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Page 1: Zebra Technologies: Link-OS Flexible. Smart. Scalable

Zebra Technologies: Link-OSFlexible. Smart. Scalable.

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Zebra Confidential

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

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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

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