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AppGallery: Your Enterprise Marketplace

Overview

Landon Essig

Product Manager

Agenda

• Enterprise Apps

• What is AppGallery?

• Developers’ Perspective

• Enterprise Perspective

• Moving Forward

Enterprise Apps

• Where do I go to find enterprise apps that support Zebra mobile computers?

• How can we simplify app distribution?

• What apps can I use to demo our devices?

• Where can I find 3rd party productivity apps that will help our customer base?

• How can partners promote their Zebra supported enterprise apps?

Zebra Confidential: For Internal Use

Only

3

1st Generation AppGallery

• Customized Mobile App

(auto sync)

• App Showcase (Click2Demo

and other partner apps)

• Delivery mechanism for

sending device updates

(TC55 Scanner)

• Apps uploaded and

managed by Zebra

CHALLENGE: THE NEXT GENERATION

What is AppGallery?

It’s a developer tool …designed to make it easy for our partners to market, deliver and sell enterprise apps

It’s an enterprise tool …designed to make it easy for enterprises to find, purchase, deploy and update apps

APPGALLERY

• ENTERPRISE APP MARKETPLACE • CUSTOMERS: FIND, EVALUATE AND DEPLOY APPS • PARTNERS/DEVELOPERS: MARKET AND DISTRIBUTE ENTERPRISE APPS

Development

Applications Utilities

Management

AppGallery provides customers with an easy way to find, evaluate, deploy and update apps that maximize productivity, accuracy, and business efficiency. AppGallery provides partners and developers with a simple way to market and distribute their applications, maximizing visibility, revenue and delivery.

BENEFITS

• The simplicity of a single marketplace for all enterprise apps — a first for Zebra mobile computers

• Reduce the time required to locate, deploy and update mobile apps on Zebra mobile devices

• Simplify app procurement

• Reduce end-user support calls associated with app installation, version issues and app updates

• Reduce IT support costs

• Improve IT productivity

• Protect worker productivity by ensuring that users always have the most updated app versions running on their Zebra mobile devices

• Faster return on investment for Zebra mobile devices through faster deployment of apps

NEW APPLICATIONS AT THE TIP OF YOUR FINGER

Target Markets: • All Markets/Industries

Target User:

• ISVs and Developers

wanting to distribute Apps

• Enterprises looking for

software solutions

Supported

Platforms:

• All Android JB, KK

including non-Zebra

Android devices

Supported Devices:

• TC55, TC70, TC75, ET1,

MC32, MC40, MC67,

MC92

Consumer

Equivalent:

Google Play, Apple store:

• Consumer app focused

• Difficult to locate

business apps

• Minimal testing in

business environments

• No customizable ‘store

front’

• No control over the

update process

Enterprise

Equivalent:

Apperian or App47:

• No equivalent to Zebra’s

in-depth Compatible or

Validated

• testing of apps

Differentiation

• The only app delivery

system designed for the

enterprise

Licensing: • Free

For More

Information

• PartnerCentral

• AppGallery.com

• Developer.zebra.com

(click on AppGallery)

AppGallery

• IT manageable enterprise app marketplace

• Easy distribution of internal apps (company specific apps)

• Two mobile apps (one with Showcase, one without)

Key Concepts

1. Marketplace for Enterprise Apps • Apps submitted (Partner, Developer, Zebra)

• Public availability (Marketplace)

2. Galleries: Used for app distribution • Created to manage distribution of one or many applications

• Private to user account

• May include Showcase and Internal Apps

3. Users: • Private to account

• Users/Admins

AppGallery For Developers

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AppGallery for Developers

Developers can utilize AppGallery to:

• Easily perform beta-testing

• Distribute their apps

• Get immediate feedback and reviews for their apps

• Get the most visibility for their apps

• Sell their apps (coming next year)

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USE GALLERIES TO EASILY BETA-TEST APPS

BETA TESTING HAS NEVER BEEN SIMPLER TO ADMINISTER:

• Post your app to a gallery created for beta-testing

• Invite your beta-testers to the gallery using either text or e-mail

• All app users are automatically notified by your preferred method of communication

• Testers can easily access and download your app using AGE

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USE THE SHOWCASE TO PROMOTE APPS

•Approved Apps appear on the Showcase

•Rejected Apps can be corrected and resubmitted

•Get real time feedback and reviews

•Track number of downloads

•Security Test

•Compatible

•Validated

•Upload a new app

•Upload a new version

Upload your app to AppGallery

Submit your app to

the Showcase

App is approved

or rejected

App appears

Zebra Confidential: For Internal Use

Only

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The Showcase Allows Developers to:

• Be in front of thousands of customers who use Zebra devices

• Receive real time feedback and reviews on their apps

• Easily send updated apps to their customers

• Use demo and full apps to increase sales

Getting Your App to Market

AppGallery For Enterprises

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AppGallery for Enterprises

Enterprises can utilize AppGallery to:

• Browse and find the best apps

• Distribute their apps

• Control and manage which apps are offered to employees

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USE THE MARKETPLACE TO FIND THE BEST APPS

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Getting Your App to Market The Showcase Allows Enterprises to:

• Have access to the best enterprises and productive apps

• Use demos to discover which app is best for them

• Add apps to galleries and distribute them to their devices

USE GALLERIES TO MANAGE APP DISTRIBUTION

APPS HAVE NEVER BEEN EASIER TO MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE:

• Post Showcase or internal apps to a gallery

• Invite your users to the gallery

• All app users are automatically notified when invited to a gallery

• Users can easily access and download your apps

• Admin can easily manage the apps using the AppGallery website

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MOVING FORWARD

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• YouTube “How-To” Videos

• Documentation on Launchpad

• Create an account and start uploading apps and using galleries

Educating

• Seminars for developers

• Talk to everyone about how they can use AppGallery

On Boarding

• Looking to add a payment feature within the next year

Payment Feature

AppGallery

App Distribution & Beta Release Management

Yes Allows for general and

private distribution of apps

Yes Allows for general and

private distribution of apps

Auto App Updates (Easily Update Apps)

Yes, admin set Yes

Push Notification No

Pull notification today, but will transition to push

Yes Enables push notifications

today

Distribution of 3rd Party (non-Cerner) apps

Yes Enables distribution of 3rd

party apps focused on enterprise

Yes Enables distribution of all

types of 3rd party apps

Google Play

Questions?

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