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Essence Introduces Apple® Watch App for its WeR@Home(TM) Connected Home Platform
HERZLIYA, Israel, June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- WeR@Home new version update offers enhanced flexibility for end users and
their service providers
Essence [http://www.essence-grp.com ], leading provider of IoT, cloud-based
connected-living solutions, has significantly enhanced the features of its award-winning
WeR@Home(TM) Multi-service Connected Home platform. WeR@Home is now one of the first Smart
Home solutions that lets consumers receive alerts, control their home security, and manage
their home automation from their Apple(R) Watches.
This version of WeR@Home allows service providers to offer tiered activity levels,
increasing the flexibility of their offerings. Meanwhile, the Multi-Place feature gives
end-users the ability to control and manage more than one location from a single
smartphone app.
With the Apple Watch application, WeR@Home users can take care of things on the go:
- Arm and disarm the system in all the pre-set arming modes
- Receive event notifications
- Control their Z-Wave home automation and energy management devices
- Create shortcuts that allow them to quickly perform functions such as running
Smart Automation rules or getting peace of mind by taking videos from the cameras
WeR@Home(TM) offers a seamless connected-home experience for security, safety and
remote home management. Featuring cloud-to-cloud and Z-wave-based integration, WeR@Home
lets consumers control more than 1,000 devices - everything from security and nanny cams
to stereos and thermostats.
"Consumers want complete control of their home where they want it. The Apple Watch
application enhances the customer usability," said Dr. Haim Amir, Essence Chairman & CEO.
"Meanwhile, for service providers, we've designed the newest features so they have the
option to introduce services with a basic package and then offer premium services without
any integration or custom programming requirements and available on the most advanced
devices. They can also structure their service packages by values such as security,
energy, or child care."
The features provided in the basic and premium service offerings are defined in
advance, allowing different levels of automation rules capabilities in accordance with the
customers' wishes. For example, the basic package provides scheduling, like setting the
alarm to arm itself at any given time, while the advanced offerings can set more advanced
"if this/then that and that..." parameters, such as turning the lights on or off when
activating the alarm.
The Multi-Place function allows end-users to manage secondary homes as well as their
main residences. Users can also have limited access to other people's homes such as a
parent, neighbor or customers, in the case of nannies or domestic professionals servicing
several clients.
Essence's feature-laden connected-living solutions are accessible from anywhere and
any device, with the mobile app equipped with the exact same capabilities as the web
control system. Essence's recent study of IoT usage showed that most people used their
mobile remote access for visual confirmation of home security.
"No matter how complex the system backend actually is, we never lose sight of the fact
that it must remain simple to implement and use, and easily adjustable in accordance with
changing consumer needs. The Apple Watch interface is just that." concluded Dr. Amir.
About Essence
Essence [http://www.essence-grp.com ] is a global IoT provider of scalable, end-to-end
connected-living solutions for security, communication, and healthcare service providers.
Over the past 20 years, Essence has built an impressive installed base, with more than 15
million products deployed and used by Tier-1 service providers worldwide. Essence is
committed to developing and supporting solutions that both enhance partners' businesses
and enable people to live fuller and better lives. Essence has won several distinguished
industry awards over the past year, garnering recognition by both the consumer and
business markets, including the ESX Innovation Award, European Consumers Choice Award,
Telecom Broadband Infovision Award, IoT Business Impact Award, and others.
Media Contact
Amy Kenigsberg
K2 Global Communications
amy@k2-gc.com
http://www.k2-gc.com
tel: +972-9-794-1681 (+2 GMT)
mobile: +972-524-761-341
U.S.: +1-913-440-4072 (+7 ET)
Essence
Essence Introduces Apple® Watch App for its WeR@Home(TM) Connected Home Platform
HERZLIYA, Israel, June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- WeR@Home new version update offers enhanced flexibility for end users and
their service providers
Essence [http://www.essence-grp.com ], leading provider of IoT, cloud-based
connected-living solutions, has significantly enhanced the features of its award-winning
WeR@Home(TM) Multi-service Connected Home platform. WeR@Home is now one of the first Smart
Home solutions that lets consumers receive alerts, control their home security, and manage
their home automation from their Apple(R) Watches.
This version of WeR@Home allows service providers to offer tiered activity levels,
increasing the flexibility of their offerings. Meanwhile, the Multi-Place feature gives
end-users the ability to control and manage more than one location from a single
smartphone app.
With the Apple Watch application, WeR@Home users can take care of things on the go:
- Arm and disarm the system in all the pre-set arming modes
- Receive event notifications
- Control their Z-Wave home automation and energy management devices
- Create shortcuts that allow them to quickly perform functions such as running
Smart Automation rules or getting peace of mind by taking videos from the cameras
WeR@Home(TM) offers a seamless connected-home experience for security, safety and
remote home management. Featuring cloud-to-cloud and Z-wave-based integration, WeR@Home
lets consumers control more than 1,000 devices - everything from security and nanny cams
to stereos and thermostats.
"Consumers want complete control of their home where they want it. The Apple Watch
application enhances the customer usability," said Dr. Haim Amir, Essence Chairman & CEO.
"Meanwhile, for service providers, we've designed the newest features so they have the
option to introduce services with a basic package and then offer premium services without
any integration or custom programming requirements and available on the most advanced
devices. They can also structure their service packages by values such as security,
energy, or child care."
The features provided in the basic and premium service offerings are defined in
advance, allowing different levels of automation rules capabilities in accordance with the
customers' wishes. For example, the basic package provides scheduling, like setting the
alarm to arm itself at any given time, while the advanced offerings can set more advanced
"if this/then that and that..." parameters, such as turning the lights on or off when
activating the alarm.
The Multi-Place function allows end-users to manage secondary homes as well as their
main residences. Users can also have limited access to other people's homes such as a
parent, neighbor or customers, in the case of nannies or domestic professionals servicing
several clients.
Essence's feature-laden connected-living solutions are accessible from anywhere and
any device, with the mobile app equipped with the exact same capabilities as the web
control system. Essence's recent study of IoT usage showed that most people used their
mobile remote access for visual confirmation of home security.
"No matter how complex the system backend actually is, we never lose sight of the fact
that it must remain simple to implement and use, and easily adjustable in accordance with
changing consumer needs. The Apple Watch interface is just that." concluded Dr. Amir.
About Essence
Essence [http://www.essence-grp.com ] is a global IoT provider of scalable, end-to-end
connected-living solutions for security, communication, and healthcare service providers.
Over the past 20 years, Essence has built an impressive installed base, with more than 15
million products deployed and used by Tier-1 service providers worldwide. Essence is
committed to developing and supporting solutions that both enhance partners' businesses
and enable people to live fuller and better lives. Essence has won several distinguished
industry awards over the past year, garnering recognition by both the consumer and
business markets, including the ESX Innovation Award, European Consumers Choice Award,
Telecom Broadband Infovision Award, IoT Business Impact Award, and others.
Media Contact
Amy Kenigsberg
K2 Global Communications
amy@k2-gc.com
http://www.k2-gc.com
tel: +972-9-794-1681 (+2 GMT)
mobile: +972-524-761-341
U.S.: +1-913-440-4072 (+7 ET)
Essence