Ingersoll Rand Businesses Schlage and Trane Featured in Verizon's Connected Home Service

Technology-Based Service Empowers Homeowners To Manage Their Homes From Anywhere

CARMEL, Ind., Oct 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ingersoll Rand /quotes/zigman/556949/quotes/nls/ir IR -2.20% , a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, announced today the combined efforts of Schlage, Trane and Verizon in launching the new Home Monitoring and Control service. The service puts technology in the hands of homeowners and creates a "connected home," empowering them to manage their homes from anywhere.

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Verizon Launches Home Automation, via Z-Wave

Verizon opens a new front in the home energy automation wars — and sets up potential competition for utility home networking tech favorite ZigBee.

Verizon has become the first major U.S. telecom provider to launch a commercial-scale home automation line of business — and it’s picked the proprietary Z-Wave wireless mesh technology to enable it.

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