Aplix IP Holdings Press Release
TRANSLATION FOR REFERENCE ONLY

March 27, 2017
(This English translation was released on March 31, 2017)

Aplix IP Holdings Corporation(Code: 3727 TSE Mothers)

Aplix Launches a One Stop Solution Featuring IoTIZR™
a New External IoT Device, Ideal for Making Water Purifiers IoT-Capable
First Showing at the WQA Convention & Exposition
Aplix IP Holdings Corporation (headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director Kengo
Nagahashi, hereinafter “Aplix”) and its subsidiary, Aplix Corporation of America, announce that they havedeveloped an ideal solution featuring IoTIZR™ - a new external IoT device - to make water purifiers
IoT-capable. IoTIZR is to be put on the market in the U.S. and Europe. They have also announced that anexhibition and demonstration of this IoT solution featuring IoTIZR will be given at the WQA Convention &Exposition. This event will be held in Florida, U.S.A., from Tuesday, March 28 to Friday, March 31.
The IoTIZR is a small device connected to various sensors. It receives data from them and sends it tosmartphones or the cloud. In contrast to the ready-to-embed IoT modules such as JM1 that Aplix has
mainly offered on the market, IoTIZR is a product that is used with existing sensors. At the WQA
Convention & Exposition, Aplix will exhibit and demonstrate the IoT solution that uses a flow sensor tomeasure flow rate and IoTIZR to send it to the Aplix cloud through Wi-Fi.
This IoT solution includes the three items introduced below. The main feature of IoTIZR is the easy
installation that lets users choose their desired flow sensors without having to modify their water purifiers.
This makes them IoT-capable, and usage is sent to the cloud.
1. IoTIZR
The main specifications and features are as follows: Size and weight
IoTIZR will be exhibited at the WQA Convention &Exposition with a case to contain it as shown on the rightbut cases can be freely designed and made as per
requirements,

suchastheexpected

installation

environment and the desired power specifications.
 Communication
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) are available forcommunication with the cloud and smartphones. Wi-Fi andBLE can both be enabled at the same time.
 Power supply
Dry cell batteries and power supply through USB are

Illustration of IoTIZR connected to watersupported.

flow sensor

 Supported sensors
Various flow sensors are supported.
To connect sensors other than flow sensors, please contact Aplix.

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Users can connect and attach flow sensors to IoTIZR by themselves.
 Security
Communication between IoTIZR and the cloud or smartphones is encrypted. In addition,
anti-spoofing measures are put in place to prevent unauthorized users from tampering with IoTIZR
data.
2. Cloud services
Every data sent from IoTIZR will be securely managed andprovided in an easy-to-use format for showing purifier filter
usage, estimating battery exchange period, managing
customers assigned to repairers, and analysis performed bymarketers. The display content can be customized to meetdifferent needs.
Data can be viewed using a web browser, so repairers cancheck data using a smartphone or tablet outside the office.
3. Smartphone app for configuration
This is an app for repairers to register and reconfigure IoTIZR. Both iPhone andAndroid versions will be available.

At the WQA Convention & Exposition, inaddition to the above-mentioned IoT solution, theBeacon-Embedded Water Flow Sensor with Quick
Connect Fittings will also be exhibited. This
device has been chosen by Franke, the largest
kitchen sink maker in the world (see the Aplix press release of January
20, 2016: World’s Foremost Kitchen Sink Manufacturer announces
Internet of Things (IoT) Water Purifier System using Aplix IoT Solution– Water purifiers already installed and in use can easily be upgraded toaccelerate the conversion to IoT –).
This product just needs to be attached to an existing water purifier asa joint, as shown on the right, to make it IoT-capable. It does not need to be embedded in the waterpurifier and no new components need to be developed. For details, see Beacon-Embedded Water Flow
Sensor with Quick Connect Fittings on the Aplix web site.
Going forward, Aplix will continue to be particularly focused on the development of IoT solutions that areeasy to install, convenient, and safe to use.
About the WQA Convention & Exposition
This is an exposition held by the Water Quality Association for the water purifier industry. For details,
see the official site WQA Convention & Exposition.
Aplix booth
Our booth number is “1146.” Click here to see the map.

Aplix IP Holdings Press Release■About the Aplix IP Holdings GroupThe mission of Aplix IP Holdings is to use the power of software to bring happiness to everyone in the world. Following the successof JBlend, which opened a new frontier for Java on mobile phones, we are currently developing the field of IoT (Internet of Things)．
By supplying IoT solutions from IoT modules (beacons), smartphone apps to cloud services, we aim to advance the transition ofhousehold appliances and other products to being IoT-equipped devices and in doing so, realize our concept of “enriching people’s
lives with notifications from things.”
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