NEWS
Labeyrie Fine
Foods migrates
warehouse
operations
to Android
with Zebra
Technologies
Colt Data Centre Services
announces expansion
into Frankfurt
Z
ebra Technologies Corporation, an
innovator at the edge of the enterprise
with solutions and partners that enable
businesses to gain a performance edge,
announced that Labeyrie Fine Foods has
deployed Zebra MC9200 Android-based
mobile computers to enhance its warehouse
operations at its manufacturing plant
located in southwest France.
To remain competitive, Labeyrie needed
to replace its legacy Windows mobile
computers that were used in its demanding
warehouse environment. Supported by
its long-standing partner, Zetes France, a
Zebra PartnerConnect Premier Solutions
Partner, Labeyrie decided to embrace the
latest technology and migrate to an Android
platform by optimising costs and ensuring
operational continuity by using existing
accessories including battery cradles.
“Our partner, Zetes France, helped us
understand the benefits of using Android for
our enterprise such as staying ahead of the
technology curve,” said Vincent Lecat, Park
Scanners and Printers Administrator, Labeyrie
Fine Foods, France. “We selected the MC9200
mobile computer for its compatibility with the
previous MC9000 series accessories and its
familiar form factor, which is well known by
our warehouse workers.”
With the MC9200’s 2D scanning features,
Labeyrie noticed productivity and data
capture accuracy improvements. Warehouse
workers experienced less muscle fatigue and
consequently better user comfort.
“This migration from legacy devices to the
MC9200 has been seamless and expanded
the efficiency of the front-line workers,” said
Paul Barrial du Breuil, Account Manager,
France, Zebra Technologies. “This has helped
Labeyrie Fine Foods remain competitive and
increase its performance edge.”
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INTELLIGENTCIO
C olt Data Centre Services (DCS)
has announced the expansion of
its presence in Germany with its new
Frankfurt West data centre. IT power. The new facility will provide
a significant power capacity of 25 MW,
with the first phase of delivery expected
Q4 2020.
The strategic decision to expand
comes alongside demand in the region
from cloud service providers but also
complements the company’s investment
drive into new and existing markets, which
recently included Tokyo and Mumbai. This capacity will enable Colt DCS to
offer its customers access to the largest
international carriers and to transport
the huge volumes of data traffic that
pass-through Frankfurt – one of Europe’s
‘Big Four’ interconnection hubs alongside
London, Amsterdam and Paris.
Frankfurt is one of Europe’s premier
connectivity centres, second only
to London as the continent’s most
important data hub. With many global
carriers terminating in Germany’s
financial capital, Frankfurt boasts
Europe’s largest single data cluster.
Colt DCS’ West Frankfurt data centre
will boast 16 data halls over 8,000sqm,
each capable of delivering up to 1.75MW
Germany is experiencing strong and
continued demand for new data centre
capacity from cloud service providers that
require large contiguous space.
Colt DCS’ expansion means the
company will be able to accommodate
both large enterprises and major cloud
providers with increased capacity and
connectivity solutions. n
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