Tech, Design, and Business. Mjølner UPDATE, 4th 2014

DIVERSITY AT WORK

4th Quarter 2014

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EDITORIAL

DIVERSITY AT WORK 2014 has been yet another busy year for Mjølner

services and solutions in this last 2014 issue of Mjølner

Informatics. We are lucky to have ambitious clients who

UPDATE.

know the value of user centric software and design, keeping us on our toes in the realization of their digital

Learn how the Alexandra Institute and Mjølner Informatics

product ideas on everything from mobile to embedded

created an intuitive user interface for the robotic trainer,

platforms.

RoboTrainer, why we founded Draupner Graphics, and how enterprise apps can maximize your business.

Our diversity has enabled us to deliver high quality solutions across platforms, domains, and industries. Our

For a tech fix, learn how to start a fourth industrial

unique mixture of creative and technical skills is what will

revolution based on the Internet of Things and cloud

carry us forward in the years to come.

technology, and get creative with our Christmas tree cut outs.

In our melting pot of skills, experience, and ideas, we have cooked up intuitive self-service solutions, data driven enterprise apps, game-changing interfaces, and much

Best Regards,

more. Throughout the year, we have worked hard to make our expertise more tangible for clients, exemplifying the

exact delivery, process, and outcome of 11 new services and solutions.

Among case stories, tech trend breakdowns, and the news of an addition to the Mjølner family, we present these new

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Brian Gottorp Jeppesen, CEO

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CASE

RETHINKING REHABILITATION WITH ROBOTRAINER The Alexandra Institute and Mjølner Informatics improved the user interface of the robotic trainer, RoboTrainer, enabling physiotherapists and users to evaluate the rehabilitation progress easily.

needed help in creating an intuitive and effective interface that matches the everyday needs and workflows of physiotherapists.

We came with some basic software and they helped make

At first glance, RoboTrainer looks like a classic pulley

it more simple and user-friendly. Physiotherapists can

trainer. However, looking closer, you will see that the lift

now spend time on training, not on figuring out how the

weights are missing. Instead, a computer and a power

technology works.

sensor control the device, calculating the perfect amount

- Jesper Heltzen, Partner, Robotrainer

of resistance for a specific user and delivering just that.

First Results Are Promising Robotic Trainer to Improve Rehabilitation

RoboTrainer is intended for use in the homes of users,

RoboTrainer is a start-up project dedicated to provide

and Jesper Heltzen believes that it has great potential,

various customized training programs for the upper arm

as the demand for easily accessible and measurable

and shoulder to users who need injury or post-operative

rehabilitation results has increased.

rehabilitation.

In order to improve RoboTrainer, Growth Forum of Furthermore, it is RoboTrainer’s mission to give

Southern Denmark and Aarhus Municipality are currently

physiotherapist an easier way to plan and evaluate the

testing it, so far with promising results.

training process.

Besides improving the interface, other useful functions

Improving the Physiotherapists’ Workflow

have been added, e.g. a database for training programs.

Jesper Heltzen, Partner at RoboTrainer, turned to the

Jesper Heltzen is expecting RoboTrainer to be on the

Alexandra Institute and Mjølner Informatics because he

market within the next 18 months.

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REHABILITATION FLOW

1.

3.

5.

2.

4.

6.

1. ACCIDENT

3. HOME TRAINING

5. DATA ASSESSMENT

An accident causes a functional

The user brings a RoboTrainer home

The physiotherapist adjusts the

impairment for a citizen.

and starts the rehabilitation.

program according to user data.

2. DIAGNOSIS

4. MOTIVATION

6. MAINTENANCE

The physiotherapist puts together a

The user gets motivated by

The user gets a customized training

training program and instructs the

following the progress on his or her

program and tracks progress on his

citizen (now the user).

smartphone.

or her smartphone.

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NEWS

FIND THE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS YOU NEED We have mixed, matched, tumbled and turned to identify and verbalize the unique value we can offer you. The result is seven expert services and four plug and-play solutions.

Plug-and-Play Solutions Do you need a platform that empowers customers to be self-sufficient, an application that speeds up your time to market, or a game-changing interface on embedded hardware?

With our new services and solutions, we have made our wide-ranging portfolio of skills and experience more

Pick from the list on the right and let us build a plug-

accessible, exemplifying the exact delivery, process and

and-play solution based on your specific business needs,

outcome you can expect from each offer.

context, and technology.

This way, the services and solutions are manifestations of what we have been doing all along across industries.

Expert Services Do you need a deeper understanding of what makes your users tick, a process that ensures competitive products based on your market position, or customized software that fits your business needs?

Find your match between the seven services to the right and let us put our diversity to work with your digital goals center stage.

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SERVICES

SOLUTIONS

DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGN

SERVICE TOOLS

DIGITAL INNOVATION

SELF-SERVICE SOLUTIONS

INTEGRATION

INTUITIVE CONTROL PANELS

ADDING THE USER PERSPECTIVE

ENTERPRISE APPS & APPLICATIONS

BIG DATA UTILIZATION

BUSINESS-ALIGNED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

USER & CUSTOMER RESEARCH

Visit mjolner.dk to learn more.

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TECH

INDUSTRY 4.0: HOW TO GET THERE The Internet of Things, or IoT, holds great potential for the industrial sector, promising a Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0. In order to utilize this new potential, a number of competencies are required.

drive machine-to-machine interaction, we need to know all platforms and technologies involved.

This means that a single supplier must be experienced in both mobile, desktop, web, and embedded development.

We were asked by the Danish industrial sector to describe the competencies IT suppliers need to help the industry

2. Understand Your Users

reach Industry 4.0. This article is a condensed version of

A richer industry needs richer interaction. Users need

our answer.

access to data and functionalities stored in the cloud. More efficient and secure work will be performed if we simplify

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, as IoT in general, is all

production line operations with intuitive user interfaces.

about connectivity by means of cloud technology.

Our aim must be to deliver the right data to the right user This creates new demands in security, maintenance, and

on the right device at the right time.

work operation. In our experience, five competencies are vital when managing cloud systems and driving Industry

3. Meta Architecture

4.0 development.

An agile production line with a high safety level cannot be achieved without the right architecture.

1. Diversity as a Method When we want to control a production line’s key

This requires a solid understanding of the systems used,

functionalities with desktop and web applications, push

domains, users, work flows, and most importantly the

alarms and reports to management’s mobile devices, and

interaction between these elements.

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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TIMELINE

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Water and steam power is used to create mechanical production facilities.

Electricity lets us create a division of labor and mass production.

IT systems automate production lines further.

IoT and cloud technology automate complex tasks.

1800 1784: First mechanical loom

1900 1870: First assembly line

2000 1969: First programmable logic controller

Today

4. From Big to Beautiful Data

5. Merging Software, Hardware, & Users

An interconnected and intelligent production line will

All the cloud systems, data processing and innovative

deliver newfound amounts of data, but this is not

thinking in the world are useless to the industrial sector

sufficient. For Industry 4.0 to succeed, suppliers need to

if we do not understand the machines we are trying to

understand how to utilize the newfound data and be able

control. Suppliers need hardware knowledge to create

to teach clients how to do so themselves.

simple, functional, and secure systems.

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NEWS

DRAUPNER GRAPHICS: THE NEW HOME OF TouchGFX Draupner Graphics is our new sister company, launched on October 1, and it is now the home of the unique software framework, TouchGFX.

Software Development, and Digitial Innovation, we

In 2010, Mjølner Informatics discovered a gap in the market:

Three staff members from Mjølner Informatics have joined

Consumers want smartphone-like touch controls in their

Draupner Graphics, led by CEO, Brian Jeppesen.

discovered an opportunity no one else had recognized.

- Brian Jeppesen, CEO, Mjølner Informatics & Draupner Graphics

products, but they are unwilling to pay smartphone-like prices.

The Closests of Partnerships TouchGFX is a result of the diversity at work in Mjølner

This was the beginning of TouchGFX. After four years

Informatics and clients will still benefit from this, as

of maturing, the framework is now ready for the global

Draupner Graphics and Mjølner Informatics will be the

market.

closest of partners.

Focusing Our Work

The interest in TouchGFX has exceeded our wildest

With the launch of Draupner Graphics, we have dedicated

expectations. Our clients have gained a partner with a

a team to focus solely on improvements and development

sharper focus that will continue to draw on the sister

of TouchGFX.

company’s many years of experience and diversity.

- Jørgen Mygind, BD Manager, Draupner Graphics

This enables us to meet the evolving technological needs of our international clients.

TouchGFX is a result of the unique diversity found at Mjølner Informatics. Working with Interaction Design,

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Visit the new website at touchgfx.com to learn more.

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With Draupner Graphics, we have created the outline needed for international distribution and focused our internal product development.

- Brian Jeppesen, CEO, Mjølner Informatics & Draupner Graphics

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SOLUTION

APP-TIMIZE YOUR ENTERPRISE Mobile technology is evolving fast. As a result, enterprises are starting to see the potential of mobile tools in the workplace. Here is how enterprise apps can optimize your business.

Work Anywhere, Anytime

Mobile technology has matured tremendously in the last

A typical use is control and overview apps, linking

couple of years, making our apps more secure and reliable.

employees to their physical workplace.

Tablets and phones can serve as pocket offices and with great app design, you get the ability to access your work offsite.

With these improvements, enterprise apps are becoming a viable tool in the modern workplace.

Sharing Is Caring The ability for clients, employees, and co-workers

Enterprise Apps do not only benefit the company, but the

to share data enables them to utilize time more

employees as well, giving you a better environment for

efficiently, thereby improving business processes.

innovation and efficiency.

Enterprise apps can also help reduce data risks when Here is how:

Maximize Workflows

designed right.

Visit mjolner.dk/solutions/enterprise-apps to learn more.

With the correct app design, you can maximize employee productivity by digitizing important and time-consuming tasks.

You will also avoid human errors and anchor important knowledge in systems in addition to people.

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What are Enterprise Apps?

Enterprise apps are software systems designed to satisfy the needs of organizations rather than individual users.

They are often made to display, process, and store large amounts of complex and business-critical data that automate existing business processes.

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RETHINKING REHABILITATION WITH ROBOTRAINER FIND THE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS YOU NEED INDUSTRY 4.0: HOW TO GET THERE DRAUPNER GRAPHICS: THE NEW HOME OF TouchGFX APP-TIMIZE YOUR ENTERPRISE

Mjølner Informatics A/S

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Finlandsgade 10, DK-8200 Aarhus N

+45 70 27 43 43

www.mjolner.dk

info@mjolner.dk

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