| COMPANY: | 3M |
| HEADQUARTERS: | St Paul |
| SIZE OF COMPANY: | 1,000 or more employees; more than $1B in revenue |
| INDUSTRY: | Consumer packaged goods — house, health, beauty product |
| PRIMARY PRODUCT LINE: | Adhesives, abrasives, light management products, non-woven materials, nanotechnology |
| NAME OF PROJECT: | Centralized Wireless Device Management |
| PROJECT OBJECTIVE: | Automate firmware and configuration updates by using wireless infrastructure and centralized device management technology; reduce time IT workers spend locating and updating devices; increase device uptime |
| TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED: | Wavelink mobile device management software |
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ROI: | Automatically adjust user interfaces on devices based on location or function, and manage security configuration changes; ROI in time saved, less strain on IT staff, greater operational efficiency, and less downtime |