Cloud backend for a LARGE network of Smartphones and Tablets

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Whether cloud, Subscription as a Service, Platform as a Service or Subscription if you need to have good a back-end servers, platform to delivery on millions of devices that need to be integrated in real-time.

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Software. Tool. Enabler. Back-end. SaaS. Cloud AND Platform …. … for Local, National or International Cluster(s) of Tablets … from ANY vendor ANY Client Platform.

Tablet Apps.

Infrastructure Concepts

One Tablet can only go so far

A Tablet. It’s all of these!!!

A Smartphone. It’s the same

In words (NOT on all Tablets)

1. Text (IN & OUT) 2. Images (IN-Camera, Display-Photos, PDF etc) 3. Audio (IN-microphone, OUT-Speakers) 4. Video (IN-Video-Camera, OUT-TV Display) 5. It’s a Mobile. SMS. GPRS. Speakerphone. T-Con. V-

Con. 6. Wired Communications. (WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC) 7. Wireless Distance (3G, 4G etc.) 8. It’s a Storage Device. USB Stick equivalent. 9. Trackable. GIS. GPS. NFC. 10. Unique. Transactions. Mobile No. NFC. Identity. 11. It’s a Diary. Contacts. Email-ids. Notes. Calendar.

Clock. Office-Read-only.

Possible uses of Tablets

1. Consumer use … 1. Stood-up. 2. Home Controls on the wall. 3. Stood-up with a physical keyboard + mouse. 4. As a remote to a TV. 5. Control all devices at home. 6. WiFi (or Zigbee) Hub. 7. eBook

2. Business use … 1. Locked-down. 2. Stood-up. 3. Office Controls on the wall. 4. Stood-up with a physical keyboard + mouse. 5. As a remote to a TV. 6. Video Conferencing. Audio Conferencing. 7. CAPI device. 8. eBook. eReport.

One vs Many Tablets

1. Stand-alone.

2. Minimal practical uses.

3. Show-off to family & friends.

4. No business use.

5. TCO & ROI cannot be justified.

6. On a ‘cloud’ it has many interesting uses and applications.

7. … however you have to pay $$$ for each. Apple iTunes or iTunes, Amazon, Intel App.Up. Nokia OVI etc.

1. Requires a back-end.

2. Easy-to-use.

3. Portable. Light-weight. Smaller size. Longer battery life.

4. Lower-costs due to VOLUME purchases.

5. Alternate to a PC.

6. Alternate to a Kiosk.

7. Alternate to a Hand-held.

8. Lots of Business Potential. Less TCO. Higher ROI.

9. Many more Application Opportunities.

Components that may have to be added

Not just India (the World)

Integrated Tablet Solutions

Why network!

1. Device Information. (Type, Model, Serial, Purchase, History, Warranty, AMC etc.)

2. Ownership Information. Retail, OEM etc. 3. Location. GPS. GIS. Mobility. (Where needed). 4. Firmware Updates. 5. Usage Information. Logs. 6. Content Control. 7. Content Upgrade. Content Replacement. 8. Mentoring. Interaction. Chat. Email.

Collaboration. T-Con. V-Con etc. 9. Assessments. (Where needed). 10. Identify. Authentication. Veracity. Safety.

Security. Privacy.

Network(ed) Model Options

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Integrate to existing. (If …)

JV & Partner Software

Domain Expertise

Strategic

Tactical

Operational

Time, Money

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Existing IT Investments

New Hardware Servers, Thin-clients, Devices …

ERP SCM CRM

BI-KM LMS

TDAMS PDM-PLM FA,HR etc.

MACS EAI

Tablets Infrastructure itself

1. How many are there?

2. What versions? What are the apps running on them?

3. Who has it been assigned to?

4. Who owns it? Cost implications? Loss? Theft? Stolen? Breakages? Repair?

5. How ‘safely’, ‘securely’ does it access the network?

6. Is the ‘device’ authorised? OR is the ‘person’ authoriised? Do you you need ‘BOTH’?

7. Its’ mobile. Do you want to know where it is? GPS? How accurate?

8. Are you willing to pay ‘extra’ for all the above ‘System’, ‘Method’ & ‘Information’?

Key Bene

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MACS

Structured Systems 1. By default and forced into Information Analysis, a Methodology, Work

Flow and/or Best Practice in ANY modules. 2. MBS. 3-level Module Block Segment breakup. AANN format. 3. MBSPU 5 level format. AANN0101 (8 or more character format). 4. Structured and Systemic method of ‘Geography’. eg. inKAblrANNW04.

13 character coding. 5. Mapping and Artworks 2 x 100 (any further number) of P_NNN or

L_NNN visuals. 6. GPS, GIS and coord Fields. 7. AutoID, barcode, RFID and EPC Integrated. 8. Teams of 10 x 7 x max(26). 9. Structured and Systemic method of Multimedia (ANY media – Text,

Video, Audio, Visual) file using the GiCA MBSP system, for upload, storage, retrieval, Ownership, Access, Sequencing, Usage.

10. Households of Demographic, Psychographics Groups. 11. Financial and/or Management Account Heads. 12. Campaigns. 13. Subscriptions Options. 14. Socket programming access for automation. 15. 10’s of 100’s Supported Global Best Practices and Functional Models

include. 16. Financial and Risk Metrics, Ratios etc. for ANY and ALL data.

Existing Applications

EACH Presentation SLIDE that follows … … is an Enterprise-wide POSSIBLE

application with a network of Tablet(s)

Closed Proprietary Systems

Apple

From ‘Idea’ to ‘Infrastructure’

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‘I’nitiative

‘I’mplement

‘I’nstitutionalize 4. Brand(s). Corporate Id. Valuation. Bluechip. Premium. Equity Markets. 3. People. Money. Business. Resources. Growth. ROI. Entrepreneurship. 2. Prototype. Feasibility. Research. Planning. 1. Ideas. Come from within and without. Listen, Observe, Record, Follow up. Patent.

The 4 ‘I’s

Back-end Integration

Integration

PR, Promotions, Merchandising, Sales & Marketing

Website

Customer Information Systems

Employee(s) Access

Media on Demand

Process & Standards ISO, SEI, MIL etc.

Collaborative Communications

MIS & Management Accounting

Classified WORK

Procurement & Manufacturing

Multi-Location Pricing & Stock

Position

Inventory

XML, EDI etc.

Tablet(s) Integration

Self Service

Managed Service(s)

SD

SD

ESC

DLT

PROLIANT 8000

GiCA SAVA Structuring

GiCA SAVA+MBSPU Menu Access

Answer Booklet

ePaper Media Sheet

Question Types (x 23)

Assessment(s)

CONTENT To syllabus

Already established

Discipline, Topic & Chapter. Setup an

Assessment with Marks

Take an Assessment

Mark & Score an Assessment

(AUTOMATED Or MANUAL)

Interpretation, Analysis, Reporting

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LMS – Learning Kiosk

Create a as HUGE as you want structured; database of Multimedia Content on ANY subject. Access this with a 3-level; 123 simple system. You can even setup a

Syllabus.

Display Signage

Create a Time-based Advertising Display Signage like Playback for any or groups of

Tablets.

Integrated TV

An interface for over 10,000 channels of Television; Radio or other mass media

Search.

Dynamic Wall Hanging

Use a Tablet as just a wall hanging. Create a theme, mood and can even be Calendar

and days of the year based.

Photographs

Photographs you want the world to see.

Time Table

Time Tables on your Tablet

i3S (Integrated Safety, Security & Surveillance)

Provide Safety warnings on Tablets

Metering & Monitoring

Setup your table to access central or distributed information on a range of user-

definable Meters linked to Hardware, Sensors & Instrumentation.

Blackboard : TV Digital Display

Use your Tablet as a Blackboard that can

have Content PUSHED from the

Server.

Whiteboard

Use your Tablet as an Instruction Slate. Assembly

Line. Repair Checklist

Ticketing Applications

Create a Field-Salable Ticketing Application around your Tablet.

Sales Catalogue(s)

Sales Catalogue especially where Consumers cannot get a look & feel NOR

touch. Such as home-selling; products NOT in stock; Jewelry; Concepts

Communication.

Browse Catalogue

Browse Catalogue. Back & Forth. Bring up Price, Stock at Locaiont (and/or) other Information as required. (Corner arrow on

ANY visual)

Catalogue Search

Scroll Catalogue

HTML5 CSS3 Catalogue If your Tablet is low-

end but supports a HTML5, CSS3

Browser the Rick Consumer

Experience is STILL exciting & endless.

Sales ‘Attributes’ Matcher

Allow Consumers to match key-words they want from a Product to whether your

Product range has this at all.

Track Brand(s) Perception(s)

Product Development Research. Compare your Product with a Market Leader. Is

your Advertising communication tuned to your Product and the Psychographics?

Restaurant Self-Service Application

A comprehensive and complete ‘scalable’

solution for Restaurants. QSR or Fine-dining. Customise Menus,

Pricing. Start a Loyalty Card Programme. Listen

to your Clientele.

Consumer Market Research

Create user definable CAPI based Consumer

Market Research. Include Audio and/or Video clips. Capture Voice files. Use the

consumer’s language to talk to them.

Logistics Solution

Traditionally this application works on a rugged handheld.

However with price; market demand &

supply flows – tablets can be used for high-volume,

repetitive use such as with our

comprehensive end-to-end Logistics

Solution

Online Managed Forms

Data-capture, Veracity, Integrity, Validity, Point-of-capture, getting closer to the Consumer means self-service and getting

the Consumer to participate.

The Tablet is an IDEAL medium to get closer to the Consumer and get them to participate in

sharing their information – likes, dis-likes, wishes

and desires with you.

Occupancy, Parking etc.

Security or other personnel with a TOUCH on a Tablet can keep track of

who is IN and who is OUT. In Residential or Commercial Parking. High-Security

Staff. Hotels. Buses. Trucks. Containers. SKU’s.

Behavioural Assessment(s) Pyschometric Tests

The Table is ideal for handling Psychometric and Behavioural

Assessments. Multimedia content can enhance the experience and bring a whole

range of NEW assessments to the Business

Attendance Application

With a TOUCH on the Tablet you have PUNCHED IN or PUNCHED OUT your staff member from the Premises. This can

be linked to Attendance, Los-of-Pay, Overtime, Access Control, Muster-Roll

etc. etc. etc.

Calendaring based Apps.

Any calendar based retrieval of

information with a single-touch. The data management can be done with

traditional PC’s and Client-Server Architecture.

Systems, Checklists & Process Adherence

With a TOUCH each and every

step in a Workflow can be captured as done

for Process Adherence.

Cycle(s) Improvement

Cycle-time improvement is the essence of Efficiency, Productivity. Set a Delivery, Quality, Time and Cost Target. Enter actuals. Do a Work

& Motion Study across 1,000,000’s of Transactions.

Database Linked Maps

When Google is not good enough. Link maps to GIS; GPRS. Instrumentation.

Locations. RFID and AutoID devices .. And when you have 100’s of them all at

one spot.

Complete Solution(s)

1. Field Sales Calls Reports.

2. Field Sales Enquiry Capture. (Out of stock, advance order booking etc.)

3. Field ‘multimedia’ data-capture’. Retail. b2c. b2b

4. Field ‘multimedia’ Play-Back. Retail. Education.

5. Field Service Call Reports.

6. Field Service-Ticket or Docket registration & Management.

7. Field eDMS.

8. PDM. PLM. LMS. ERP. SCM. CRM. BI. KM. EAI.

9. Physical Stock Information data-capture.

10. Field Assets, Plant & Machinery Audit.

11. Safety, Security & Surveillance Information and related data-capture.

Sales Calls : Service Calls

• Allocation. • Planning. • Remote

Administration. • Self Service

OR Co-ordinator Managed.

• Target : Actual : Gap

• Calendaring. • Prioritisation. • Supervisory

Access.

Collaborative Scheduling

Single Point Solution

1. Technology Architecture. 2. Back-end Servers, OS, Uptime, IN-OUT Pipe. 3. Broadband, 3G, connectivity etc. ISP co-ordination. 4. Tablets. PCs. Thin-Clients. Kiosks. Handhelds

Specifications; vendor Identification; contract negotiations; due-diligence.

5. Customisation. Configuration. 6. Proof-of-Concept. Pilots. 7. Hardware & related Services. AMC. Warranty. Per-

call. Carry-in-Maintenance. OEM back-to-back with Manufacturer. Tech.Support. Spares. Consumables.

8. One-time; first-time Services. 9. On-going Services. 10. HelpDesk Services. 11. Outsourced OR Managed Services.

Back-End (BIG TICKETS)

1. Aadhaar. UID and related Solution.

2. eDMS Solutions.

3. Display Signage Distribution.

4. All-India Inland Logistics, non-Vessel Operations Solution.

5. Western Classical Music Learning.

6. Education & Learning Management Solution(s) Content from YOUR University, Syllabus or Domain.

7. Centralised and Distributed Inventory, People-HR, Assets, Financials etc.

8. All-India Services Management for Self-Service, Kiosks, Tablets, Service-Centres etc.

9. Centralised Sales Catalogues; Product Specs. Etc. yet localised Pricing, Stock-Status etc.

• …. Many more. Please try us; you’ll be surprised at what we can ‘conjure’ up to meet your needs for 21st century Business Leverage.

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