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SO! NEWS
 
SOMFY Group three-minute news brief
 
#12 / February 2023
 
 
 
   INSIGHT   
 
 
Somfy launches its new
Zigbee in North America
 
North America Is Buzzing Over Zigbee
 
“Key offers, like Zigbee are ready to meet customers’ expectations with success,” said Pierre Ribeiro in his “Greetings for 2023” speech. “Zig-what?”. To understand why SOMFY jumped on the bandwagon 7 years ago, follow the guide.
Zigbee is an IoT (Internet of Things) solution. It’s a global standard, developed by the Connectivity Standard Alliance (CSA), which allows smart objects to work together in perfect harmony regardless of their brands. This interoperability grants the customers a high level of flexibility. Since 2004, it has been implemented in smart homes and commercial buildings across North America, Europe and Asia.
 
“Somfy being a member of the CSA’s board is crucial. It ensures the Zigbee standard brings even more value to our offers. We are also very much involved in the Matter certification deployment. In a nutshell, it is the next step to connecting compatible devices and systems with one another,” explains Jean-Michel Orsat.
 
“Wireless communication technologies have evolved a lot since SOMFY launched its RTS protocol on the market,” says Bénédicte Simond. “Zigbee is now offering advanced features more adapted to the Windows Fashion applications and to the smart home environment.” In the upcoming months, Somfy will be launching its new Zigbee ecosystem in North America with 7 motors, controls and digital services. This new offer will provide attractive attributes to our customers — industrials, integrators and retailers — all the way to installers and end-users. As a matter of fact Somfy will be showcasing Zigbee offer at the « International Window Covering Expo » in Charlotte, next month.
 
 
Zigbee explained in 10 minutes! Zigbee explained
in 10 minutes!
 
 
 
 
 
 
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certification programs
make it easy to get products certified and show interoperability with respective certified products.
 
 
 
 
On the move at SOMFY
On the move at SOMFY
 
Vanessa went from buyer to project manager… without leaving SOMFY! Given dedicated support as part of our internal job mobility policy, she’s thriving in her new role. For Vanessa, work is anything but ‘business as usual’! She tells us more in this video. Would you like to change careers at SOMFY? Read our Internal Mobility Policy.
 
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Rising to the challenge
Rising to the challenge
 
Well done to everyone who took part in the 7th Solidarity Challenge! Seventy-nine group employees from ten different countries joined forces to address a global challenge last year. To learn more about the 2022 event, visit the Foundation website. Staff and non-profit workers will get to know each other better at a catch-up event in June.
 
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Somfy on TV
Somfy on TV
 
The new Somfy brand promise has hit TV screens worldwide. Our advertising campaign, which began airing on global terrestrial and digital media in February, invites viewers to opt for solutions that are kinder to the planet, with a positive impact on humanity. Discover the new PPT template and download the Brand Guidelines to learn more about our brand positioning.
 
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SOMFY radiates with solar
SOMFY radiates with solar
 
By 2025, solar could account for 15% of our tubular product sales. Since SOMFY aims to be the leader in this segment, starting this year we’ve made our mark in a highly competitive market with two new products: RS100 Solar io and Sunea 40 Solar io, corresponding to our “roller shutter” and “terrace” ranges respectively. See them in action here and here!
 
 
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YAMMER POST OF THE MONTH
 
YAMMER POST OF THE MONTH
 
Last December, Somfy recognized your 8D methodology best practices in three categories at a special awards event. Click here to watch the ceremony. And well done again to everyone who took part!
 
 
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