Culligan Builds Its First Smart Home Product on the Ayla IoT Platform

Culligan Connect for HE water softeners lets dealers and homeowners
remotely monitor and control their water softener systems

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Culligan—Ayla
Networks, a global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for
manufacturers, and Culligan International, the world’s leading water
treatment company, announced today that Culligan has built its first
smart home product on the Ayla IoT platform. Using the new Culligan
Connect™ for HE, homeowners can monitor and control their Culligan
High-Efficiency (HE) water softeners remotely, from anywhere in the
world—and Culligan dealers can monitor system status and provide more
proactive service to homeowners.

“Ayla’s extensive expertise, breadth of IoT technology and experience
with leading appliance brands made us confident their IoT infrastructure
could manage uptime, security, scalability and all the other
capabilities necessary for a successful smart home product,” said Zach
Schroeck, director of retail and product management for Culligan
International. “Now that we have our first connected product on the
market, we look forward to expanding our connected capabilities
throughout our product portfolio.”

Culligan Connect systems use Ayla embedded agents to connect via Wi-Fi
to the Ayla cloud, and Culligan used Ayla’s Agile Mobile Application
Platform (AMAP) to design its mobile app.

“Culligan has designed an elegant two-phase interface to leverage the
IoT data generated by their connected water softeners: a mobile app for
end customers and a web-based portal for dealers,” said David Friedman,
CEO and co-founder of Ayla Networks. “The Culligan Connect product takes
full advantage of the Ayla IoT platform to deliver a smart home
appliance that will add real value for both homeowners and Culligan
dealers.”

Culligan Connect Benefits Extend to Homeowners and Dealers

Easily installed by a trained local technician, the Culligan Connect
Wi-Fi accessory can help homeowners:

• Gain peace of mind while at home or away by being able to control
  their water softener system through a mobile device.
• Conserve water and energy by tracking water usage.
• Choose to bypass treated water for outdoor cleaning and watering
  applications.
• Receive push notifications or alerts when salt supplies are low or if
  there’s unexpected water flow when residents are away from home.

Culligan dealers can use the IoT data generated through the Culligan
Connect accessory to:

• Monitor the status and settings of connected water softeners easily,
  from their desks.
• Receive diagnostic and system status reports and error alerts
  remotely, at any time.
• Track usage data to make sure the system is sized correctly and to
  predict when it’s time to regenerate the salts.
• Contact customers when there’s a problem rather than waiting for
  customers to contact them.
• Proactively schedule service visits based on individual customers’
  needs.
• Save time and costs by knowing the nature of system errors before
  sending a truck to the customer’s home.

The Culligan Connect accessory is currently compatible with Culligan
high-efficiency (HE) water softeners in the United States and Canada.
Users can download the free mobile app via the Apple App Store or Google
Play Store. More information is available at the Culligan
website.

About Culligan International

Founded in 1936 by Emmett Culligan, Culligan International is a world
leader in delivering water solutions that will improve the lives of
their customers. The company offers some of the most technologically
advanced, state-of-the-art water filtration products. Culligan’s
products include water softeners, drinking water systems, whole-house
systems and solutions for business. Culligan’s network of franchise
dealers is the largest in the world, with more than 800 dealers in 90
countries. Many Culligan dealers have valuable equity in their
communities as multigenerational family owners of their franchises. For
more information, visit www.culligan.com.

About Ayla Networks

Ayla Networks empowers leading manufacturers by simplifying the inherent
complexity of the Internet of Things (IoT), enabling them to turn their
products into smart connected systems and transform their businesses to
compete in the game-changing world of connectivity. Delivered as a cloud
platform-as-a-service (PaaS), Ayla’s IoT platform provides the
flexibility and modularity to enable rapid changes to practically any
type of device, cloud or app environment. Ayla is a member of the elite
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network, so all connected products
running on the Ayla IoT cloud gain the security and availability
benefits of the AWS cloud infrastructure. For more information, visit www.aylanetworks.com.

Contacts

Ayla Contact:
Martell Communications
Colleen Martell,
+1 408-832-0147
[email protected]
or
Culligan
Contact:
Culligan International Company
Sandy Sapp
Sr.
Marketing Manager
[email protected]