Zebra Technologies: Link-OS
Flexible. Smart. Scalable.
Trends
Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014
Mobility
Solutions
Smarter
Devices
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Mobile Device Diversity & Management
Mobile Apps & Applications
Hybrid Cloud and IT as Service Broker
Cloud/Client Architectures
The Era of Personal Cloud
Software Defined Anything
IT Runs
the World
Web-Scale IT
The Internet of Everything
Smart Machines
3-D Printing
= Zebra Focus
Enabling Visibility via Digital Voice
Assets
that Talk
Meaningful
Data
Smarter
Decisions
Zebra Solutions give assets a digital voice, create real
time analytics & lead to smarter decisions
Link-OS
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Zatar
Zebra Commerce
MotionWorks
Device Life Cycle Challenge
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Link-OS
Connects to anything
Manages from anywhere
VARS
ISVs
Services
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Scales to fit your needs
Apps
Cloud or on-Premise
Smart Devices
Alliances
IHVs
Supplies
Link-OS: Components
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Print Touch
• Easy Pairing
• App Launching
• Tag Unlock
• Software Dev Kit
• Source Code
• Documentation
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Print Touch
Print Touch Value Proposition
Customizable
experience
Easiest
Bluetooth
pairing
Help is just a
touch away
Link printer with
just a tap
Print Touch
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First thermal
printer with
NFC tag
Cloud Connect
Cloud-based App
Cloud Connect
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• Secure WebLink
• Flexible Data collection
• Firewall friendly
• Easy for IT to use
• Simple set up
Cloud Connect Value Proposition
Centrally
managed
Flexible
Multi-Port
radio delivers
best ROI
Reduces overall
expenses
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Aligned to
standard IT
practices
Cloud Connect
Direct, Secure,
Authenticated,
Encrypted
– IT Friendly
The Chicken & The Egg
• 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!
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Zebra sets customers up to succeed.
Solving this after shipping printers is costly
Printer Management Today
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Send person
to each
printer
Or have
printers
sent in
Purchase
and install
an app
Or write an
app
Learn
command
language
Figure out
how to find
devices
Install client
on each
device
Get IT to
approve your
solution
Create
command
files
Convert
files as
needed
Figure out
how to
send files
Find when
it’s ok to
send files
Monitor
devices for
“events”
Wrangle
large scale
installs
Deal with
regular
updates
Keep
“golden
files” safe
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What If Customers Could
MANAGE FROM
ANY DEVICE
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EASILY DISCOVER
PRINTERS
FIND, FIX &
RESOLVE ISSUES
VISUALLY CHECK
PRINTER STATUS
Profile Manager
Manage your
printers from
anywhere,
anytime, via a
browser
Manage
printers
individually
Manage printers as
a group
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Discovery allows
you to easily find
and manage any
Zebra Link-OS
Device on your
network
Profile Manager Value Proposition
Cloud or OnPremise
Manage from
Anywhere –
PCs, Tablets,
Smartphones
Server &
Browser-based
Largest
number of
settings
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Profile
Manager
Direct, Secure,
Authenticated,
Encrypted
– IT Friendly
Flexible Connectivity
Link-OS devices support 802.11a/b/g/n
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Key Questions:
• Are you moving to 802.11n or 802.11a?
• Is optimal throughput a key metric?
• Is maintaining multiple wireless protocols time consuming?
Space to Flex
Link-OS devices have expanded memory
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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?
More Ports = App Flexibility
Link-OS devices support multi-port connectivity
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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?
WebSockets = Cloud Flexibility
Link-OS devices support WebSockets connectivity
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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?
Here’s the Opportunity
Extend relationships past hardware sale
Deepen relationships
Offer new services
Gain new revenue
Gain new insights into customer processes
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Link-OS Summary
Smart Devices
Link-OS printers are devices that are intelligent, connected & flexible
ZT400 Series ZT200 Series
ZD500R
QLn Series iMZ Series
Additional models being added on regular cadence
Powerful Apps - based on great tools & services
Profile
Manager
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Virtual
Devices
Cloud
Connect
Print
Touch
Developer
Tools
Services
Team
Zebra Technologies: Link-OS
Flexible. Smart. Scalable.