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The Next Generation of Barcode Labeling

for SAP Applications

Michael Ward

Loftware, Vice President of Technical Services

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Introduction to Loftware • Global leader in Enterprise

Labeling Solutions

• Over 5,000 global customers

spanning 100 countries

• Deep experience across vertical

industries

• 25 years of enterprise labeling

solution expertise

• GS1 US Certified Solution

• SAP Solution Partner with

Certified Integration

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Over 5,000 Customers Across 25+ Industries AEROSPACE & DEFENSE AUTOMOTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGY CHEMICALS COMPUTER SW/HW

CONSUMER PRODUCTS ELECTRONICS FOOD & BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING/INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL DEVICES

PHARMACEUTICALS RETAIL/MAIL ORDER/ECOMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORTATION/LOGISTICS UTILITIES ENERGY

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Recognized Global Leader

“Loftware is the clear market leader, particularly when it

comes to enterprise labeling. There’s no question about it.

From the research we’ve done…whether that be end-users

in this space or their peers, they’re the recognized leader.

They deliver rock-solid products, robust customer service &

support and they really back-up their product.”

-Mike Liard, Vice President, AutoID & Data Capture

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Loftware Thought Leadership…

www.enterpriselabeling.com

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Loftware–SAP Partnership

• SAP Solution Partner

• Hundreds of Joint SAP –

Loftware Customers

• SAP Certified Integration

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Innovation to Address Customer Challenges

• Customer Responsiveness

• Business Continuity

• Collaboration

• Supply Chain Efficiency

• Regulatory and Compliance

• Brand and Product Protection

• Segmentation and Configurability

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Introducing…

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• The next generation of Loftware’s Enterprise

Labeling Solution

• Leverages over 25 years of innovation and industry

leadership with more than 5,000 global customers

• Industry’s first 100% browser-based, all-in-one

enterprise labeling solution

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• Designed to address complex labeling requirements

of large enterprises, including:

– Incomparable label design

– True enterprise integration

– Powerful business rules engine

– Sophisticated device management

– Intelligent on-demand printing

– High performance native printing

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Industry’s First Browser-Based Label Designer

• Browser-based WYSIWYG design capabilities

• Enable business users to design and update labels outside of SAP

• Provide immediate access to an unlimited number of labels designers

• Complete control over which labels users can access and edit

• Universal templates enable a single label to work for all printer makes

• Full language and color support

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Empowering Access to Enterprise Labeling

• Complete control over access to functionality and data

• LDAP Integration and user, group and role configuration

• Enables access by division/region and local administration

• Control access to labels/printers

• Administer access by business partners

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Pre-built, Certified Integration with SAP Applications

• Certified for use with SAP Applications

• Integration to SAP via BC-XOM and RFC

• Ability to integrate with other sources for label data via Web Services

• Single user interface for administration and configuration

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Companies can quickly

adapt to evolving

enterprise labeling

requirements driven by

regulations, customers,

and geographies via

Spectrum’s unparalleled

business rules engine.

Limitless Flexibility of Business Rules

• Maintain business rules for labeling variations without coding in SAP

• Enable data-driven labeling for languages, warnings, brands, etc.

• Dynamically retrieve label content not in the original print request

• Support dynamic printer and label template selection

• Print multiple, different labels from a single request

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Built for Global Deployment

• Designed for internationalization and localization support

• Users can set preference for default language

• Out-of-the-box support for English, French, German, and Spanish,

Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)

• Supports ability to add a new language without upgrading

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Added Intelligence to On-Demand Printing

• Unlimited users, enables browser-based printing outside of SAP

• Designed for use by remote users, business partners & suppliers

• Streamline use and reduce errors with built-in business rules

• Customizable forms with support for all languages

• Ability to control access to labels, content, and printers

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The power of native drivers enable customers to

print labels at the highest volumes to leading

printers while maximizing print speed, optimizing

network traffic and leveraging printer capabilities.

Print Without Boundaries

• Support for over 1,000+ printer makes and models

• Native printer drivers maximize performance and network traffic

• No need to install and maintain countless windows drivers

• Universal templates enable a single label to work for all printer makes

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Unsurpassed Visibility to Label Printing

• Print status provided to users within via the SAP Spool

• Browser-based status can be extended to any user

• Full control over what printers and jobs users can view

• Complete audit off all print activity with sophisticated search

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Architected for Your Enterprise

• Browser Based User Interface

• Application Server

• Support for Windows and Linux

Operating Systems

• Oracle Database Backend

• Automated High Availability and

Disaster Recovery options

• LDAP Support

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Best Practices for Enterprise Labeling

• Labeling processes integrated with business processes

• Rapid label change: business partner, compliance, etc.

• Elimination of replicated and redundant master data

• End-user label printing visibility and notification

• Rules based engine for dynamic labeling

• Scalability to drive high volume,

mission critical labeling

• Proven services and support for

global deployments

• Certified integration for SAP Applications

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Questions?

“Loftware Spectrum further

strengthens Loftware’s leadership

position in enterprise labeling.

Several years of listening to

customer’s labeling and business

process requirements has resulted

in the development of Spectrum,

an innovative and comprehensive

offering accessible to users across

the supply chain and a real

competitive differentiator for

Loftware.”

Michael Ward | mward@loftware.com

Join us at the following events…

• SAPinsider Logistics and SCM 2014

– Nice, France May 14 – 16, 2014

• Gartner Executive Supply Chain Conference

– Phoenix, May 20 – 22, 2014

• SAPPHIRE NOW

– Orlando, June 3 – 5, 2014

• GS1 Connect

– San Diego, June 9 – 12, 2014

• SCM Logistics & Manufacturing World Asia

– Singapore, June 23 – 25, 2014