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Zebra Technologies: Link-OSFlexible. Smart. Scalable.
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Trends
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MobilitySolutions
SmarterDevices
IT Runs the World
Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014
1. Mobile Device Diversity & Management
2. Mobile Apps & Applications
3. Hybrid Cloud and IT as Service Broker
4. Cloud/Client Architectures
5. The Era of Personal Cloud
6. Software Defined Anything
7. Web-Scale IT
8. The Internet of Everything
9. Smart Machines
10. 3-D Printing
= Zebra Focus
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Assets that Talk
Smarter Decisions
MeaningfulData
Zebra Solutions give assets a digital voice, create real time analytics & lead to smarter decisions
MotionWorksLink-OS Zatar Zebra Commerce
Enabling Visibility via Digital Voice
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Device Life Cycle Challenge
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VARS
ISVs
Alliances
IHVs
Services Supplies
Connects to anything
Scales to fit your needsManages from anywhere
Cloud or on-Premise
Apps
Smart Devices
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Link-OS: Components
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Print Touch
Print Touch
•Easy Pairing•App Launching•Tag Unlock•Software Dev Kit•Source Code•Documentation
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Link printer with just a tap
Easiest Bluetooth
pairing
Customizable experience
Help is just a touch away
First thermal printer with
NFC tag
Print Touch Value Proposition
Print Touch
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Cloud Connect
Cloud Connect
•Secure WebLink• Flexible Data collection• Firewall friendly• Easy for IT to use• Simple set up
Cloud-based App
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Reduces overall expenses
Flexible Multi-Port
radio delivers best ROI
Centrally managed
Aligned to standard IT practices
Direct, Secure, Authenticated,
Encrypted – IT Friendly
Cloud Connect Value Proposition
Cloud Connect
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• I need the printer on my WiFi network to configure it
• I can’t get the printer on my WiFi network until I configure it
• And I have A LOT of devices! Zebra sets customers up to succeed.Solving this after shipping printers is costly
The Chicken & The Egg
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Send person to each printer
Or have printers sent in
Purchase and install
an app
Or write an app
Get IT to approve your
solution
Install client on each device
Figure out how to find
devices
Learn command language
Create command
files
Convert files as needed
Figure out how to
send files
Find when it’s ok to
send files
Keep “golden
files” safe
Deal with regular updates
Wrangle large scale
installs
Monitor devices for
“events”
Printer Management Today
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EASILY DISCOVERPRINTERS
FIND, FIX &RESOLVE ISSUES
VISUALLY CHECKPRINTER STATUS
MANAGE FROM ANY DEVICE
What If Customers Could
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Manage your printers from
anywhere, anytime, via a
browser
Manage printers
individually
Manage printers as a group
Profile Manager
Discovery allows you to easily find and manage any Zebra Link-OS Device on your
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Profile ManagerLargest
number of settings
Server & Browser-based
Cloud or On-Premise
Manage from Anywhere –
PCs, Tablets, Smartphones
Direct, Secure, Authenticated,
Encrypted – IT Friendly
Profile Manager Value Proposition
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Today, users benefit from faster throughput
& fewer devices on 802.11b/g/n networks.
Going forward, you’ll be able to easily switch devices to 802.11a
networks.
Link-OS devices support 802.11a/b/g/n
Flexible Connectivity
Key Questions:• Are you moving to 802.11n or 802.11a?• Is optimal throughput a key metric?• Is maintaining multiple wireless protocols time consuming?
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Today, users can store fonts on the printer, delivering best in class print
performance.
Tomorrow, multiple use case profiles can
be stored on the printer, maximizing
ROI.
Link-OS devices have expanded memory
Space to Flex
Key Questions:• Where are you storing your fonts? • Are you downloading fonts/graphics with every print job? • Would your processes benefit from multi-role printers?
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Today, users benefit from multiple
connectivity options
Tomorrow, the printer can act as a data
collection gateway for apps
Link-OS devices support multi-port connectivity
More Ports = App Flexibility
Key Questions:• What data collection devices are you using today?• Are your data collection devices features fully utilized? • Would your process benefit from a less complex option?
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Today, users benefit from a direct, secure
connectivity option.
Tomorrow, cloud apps can be moved from one platform to another, as needed.
Link-OS devices support WebSockets connectivity
WebSockets = Cloud Flexibility
Key Questions:• Are you moving your apps to the Cloud?• Do you need the option to use multiple Cloud platforms? • Is security a key factor for your Cloud-based apps?
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Extend relationships past hardware sale
Deepen relationships
Offer new services
Gain new revenue
Gain new insights into customer processes
Here’s the Opportunity
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Link-OS Summary
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Profile Manager
VirtualDevices
Cloud Connect
Print Touch
DeveloperTools
ServicesTeam
Powerful Apps - based on great tools & services
Smart DevicesLink-OS printers are devices that are intelligent, connected & flexible
ZT200 Series QLn Series iMZ SeriesZD500R
Additional models being added on regular cadence
ZT400 Series
Zebra Technologies: Link-OSFlexible. Smart. Scalable.