IAR Systems and Ayla Networks partner to boost IoT product development

Uppsala, Sweden / Tokyo, Japan—May 10, 2017—IAR Systems®, a future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, announces a partnership with Ayla Networks, a provider of a global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for the development and management of connected products. By collaborating, the companies help customers worldwide in their development for IoT. Ayla’s IoT Platform provides a complete solution to connect nearly any device to the cloud and applications while offering all of the tools and premium services needed for a manufacturer to manage, provision, and analyze their IoT deployment. From start, the partnership between Ayla and IAR Systems will focus on companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, which is an area where many of Ayla’s customers already use the complete development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM®. IAR Embedded Workbench is known for its high quality, powerful performance and strong market position. With its included optimizations technology, it generates very compact code which makes it an ideal choice for creating smart and energy-efficient applications for the IoT. “For Ayla IoT platform customers needing software tools for IoT development, this partnership makes the decision process easier for them,” says Bill Podrasky, VP of Business Development, Ayla Networks. “We will happily recommend IAR Systems’ excellent software tools and services as it enables our customers to deliver high-quality products on time.” “The Internet of Things is a constantly growing market applied in many different industries, and we are dedicated to help our customers all the way to find the right solution for their specific needs,” says Kiyofumi Uemura, APAC Director, IAR Systems. “Our toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench is the most widely used toolchain for building embedded applications, and together with Ayla solutions we can help companies to boost their IoT product development.” For more information about IAR Embedded Workbench, visit IAR Systems’ booth W13-17 at the tradeshow IoT/M2M Expo Spring Tokyo or go to www.iar.com/iar-embedded-workbench. For more information about the solutions from Ayla Network, visit booth in W17-32 at IoT/M2M Expo Spring Tokyo or go to www.aylanetworks.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. Ayla Contact Colleen Martell, Martell Communications +1 (408) 832-0147 Email: cmartell@martellpr.com

About IAR Systems IAR Systems supplies future-proof software tools and services for embedded development, enabling companies worldwide to create the products of today and the innovations of tomorrow. Since 1983, IAR Systems’ solutions have ensured quality, reliability and efficiency in the development of over one million embedded applications. The company is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden and has sales and support offices all over the world. IAR Systems Group AB is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap. Learn more at www.iar.com. Editor's Note: IAR Systems, IAR Embedded Workbench, IAR Connect, C-SPY, C-RUN, C-STAT, IAR Visual State, visualSTATE, IAR KickStart Kit, I-jet, I-jet Trace, I-scope, IAR Academy, IAR, and the logotype of IAR Systems are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by IAR Systems AB. All other products names are trademarks of their respective owners.