enhancing mobile apps in the public facing enterprise with the aruba meridian sdk
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Enhancing mobile apps with the Aruba Meridian SDKNick NewtonDirector, Product Management – Mobile Engagement
March 9, 2016 @ArubaNetworks |
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Agenda
• What is a Software Development Kit (SDK)?• Meridian SDKs and Sample Projects• Customer Examples
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Mobile EngagementA “Full Stack” to enable Digital User Experiences with Location
Meridian-Powered Mobile
AppWhite-label or
custom app w/ SDK
Aruba BeaconsBlue dot directions and notifications
based on real-time position
Aruba AP w/integrated Beacon
Communicates with Aruba Beacons and Meridian
Platform
Meridian PlatformLocation-based and personalized
content for appsMonitor and manage beacon battery
level, operating mode / firmware
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What is a Software Development Kit
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What is a Software Development Kit?
Also known as “SDK” (and slightly incorrectly as “API”):
A package that a software developer can download that allows them to embed certain third party features into their existing mobile app.
• SDKs do not allow a customer to build an app from scratch on their own. • SDKs are specific to the operating system (OS) of the mobile device. • SDKs require a mobile app developer to embed the SDK code tools into an
existing mobile app code base.
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What is a Software Development Kit?Compare an SDK to a Garmin car navigation system, and a venue’s mobile app to the car itself. And a mobile app OS to the make of the car.
– Mercedes still needs to build the car– Mercedes would outsource a 3rd party system for car navigation– Mercedes can’t just tape a Garmin GPS computer inside it; an engineer/electrician needs to
wire and configure it to the main system of the car.– This wiring/configuration process will be different for different types of cars (Mercedes,
Toyota, Chrysler, Ford, etc.)
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What is a Software Development Kit?User view of an SDK feature embedded into a venue’s app:
What’s under the hood:
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Meridian SDKs
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Meridian SDKs are available for Android and iOS
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Meridian SDKs allow a customer to add certain Meridian features to their existing mobile app:
1. NavKit to add self-guided wayfinding features.2. BluDotKit* to add “Blue Dot,” real-time mapping feature.3. CampaignKit* to add proximity-based notification feature.
* BluDotKit and CampaignKit also require Aruba Beacon Hardware
CampaignKitNavKit BluDotKit
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NavKit
SDK: NavKit for Adding Self-Guided Mapping
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BluDotKit
SDK: BluDotKit for Adding “Blue Dot” to the Map
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CampaignKit
SDK: CampaignKit for Proximity-Based Notifications
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Meridian SDKs and the Meridian Editor
–Meridian SDKs do require a Meridian subscription–Venues manage mobile app content in the Meridian Editor.
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Customer Examples
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