WHAT’S NEW

Prajwal Kulkarni

EMS Software | Product Manager

September 12-14, 2016

EMS Room Signs

• Why EMS Room Signs?

• EMS Room Sign Features

• Demonstration

• Considerations

• Roadmap

• Q&A

Overview

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Why EMS Room Signs?

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Why the EMS Room Sign App (aka Glance)?

As a meeting host…

• Which room is free now as I look down the hall?

• I want to book this meeting room now.

• I want to check in before going to grab a coffee

As an attendee…

• I want to know if I’m in the right room

As an executive…

• I want to impress my clients by creating a futuristic, modern workplace

• Improve workplace productivity by offering my employees multiple ways to

book meetings

EMS Room Sign Features

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Room Sign App Features

• ‘Book now’, ‘Book later’, and ‘View only’

• Check-in and auto-cancel

• Extend meeting length

• Identify a group:

• Web user

• External reference

• Badge number

Demonstration

1. Integration with client and web-app

2. Check-in to meeting

3. Display private booking

4. Book now and end meeting

5. ArmorActive Integration

Demo Recap

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Considerations

• Major Components

• System Requirements

• Configuring

• Deploying

• Hardware Selection

Considerations

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Major Components

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System Requirements – Glance API and Web-Site

Operating System IIS

Windows Server 2008 R2 7/7.5

Windows Server 2012 8

Windows Server 2012 R2 8.5

Windows Server 2016 10

Application Pool Running 4.0

.NET Framework Installed 4.6.1

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System Requirements – Tablet

1. Touch-enabled tablet run in landscape mode

2. Operating Systems:

a) iOS 8, 9 (Safari)

b) Android 4, 5, 6 (Chrome)

c) Windows 7, 8.1 (IE 11)

3. Supported screen resolutions:

a) 1024 x 768

b) 1280 x 1024

c) 1660 x 900

d) 1920 x 1080

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Considerations: Configuring

I want users to …

• Be able to book from the room sign

• Simply view the day’s agenda

• Restrict who can book from the room sign

• Have to check in to their meetings

• Be able to hide the meeting name on certain room signs

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Considerations: Deploying

• “Lock down” tablet

• Software – aka kiosk mode• iOS: Guided Access

• Android: Kioware

• Windows: Assigned Access

• Hardware – protection and “make it look nice”

• Initial deployment

• No easy way to mass deploy

• Ongoing monitoring

• Tablet itself

• EMS Room Sign App

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Considerations: iPad vs. Android vs. Windows

iPad Android Windows

Native Kiosk Mode x

Power over Ethernet

Data over Ethernet x

Roadmap

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Roadmap for Spring 2017

Enterprise-Ready Room Signs

• Enable deploying 100’s of Room Signs

• Monitoring – know when offline

Improved User Experience

• Easier one-click booking

• Refreshed design

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Future Roadmap

• Integrate with Mobile App

• “Find closest available room”

• Wayfinding

• Broadcast announcements

• Room Sign – User Mapping

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Spring 2017 Design Prototype

QUESTIONS?

Prajwal KulkarniEMS Software | Product Manager

Prajwal.kulkarni@emssoftware.com | 303.713.3396 |

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