Ayla Networks, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers, and Culligan International, the world’s leading water treatment company, announced that Culligan has built its first smart home product on the Ayla IoT platform. Using the new Culligan Connect for High-Efficiency (HE), homeowners can monitor and control their Culligan HE water softeners remotely and Culligan dealers can monitor system status and provide more proactive service to homeowners. Ayla’s Agile IoT Platform was architected to deliver a truly end-to-end software foundation that would enable any device manufacturer to develop not only intelligent products, but also elegant and reliable IoT services for their end users. Comprised of three primary components; (1) Ayla Embedded Agents, (2) Ayla Cloud Services, and (3) Ayla Application Libraries, Ayla’s Agile IoT Platform provides a complete solution to connect nearly any device to the cloud and applications.