Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 04 | Page 11

NEWS

Cognizant to drive digital transformation for McDonald ’ s Saudi Arabia

RICC owns and operates McDonald ’ s in the Central , Eastern and Northern regions of Saudi Arabia .

Cognizant announced it has been become a digital enterprise , transforming selected by Riyadh International customer experience and service agility . Catering Corporation or RICC as RICC owns and operates McDonald ’ s in a strategic partner to enable McDonald ’ s the Central , Eastern and Northern regions restaurant chain in Saudi Arabia to of Saudi Arabia . RICC has 154 quick- service restaurants and plans to expand its footprint to more than 200 outlets by 2020 . To help RICC meet the demands of rapid business growth , Cognizant will leverage its deep digital business , technology and restaurant industry expertise to design and build an enterprise planning and management platform .

Using SAP Success Factors and ECC software , the platform will be built to provide RICC with real-time visibility into day-to-day operations and quality control across all its outlets . As part of the engagement , Cognizant will simplify and standardise key supply chain , food and workforce processes , making them flexible and responsive to business demands . Cognizant will also enable RICC to harness customer and operational intelligence to drive faster , more informed decision-making , and optimise customer experience , speed-to-market , business throughput , and return on assets .

EPM implements HID ’ s mobile access at Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing

HID Global , a global vendor in trusted identity solutions , announced it has been selected by Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment to upgrade its access control solutions . The company has deployed HID Mobile Access to make it possible for Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing employees to use smartphones and wearables to access their office and facilities .
HID Global collaborated with regional EPM Systems and Solutions to deploy HID Mobile Access at Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing . The new solution supports Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing ’ s strategy to provide its employees an innovative and advanced secure access control solution that has significantly improved the enduser experience .
The centralised mobile access control solution provides employees the option to use HID Global ’ s patented Twist and Go gesture or to simply tap their smartphone or wearable at an HID reader to open doors within Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing .
The new solution has enabled Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing to increase security while also simplifying employee access , as well as management for administrators with its straightforward portal for issuing , managing and revoking mobile IDs to smartphones and wearables .
HID Global ’ s patented Twist and Go gesture
Powered by Seos , HID Mobile Access supports Bluetooth Smart and NFC use on a variety of Apple and Android mobile devices . The solution includes mobile IDs , mobile apps , mobile-enabled iCLASS SE readers , and its HID Mobile Access portal for efficient provisioning and revoking of mobile IDs .
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