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Collaboration with Google and PA Consulting Group
Collaboration with Google and PA Consulting Group.
About this update from Rentokil Initial Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3130F Rentokil Initial PLC 27 July 2016 \n\n\n\n\n\n27 July 2016\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRentokil, Google and PA Consulting Group collaborate to create a new era in pest control services\nRentokil Initial plc (\"the Company\") today announces a collaboration with Google and PA Consulting Group (PA) which will lead to the global deployment of its innovative digital pest control products and, in the future, to the development of 'next generation' services to offer customers new levels of proactive risk management against the threat of pest infestation.\nThe collaboration brings together Rentokil's proprietary connected products and global pest control expertise; Google's core infrastructure, data analytics and machine learning; and PA's digital and Agile expertise as one of Google's leading global partners in the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Cloud Platform. \nInternet of Things in Action: Digital Pest Control Milestone set by Rentokil\nRentokil has developed and begun to roll out its range of connected rodent control products particularly to customers in the tightly regulated food and pharmaceutical industries. In the field today, Rentokil has over 20,000 digital devices running in 12 countries which have now sent more than 3 million pieces of data. \nThe new digital pest control services use connected rodent devices with embedded sensors and mobile connectivity. The units communicate with Rentokil's online 'Command Centre' and when they've caught a rodent, the technician is automatically alerted while customers are kept informed through myRentokil, the industry's leading online portal. Not only does this allow a rapid response to emerging problems on site before they take hold, but it also enhances productivity by directing activity to where it is most needed. In addition, the devices provide continuous status information such as the quality of the mobile signal and battery life. Overall, this enables a more effective and efficient pest control service.\nBuilt on Google's Cloud Platform, and delivered by PA using Agile techniques, this technology is highly scalable and is now ready to be deployed more widely to existing and new customers from Q4 2016 and to other parts of the Company including supporting smart washroom applications by Initial.\nLast month, in ...