Lowe's Unveils cloud-based home energy management system

Lowe's, the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer, announced it is entering the emerging smart home market, with an affordable, cloud-based home management system: Iris™. Iris gives customers the ability to control and interact with their home from anywhere using their smart phone or computer. Iris will be available in Lowe’s stores and on Lowes.com in mid-2012.
“Because of Lowe’s partnerships with manufacturers, utilities and service providers, Lowe’s has the ability to offer a simple, intuitive home management solution at a great value,” said Greg Bridgeford, Lowe’s executive vice president of business development. “Lowe’s, through Iris, is working to connect the broadest range of products in the industry and deliver the benefits of a smart home solution that were previously only available to the most affluent consumers.”............
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