1. Zebra Technologies: Link-OS Flexible. Smart. Scalable.
Thanks for your time – today I’m going to introduce you to a new environment available only from Zebra – Link-OS.
Zebra Technologies: Link-OS
Flexible. Smart. Scalable.

2. Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014
Mobility
Solutions
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
Web-Scale IT
The Internet of Everything
Smart Machines
3-D Printing
IT Runs the World
There are a number of trends we’re watching here at Zebra. Others have spotted them as well – Gartner for example.
We’re focused on these five–
Mobile Devices & Device Management– It’s amazing how quickly this sector is changing. Remember the Motorola RaZr mobile phone, how it was quickly replaced by the iPhone in 2007? Mobile devices are quickly evolving and setting new user expectations of what a device is and what they can do. At the same time, the explosion of new devices has highlighted the need for robust and flexible device management - at any hour, from anywhere, no matter what the scenario.
Mobile Apps & Applications – Users now expect that an app will exist for pretty much any task – and those apps will seamlessly connect back to core business systems.
Cloud/Client Architectures – This idea – something that was only a concept a short time ago - has now become part of our daily lives. If you used Redbox, On-Star, Netflix or one of the new NEST thermometers – you’re already a IoT/Cloud user.
The Internet of Everything & Smart Machines– Users now expect that devices will just “play nicely” together – and that means every device – phones, televisions, printers – pretty much every device is expected to be connected, integrated and smart.
It’s all leading to a new “normal”….
Smarter
Devices
= Zebra Focus

3. 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
Zatar
Zebra Commerce
MotionWorks

4. Device Life Cycle Challenge

5. Link-OS Connects to anything Manages from anywhere
Scales to fit your needs
VARS
ISVs
Alliances
IHVs
Services
Supplies
Apps
Cloud or on-Premise
Smart Devices
With Link-OS, Zebra is building an overall environment – which includes our:
Smart devices – with new features like Cloud connectivity, on-board Virtualization, and new pairing technology
Apps – positioned both on-premise and in the cloud – delivering robust device management, queue control, ERP integration and advanced development tools. This allows us to embed our technology in popular third party solutions (like AirWatch) – and create our own apps.
Partnerships with our Value Added Resellers, Independent Software Vendors, Alliance partners and Independent Hardware Vendors

6. Link-OS: Components
The Link-OS environment is, of course, a family of great printers, but it’s also a set of core apps and features that make Link-OS products the easiest to integrate into existing or new systems, manage from anywhere and use with minimal training.
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7. Print Touch Print Touch Easy Pairing App Launching Tag Unlock
Software Dev Kit
Source Code
Documentation
Print Touch is a new feature of our Link-OS devices – here’s how it works:
A Near Field Communication – or NFC- tag is embedded in the Link-OS device during manufacturing. This tag knows several “things” about the device – specifically it’s:
Bluetooth MAC address
Wired Network MAC address
Wireless Network MAC address
The configuration code for the device
And the devices serial number
The Print Touch tag allows us to leverage that data, so that when a Print Touch enabled Link-OS device and a NFC enabled device are brought together, we can drive a pairing event, trigger the host device to visit a web page with helpful product information – or even an launch app on the hand held device.
Print Touch is also flexible – we’ve “virtual locked” the Print Touch tag – so that it can be altered in the field to accommodate creating new experiences and applications.
It’s a completely new way for Zebra devices and host systems to interact.

8. Print Touch Value Proposition
Link printer with just a tap
Easiest Bluetooth pairing
Customizable experience
Help is just a touch away
First thermal printer with NFC tag
The value of Print Touch lies in its ability to link to printers with just a simple tap of a user’s Android device, allowing for the easiest Bluetooth pairing available today. The user experience of Print Touch is fully customizable, and can be programmed to display printer info or technical assistance with just a touch of the devices. Zebra also offers the first thermal printer available with an NFC tag.
Print Touch

9. Cloud Connect Cloud-based App Cloud Connect Secure WebLink
Flexible Data collection
Firewall friendly
Easy for IT to use
Simple set up
More and more, customers are moving their information systems to the “Cloud” – because it offers them cost savings and increased flexibility. We want to be part of this transformation - so we’ve added the Cloud Connect feature to our Link-OS devices. This allows customers to directly and securely connect Link-OS devices to Cloud based apps – supporting the reasons they moved to the Cloud in the first place.
Being a good “Cloud Citizen” will increasingly become an expected product attribute. That’s why we’re including Cloud Connect in our Link-OS products.
The applications for this new approach are both familiar and endless – let’s look at one now

10. Cloud Connect Value Proposition
Reduces overall expenses
Flexible Multi-Port radio delivers best ROI
Centrally managed
Aligned to standard IT practices
Direct, Secure, Authenticated, Encrypted – IT Friendly
The value of Print Touch lies in its ability to link to printers with just a simple tap of a user’s Android device, allowing for the easiest Bluetooth pairing available today. The user experience of Print Touch is fully customizable, and can be programmed to display printer info or technical assistance with just a touch of the devices. Zebra also offers the first thermal printer available with an NFC tag.
Cloud Connect

11. 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!
Zebra sets customers up to succeed.
Solving this after shipping printers is costly
One of the hardest issues to solve is what we call the Wireless Chicken and Egg issue. If you want to manage a printer on your wireless network, you can’t do that until it’s on your wireless network. Our Link-OS printers can help resolve this. Here’s how – use a Ethernet connection and a DHCP Server to get the printer on the network – and use our support for DHCP option 43 to both give the printer an network address and give it the address of your Profile Manager Server. Once the printer comes on-line, it will automatically connect itself to your Profile Manager. This will allow you push down the unique profile needed for that printer – including firmware, configurations and even a fixed IP address.
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12. Printer Management Today
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”
You potentially have to do multiple or all of the things to manage printers once they are on your network. This can take a lot of time

13. What If Customers Could
MANAGE FROM
ANY DEVICE
EASILY DISCOVER PRINTERS
FIND, FIX & RESOLVE ISSUES
VISUALLY CHECK PRINTER STATUS
Considering these challenges, what if there was a solution that could allow a customer or client to manage their printers from any device, easily discover printers on their network, find, fix and resolve technical issues and visually check the status of a printer?

14. Manage your printers from anywhere, anytime, via a browser
Profile Manager
Manage your printers from anywhere, anytime, via a browser
Manage printers individually
Manage printers as a group
Profile Manager is our latest Device Management offering –
Using a web browser interface – and running from a centrally installed site allow Profile Manager to control Link-OS printers throughout your network from one easy to use interface.
We’ve loaded Profile Manager with features:
Discover printers inside or across subnets
Check printer status at a glance – using the main screen’s Notification icons and color coded alerts
Quickly access your printers settings for complete device control.
Check and change configurations
Send files to the printer
Retrieve files from the printer
Print a config page
Group printers by “tagging” them
And most importantly – store the configuration of your printer for later retransmission to the unit – or distribution to one or many units.
All from a web browser interface.
Discovery allows you to easily find and manage any Zebra Link-OS Device on your network
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15. Profile Manager Value Proposition
Largest number of settings
Server & Browser-based
Cloud or On-Premise
Manage from Anywhere – PCs, Tablets, Smartphones
Direct, Secure, Authenticated, Encrypted – IT Friendly
Profile manager you access to the largest amount of settings that you can modify, it is server and browser based and allows you to manage whether it be a PC Tablet or SMartphone

16. Link-OS devices support 802.11a/b/g/n
Flexible Connectivity
Today, users benefit from faster throughput & fewer devices on b/g/n networks.
Going forward, you’ll be able to easily switch devices to a networks.
Link-OS devices support a/b/g/n 
Key Questions:
Are you moving to n or a?
Is optimal throughput a key metric?
Is maintaining multiple wireless protocols time consuming?

17. Link-OS devices have expanded memory
Space to Flex
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
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?

18. More Ports = App Flexibility
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
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?

19. Link-OS devices support WebSockets connectivity
WebSockets = Cloud Flexibility
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
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?

20. Here’s the Opportunity
Extend relationships past hardware sale
Deepen relationships
Offer new services
Gain new revenue
Gain new insights into customer processes

21. Powerful Apps - based on great tools & services
Link-OS Summary
Smart Devices
Link-OS printers are devices that are intelligent, connected & flexible
ZT200 Series
QLn Series
iMZ Series
ZD500R
Additional models being added on regular cadence
ZT400 Series
Profile
Manager
Virtual
Devices
Cloud
Connect
Print
Touch
Developer
Tools
Services
Team
Powerful Apps - based on great tools & services
Profile manager you access to the largest amount of settings that you can modify, it is server and browser based and allows you to manage whether it be a PC Tablet or SMartphone

22. Zebra Technologies: Link-OS Flexible. Smart. Scalable.
Thanks for your time – today I’m going to introduce you to a new environment available only from Zebra – Link-OS.
Zebra Technologies: Link-OS
Flexible. Smart. Scalable.