HOLLAND, Mich., June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Global design
manufacturer, Herman Miller, Inc.
(NASDAQ: MLHR), today announced the first human-centered,
enterprise-ready system of connected furnishings to enable the
workplace to more deeply engage with people. Live OS includes an
app and dashboard to offer data-based insights to help understand
employees' ever-changing needs in the workplace. With the launch of
Live OS, Herman Miller extends its
traditional product offering to include this subscription-based
service.
"Live OS is an example of how Herman
Miller continues to evolve to better serve our customers as
they increasingly look to the workplace to drive their own business
transformation," said Greg Bylsma,
President, Herman Miller North
America. "With decades of experience in human-centered
design, we're introducing services like Live OS, to help our
customers create workplaces that empower, energize and
perform."
Live OS will connect Herman
Miller furnishings, including sit-to-stand and fixed height
desks. Either when first installed, or retrofitted later, Live
desks are equipped with sensors that are continuously connected to
the cloud using a secure cellular network. This enables the desks
to sense people, send data on desk utilization, and respond to
people in new ways.
The sit-to-stand desk remembers preferred postures. All a person
needs to do is tap the desk control once, and it will adjust to the
chosen and saved position. If an individual chooses to receive
reminders, the desk control will light up and vibrate, reminding
them to switch postures.
While a person is present at the desk, the sensors send
anonymized real-time data to the cloud. The dashboard analyzes the
data and delivers it in the form of evolving insights to enhance
workplace performance.
"With the data insights captured through Live OS, organizations
can better measure and manage workplace strategy to optimize real
estate usage and improve employee experience," said Ryan Anderson, Director of Commercialization for
Live OS. "Our initial testing indicates that employees using Live
sit-to-stand desks have become more active, transitioning between
sitting and standing six-times as often as previously recorded.
We're excited by these early results as we seek to improve comfort
and encourage people to adopt healthier behaviors in the
workplace."
The Live OS system is initially available in the North American
market as part of a suite of services within Herman Miller's Living Office. Living
Office creates workplaces that bring real advantage and proven
outcomes to people and organizations.
Please visit www.hermanmiller.com/LiveOS for more
information on Live OS, and www.hermanmiller.com/LivingOffice for
more information on Living Office. Please send questions to
media_relations@hermanmiller.com.
About Herman Miller
Herman Miller is a globally
recognized provider of furnishings and related technologies
and services. Headquartered in West
Michigan, the global company has relied on innovative design
for over 100 years to solve problems for people wherever they work,
live, learn, and heal. Herman
Miller's designs are part of museum collections worldwide,
and the company is a past recipient of the Smithsonian
Institution's Cooper Hewitt National Design Award. Known and
respected for its leadership in corporate social responsibility,
Herman Miller has earned the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation's top rating in its Corporate Equality
Index ten years in a row, was named a 2016 Top 100 Healthiest
Employer, and has earned numerous global sustainability awards. In
fiscal 2016, the company generated $2.26
billion in revenue and employed nearly 8,000 people
worldwide. Herman Miller trades on
the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.
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