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2Five Businesses That Are Using Microsoft Tech to Power IoT
3Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International sought to cut costs, increase revenue and improve workflow with a better point-of-service system and by automating checklists for food temperature inspection. The company deployed a solution from Agilysys and ParTech that connects Windows Embedded devices including 325 point-of-service terminals, 50 tablets and 300 digital signs with back-end servers running Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server. The result is integrated data from POS, tablets, signage, TVs, photo galleries and ticketing systems; automated alerts for cooler malfunction; reduced time to complete checklists; generated temperature compliance reports; and temperature check times that are cut by 60 percent.
4Coca-Cola Amatil
Coca-Cola Amatil, a large Coca-Cola bottler in the Asia-Pacific region, implemented a solution from TKM9 and Microsoft based on Windows Embedded, Kinect for Windows and Microsoft Azure that uses digital signage to create an immersive experience at point-of-sale locations. The TKM9 im digital cooler works with multiple data streams to personalize the flow of content in real time for a memorable encounter that boosts brand loyalty and increases product sales an average of 12 percent in the grocery channel and up to 20 percent in the off-premises licensed channel. Coca-Cola coolers are installed with interfaces that customers interact with in multiple ways, including gesture and touch. For example, they can use their mobile phones as a remote control, as well as listen to music, take photos of themselves, and share the moment with others through Facebook and other social media.
5Great River Medical Center
Great River Health Systems, a regional provider of specialty and primary health care, wanted to improve medication distribution and management without adding employees. The medical center connected Windows Embedded-based devices, including two anesthesia workstations, a pharmacy carousel and 28 medication-dispensing cabinets, with a central server running Windows and Microsoft SQL Server. The result is a reduction in delivery time of patient medication from 1.5 hours to 30 minutes, a $400,000 reduction in inventory costs, rapid ROI and ongoing annual savings of $300,000.
6KUKA Robotics
KUKA, a manufacturer of industrial robots, needed an automated manufacturing solution that could produce multiple car models on the same assembly line while meeting a rigorous production schedule. It implemented an intelligent system anchored by Windows Embedded and Microsoft SQL Server that connects 259 assembly-line robots, a controller, more than 60,000 device points and back-end systems. The result is a production line that is flexible, reliable and productive—cranking out 830 Jeep bodies a day.
7Orleans Parish Communications District
Orleans Parish Communications District, administering emergency calls for the city of New Orleans, wanted to respond better and faster to incidents by improving the flow of data between multiple agencies. OPCD implemented Motorola Solutions’ PremierOne CAD and integrated call control based on Microsoft technology including embedded versions of Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server. The system connects disparate police, fire and emergency medical services applications; a 911 call system; mobile devices; and a data warehouse. It also automatically routes incident reports and updates, continuously pushing data to EMS tablets and mobile police terminals.
9Get a Jump-Start on Your Competition
10Get More Out of Your Existing IT Assets
11Enable Small Changes to Make a Big Impact
12Become More Efficient
13Discover New Ways to Delight Your Customers
14Open Up New Business Opportunities
15Increase Agility
16Build the Ability to Scale
17Get Your Devices to Start Talking
18Transform Your Business
When you have a strategy in place to take advantage of the Internet of things, you can transform your business in real time.