Beabloo and Advantech join forces to improve omnichannel technology
Beabloo, a technology company specialized in omnichannel digital marketing, will use Advantech’s ultra compact industrial PC ARK-1123 as an IoT gateway for its digital signage and analytics solutions for retail, transportation and hospitality industries.
More and more companies and institution turn to the Internet of Things to communicate with customers and get feedback on their habits, preferences and experiences in real time. To increase the efficiency and speed of its omnichannel solutions, Beabloo has certified the Advantech ARK-1123 industrial PC and will use it as an IoT gateway for its products for the retail, hospitality and transportation industries.
For instance, two Beabloo technologies that will use ARK-1123 are Analytics Display, a comprehensive solution that combines digital signage and big data analytics, and Interactive Path, which enables retailers and businesses to accompany users along a specific path using beacons and digital signage.
Due to its ultra compact dimensions (94 mm x 135 mm) and the large number of external ports, the Advantech system can be integrated in any environment and be easily and discretely connected to a wide range of displays to transform them into digital signage devices. In addition it is ideal because of the fanless design, flexible storage, lockable connectors, available mounting kits and offered I/O. Furthermore, thanks to its compatibility with Beabloo’s software, businesses can create, manage and schedule message delivery from a smartphone, tablet or computer.
The design of ARK-1123 provides unprecedented robustness in an ultra compact PC. With a aluminum housing and a board-level heatsink, this industrial gateway is capable of withstanding temperatures from -20°C to 60°C and has passed strict shock and vibration resistance tests.
In addition, the compact industrial PC efficiently processes big data. ARK-1123 unifies and stores data obtained through various analytics sensors (from video and Wi-Fi analytics systems) and interprets the data at high speed to provide information in real time. Moreover, it enables the system status to be monitored remotely at any time.
About Beabloo
Beabloo is a pioneering company in developing online-to-offline (O2O) technologies. With its headquarters in Barcelona, offices in China and a presence in over 20 countries, Beabloo is a leader in developing omnichannel digital marketing solutions and big data analytics for online and offline.
Beabloo now has over 400 clients. In 2015, the company generated a turnover of 3.24 million euros. (Corporate website: www.beabloo.com)
About Advantech
Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted, innovative products, services, and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, embedded systems, automation products, and global logistics support. We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. Our mission is to enable an intelligent planet with Automation and Embedded Computing products and solutions that empower the development of smarter working and living. With Advantech, there is no limit to the applications and innovations our products make possible. (Corporate Website: www.advantech.eu
About Embedded-IoT Group
As a global leader of the embedded computing market, Advantech Embedded-IoT Group not only offers a wide range of embedded design-in services but also provides diverse integrated IoT solutions that assist customers with IoT adoption while minimizing uncertainty and risk. Advantech’s integrated IoT solutions include sensor nodes, gateways, Edge Intelligence Server (EIS), and the WISE-PaaS IoT software platform.
(Embedded-IoT Group website: Embedded-IoT.advantech.com)
