INDUSTRY WATCH
Asset tracking system will
serve customers better
Customers can suffer from poor
experiences and the effects of a
company’s lost productivity.
In retail and warehousing, items that
can’t be located quickly mean wasted
time for employees, delayed order
fulfilment for customers and often, a
loss of revenue for the retailer.
In response to this problem Aruba, a
Hewlett Packard Enterprise company,
has announced a new addition to
its location-based services portfolio
that helps organisations easily track
valued assets, resulting in improved
organisational efficiency and
lower capital and operational costs
associated with misplaced assets.
The Aruba asset tracking solution is
fully integrated into the Aruba
wireless infrastructure, enabling
simplified, fully integrated
deployments at dramatically
reduced costs.
Organisations worldwide lose millions
of dollars every year on high-
value items and inventory that are
misplaced, lost or stolen.
Aruba asset tracking addresses these
challenges with a solution that is
integrated into the Aruba Wi-Fi
infrastructure, eliminating the need for
a separate network. Organisations also
gain the benefits of accurate tracking
of important items using either an
intuitive, map-based mobile app or by
integrating with organisations’ existing
tracking solutions. The solution includes
the following components:
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Advancements to ArubaOS and
Aruba APs: This new software
allows Aruba BLE-enabled Access
Points and Sensors to act as asset
tag ‘observers’, creating a sensory
network that provides added value
to organisations with existing
Aruba wireless infrastructure.
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Aruba 320 Series Access Points
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In essence, it allows their Wi-Fi
infrastructure to double as an asset
tracking network.
New Aruba tags: Cost-effective
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) –
enabled tags are slightly larger
than a quarter, making them
ideal for items that range in size
from IV pumps in a healthcare
setting to pallets of goods in a
warehouse. The tags are designed
to meet stringent environmental
requirements and come with
multiple attachment options.
Asset tag configuration app: Aruba’s
configuration app makes set-up and
on-going management of the tags
simple. Assets can be designated
with names, photos and optional
IDs so that like assets they can be
searched for easily. Changes can be
performed quickly, near the assets,
and all data is automatically saved
in a central cloud database.
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New features for the Aruba
Meridian AppMaker: Organisations
can now create their own asset
tracking app for iOS or Android
with the Meridian AppMaker. The
AppMaker provides a new SDK
and APIs for seamless third-party
integration and custom use cases.
Key to the success of Aruba’s existing
location-based services and mobile
engagement portfolio has been the
Meridian Engage Partner Program.
Customers have leveraged app
developers to integrate and build
value-added mobile apps for iOS
and Android that are used with the
Meridian Mobile App Platform and
Aruba Mobile Engagement portfolio.
Aruba is extending the engage
program beyond Meridian app
developers to now include Meridian
asset tracking partners including
Emerge, Raizlabs, STANLEY Healthcare
and VenueNext. ¡
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