Leviton and Digital Delivery Group Enter Strategic Alliance to Distribute ViziaRF™ to the Custom Integration Channel

Leviton Manufacturing Company, the leader in residential structured wiring and North America’s largest manufacturer of electrical wiring devices, and Digital Delivery Group (DDG), a consortium of value-added consumer electronics distributors, have entered into an alliance to distribute Leviton’s award-winning Vizia RF™ lighting and home control products to the custom electronics integration market. The distribution agreement enables Leviton to expand the reach of its Vizia RF system through an influential and highly visible integration channel partner.

"I am excited that Leviton and Digital Delivery Group have formed an alliance to serve the custom integration market," said DDG's Executive Director David Kaplan. "Leviton is a leader in virtually every major category in the residential wiring industry. Our partnership with Leviton creates an incredible synergy aimed at increasing sales for our members, manufacturers and customers.”

“Through its partnership with the Digital Delivery Group, Leviton joins an elite group of premier vendors who offer compelling home automation, home control and home entertainment packages to installation professionals. We are pleased to have our Vizia RF offering join the growing list of high performance, cost-effective home control and home entertainment products distributed through DDG,” said Grant Sullivan, Product Marketing Manager for Leviton. Life|ware™, Logitech®, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, Nuvo™, Belkin® and TiVo® are among DDG’s partners.

The Leviton/DDG agreement additionally extends to Leviton QuickPort® and structured wiring solutions. The combination of Leviton products offered through the Digital Delivery Group is designed to drive innovative integration solutions to the marketplace and increase the availability of Leviton’s residential products and solutions in the custom electronics integration channel.

Digital Delivery Group is committed to serving the industry as the leading source for sales and education of digital systems and convergence products. DDG members are specialists in networking products, whole house control, content storage and management, and new technology. DDG operates as a strategic resource for its vendor partners and dealers. DDG members bring a unique level of capability to the industry with their many years of distributor, retail, factory and marketing experience. A Z-Wave® Alliance partner, DDG has helped deliver Z-Wave’s wireless home control technology to the growing custom electronics integration market. For more information regarding the Digital Distribution Group, call David Kaplan, 509-995-1203, or visit www.digitaldeliverygroup.org.

Leviton has quickly established Vizia RF™ as the benchmark for wireless lighting technology. Through strategic partnerships with companies such as Microsoft®, Lagotek, Electronic Solutions Inc.(a division of Hunter Douglas), Wayne-Dalton®, HAI®, Superna and others, Leviton continues to add new functionality to its Vizia RF offering, capitalizing on its appealing design, energy-saving benefits and marketplace acceptance. As a founding member of the Z-Wave® Alliance, Leviton continues to help expand the market for Z-Wave technology, which is fast becoming the recognized leader in wireless home automation and control.

For more information, contact Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., 59-25 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362-2591, www.leviton.com.

Founded in 1906 at the dawn of the electrical era, Leviton manufactures over 25,000 different electrical wiring devices and is North America’s leading electrical and electronic wiring device producer. Leviton products are used in homes, commercial facilities, industrial plants and OEM operations. A third generation family owned and operated business, Leviton is committed to enlightened management and business practices.

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