At the Hotel-Restaurant Schwanen in Metzingen we were able to implement a very special project together with ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH. The hotel of the Wetzel family, which features 71 guest rooms, a restaurant, a bar and a conference area, is currently renewing its network infrastructure with the aim of increasing its own hygiene standards. For this purpose, together with Assa Abloy, the manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions and security systems, we implemented a door locking system that allows guests contactless access to the guest rooms via app.

m3connect of course provided the necessary network infrastructure and the integration of the door locking system. Hardware from the renowned manufacturer Ruckus was used and the entire building was equipped with Ruckus R550 access points. The access points not only feature the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology (802.11 ax), but also an integrated IoT module, which allowed the door locking system to be directly and easily integrated into the network.

The Hotel-Restaurant Schwanen has been relying on m3connect’s services in the field of network infrastructure, WiFi and digital signage for many years. That means they benefit from great cost efficiency, operational stability and, above all, flexibility. We would like to thank the Wetzel family for their trust and look forward to further projects in the future.

After a year off in 2021, we were back at CES in Las Vegas this year to catch up on the latest tech innovations. This year, CES was dedicated to the two technological megatrends of the future: intelligent automation and developments in interactive online and on-demand consumer goods and services in the wake of the pandemic – the new Metaverse.

In addition, breathtaking screens with razor-sharp images using QLED and routers with moving antennas were presented, among other things. By realigning the antennas as soon as the receiving device is moved, the signal is constantly improved.

We had an exciting time with many new impressions and are already looking forward to the next CES.

We would like to use the time at the end of the year to thank all our customers, partners and employees for another successful year.

We wish you a merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Three of our consultants have successfully completed the training from the Federal Social Security Office. This entitles them to determine whether a project is eligible for funding from the Hospital Structural Fund.

In the past, we have often reported that funding can be applied for our measures for digitization in hospitals. We are very pleased that we can now also check the eligibility of projects for receiving funding ourselves.

The verification that the project meets the requirements of the funding guidelines must be proven by an authorized IT service provider during the application process. This is why it makes sense to work right from the start with a service provider that has this authorization. We are proud to be able to provide this additional service for our customers with immediate effect.

As a nice surprise at the end of the year 2021, we may announce that we have been awarded for the 4th time by FOCUS-Business as a top employer of medium-sized businesses. Over 550,000 employee evaluations of more than 38,000 medium-sized companies based in Germany were analyzed.

The study revealed that m3connect is one of the “Top Employers of Medium-Sized Businesses 2022” in the category “Internet and Multimedia”. The study was composed of the following criteria: Company size, employee ratings from a Germany-wide online survey, and existing online employer reviews.

If you would also like to work for a top employer, take a look at our job offerings and become part of our team.

Last week on Thursday we spent the evening together in front of our screens and held our – very popular with all colleagues – Christmas party. Everyone made themselves comfortable at home with mulled wine, warm soup, home-baked cookies and other goodies. With lots of virtual applause, we toasted to our successes this year and welcomed our newly added 2021 team members. We are very happy to announce that we were able to recruit 23 new colleagues to our team again this year! We also drew lots for our 3 lucky winners this year who will represent our company at the Hornschlittenrennen in Garmisch-Patenkirchen in early 2022. In doing so, we got to hear some funny stories from the past years and reminisced until late in the evening.

We are very pleased to welcome Seniorenresidenz Wuppertal as our customer. The residence with a total of 80 single rooms belongs to the Libento group and welcomed its first residents in October. At the house in Wuppertal, m3connect is now supplying the infrastructure for a comprehensive WLAN network with RUCKUS hardware. We are proud of the partnership that we just started and look forward to future joint projects.

We are very pleased that our team has gained some new smart heads during the last three months. Besides our new trainees Ilker, Silas, Jonas, Tom and Erik we could also welcome Maurice, Ahmet, Sven, Anita and Nikica. They support us in the development, in the field service, in the sales team and in the network technology team. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all ten of them to our m3 family!

We are very pleased to be present at a trade fair in the care sector for the first time on site this month. At the Altenheim Expo on October 25th and 26th at the Estrel in Berlin, we will present our solutions in the healthcare sector live on site. Our two experts Rosaria Weiland and Ralf Ander will be available at our booth to answer your questions about digitalization in the care sector. We are excited about the exchange and look forward to meeting many new faces.