable success \u2013 and is an approach that will be applied\nto the market-changing measures steadily underway via the Zigbee Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cAs\nthe curators of enjoyable home design and enriched living, IKEA is a tremendous\ngain to the Alliance leadership. Their ability to make imaginative, affordable\nconnected home products accessible to consumers across all classes and\ncategories forms the core of great connected device experiences,\u201d said Tobin\nRichardson, President and CEO, Zigbee Alliance. \u201cWe’re excited for IKEA to\nbring that innovation and consumer-centricity to our open IoT standards, and\nhelp facilitate collaboration between smart products and the innovative\ncompanies behind them. Our shared commitment to align and move companies to\nopen standards at product design is what helps ensure that all IoT products\n\u2018just work\u2019 once installed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

For more information about the Zigbee Alliance, its\nopen IoT technologies, and how to get involved to bring about good change for\nthe industry, visit www.zigbeealliance.org<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

About the Zigbee Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

The Zigbee Alliance is the foundation\nand future of the Internet of Things. Established in 2002, our wide-ranging\nglobal membership collaborates to create and evolve universal open standards\nfor the products transforming the way we live, work, and play. With our\nmembers\u2019 deep and diverse expertise, robust certification programs, and a full\nsuite of open IoT solutions, we are leading the movement toward a more\nintuitive, imaginative, and useful world. The Zigbee Alliance board of directors is comprised of executives\nfrom Amazon<\/a>, Comcast<\/a>, IKEA<\/a>,  The\nKroger Co.<\/a>, LEEDARSON<\/a>, Legrand<\/a>, Lutron\nElectronics<\/a>, MMB\nNetworks<\/a>, NXP\nSemiconductors<\/a>, Schneider Electric<\/a>, Signify<\/a> (formerly Philips Lighting), Silicon\nLabs<\/a>, SmartThings<\/a>, Somfy<\/a>, Texas Instruments<\/a>, and Wulian<\/a>. www.zigbeealliance.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Media Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Heather Chesterman
\nPR for the Zigbee Alliance
\nhchesterman@zigbee.org
\n+1-714-389-5588 <\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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