LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.,
Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global
leader in providing solutions and services that give enterprises
real-time visibility into their operations, today announced that
global leaders from healthcare, retail, transportation and
logistics (T&L) and manufacturing validate the "Intelligent
Enterprise" as the defining trend of the decade for
industries globally.
Less than six months after introducing its vision for Enterprise
Asset Intelligence (EAI), Zebra, in partnership with the Technology
and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard
(TECH) assembled 40 leading executives, industry experts and
policymakers for the 2016 Innovation Symposium: The Intelligent
Enterprise. Executives from organizations such as Google, GE
Healthcare and IBM defined the "Intelligent Enterprise" and
explored best practices and opportunities for organizations of
varying sizes and industries related to the Internet of Things
(IoT).
The TECH has unveiled a whitepaper summarizing the outcomes of
the discussion along with some considerations that are paramount to
the successful adoption and deployment of IoT solutions and how
organizations can harness their full potential. Zebra's EAI
Consulting Practice brings proven methodologies, tools and vertical
expertise to help define the right future state for operational
efficiency and accelerate desired business outcomes.
KEY FACTS
Organizations across industries are already making strides to
make the "Intelligent Enterprise" a reality:
- The MIT Senseable City Lab focuses on the creative
applications of sensors in urban environments to generate new data
streams, promoting resilient, efficient, and intelligent cities.
Sensors placed in the sewers in Cambridge, Mass. are gathering biochemical
data related to viruses, bacteria, chemicals, what people are
eating, what medications they are taking and more.
- Transit X is a solar-powered personal mass transit
system that can replace buses, trains and cars. Ultra-light podcars
quietly glide above traffic under a thin rail carrying an
individual or up to a family of five. Destinations are entered via
a smart phone or kiosk, and a podcar is waiting at a small platform
that is as convenient as a bus stop. Once seated, podcars
accelerate to merge onto the system, traveling non-stop to the
destination, with guaranteed arrival times.
- Google is exploring cloud technology and machine
learning, including making Google Apps like Gmail, Docs, and
Hangouts more intelligent. Google Search will include speech
recognition, Gmail will get a smart reply feature, Google Photos
will get a more sophisticated search function, and so much
more.
- GE Healthcare's Dose Management solutions are designed
to automatically collect and analyze patient radiation exposure
across multi-facility, multi-modality and multi-vendor imaging
environments. It enables healthcare professionals to monitor the
radiation exposure of patients, evaluate their practices and make
improvements so the right dose is used to provide the best patient
outcome.
SUPPORTING QUOTES
Tim
Kottak, CTO, GE
Healthcare
"Change is happening at a rapid pace.
Today's hospitals are up against changes in regulation, cost
pressures, competition and higher standards for patient safety.
Because of this, GE has used data and machine learning to become a
partner that provides not only medical equipment, but also
solutions that improve outcomes. We believe IoT holds endless
opportunities in healthcare, from predictive patient care to the
way pharmaceuticals are made – and we've only just begun."
Kevin Ashton, Co-founder, Auto
ID Center, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
"Until
recently, information technology had a fundamental limitation: it
depended on human beings to give it its data. The 21st
century is all about real-time, automatic data streaming and
processing where decisions can happen automatically from machine
learning systems. Organizations across industries are already using
automated data capture and processing today to gain an advantage.
This leaves organizations a choice: become an industry leader and
embrace the future today by harnessing the full potential of IoT –
or fall behind."
Anders Gustafsson, CEO, Zebra
Technologies
"The concept of the 'Intelligent Enterprise'
is about making businesses as smart and connected as the world that
surrounds us. A sensor may seem like a small device, but when
married with the troves of data and the ability to understand – and
act – on it brings a big wave of technological innovation,
creativity and new levels of intelligence to our world. To make the
Intelligent Enterprise a reality, companies from across industries
must band together to come up with and agree upon standard
practices and guidelines so all enterprises can connect and be more
intelligent."
About Zebra
With the unparalleled visibility
Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides, enterprises become as smart and
connected as the world we live in. Real-time information – gleaned
from visionary solutions including hardware, software and services
– gives organizations the competitive edge they need to simplify
operations, know more about their businesses and customers, and
empower their mobile workers to succeed in today's data-centric
world. For more information, visit www.zebra.com or sign up for our
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Media Contact:
Therese Van
Ryne
Zebra Technologies
+1-847-370-2317
therese.vanryne@zebra.com
Industry Analyst Contact:
Caitlin DeRango
Zebra Technologies
+1-847-793-5896
cderango@zebra.com
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