First European Summit of home control the Z-Wave Alliance reflects strong market interest in energy-saving solutions of again first European home control Summit of the Z-Wave Alliance reflects strong market interest in energy-saving solutions again – over 100 home control products for Europe presented Copenhagen/Frankfurt, April 16, 2008 with more than 220 visitors from industry and trade of the 1st European advanced home control Summit already on right away to the largest home control Conference in Europe. Global player and well-known companies and organizations from home and abroad such as Nokia, Danfoss, Cisco/Linksys, Merten, Parks Associates, the Danish energy savings trust, Lagotek and Zensys took the opportunity to the audience in the context of lectures about the latest trends, to inform market developments as well as products and solutions in the field of home control. Over 100 home control products for the European market were presented at the accompanying trade exhibition of the summits. The event directed by the Z-Wave Alliance took place on the occasion of Light + building in Frankfurt/Main from April 8 to 9 instead. Home control is still on the rise in Europe: according to the latest studies of the renowned market research company of Parks Associates, the local demand has reached to home control solutions, such as the control of lighting, the heating control and the monitoring of the House, already a similar level as in the United States. The next twelve months rapid growth of over 100 percent part as a result forecast for Parks Associates of industry one due to the high increase in home networks, enabling the networking of the individual components in the budget. According to market researchers and experts, Z-Wave is the most successful wireless mesh networking technology in the home control market. You have 20 exhibiting sponsors, the over 100 Z-Wave based home control products in the fields of energy saving, security, HVAC, entertainment, remote home monitoring and appliances, as well as a new show this trend remote control universal with Z-Wave support for the European market presented.