Ruggedized Vs. Non-ruggedized Mobile Devices

Posted by Adri Norris on Dec 9, 2010 | Comments Off

Are “inexpensive” mobile devices costing you too much?

With the current frenzy over iPhone and Android, some companies are beginning to look at consumer grade devices as less expensive alternatives to ruggedized devices for their mobile workforce.  While such non-ruggedized devices do tend to cost less to purchase, they may end up costing you far more in the long run.  According to a study by VDC Research, the average annual replacement rate for non-ruggedized devices was staggeringly high when compared to ruggedized...

New! Touch Inspect Custom Skinning Tools

Posted by Adri Norris on Nov 11, 2010 | Comments Off

It’s your solution.  Shouldn’t it look like it?

In a recent post, we talked about some advantages and design principles of custom user interfaces in mobile applications.  In this video, you can see some different examples of how our Touch Inspect application can be customized to match the look and feel of your industry and company brand with our new custom skinning...

Case Study: The City of Boulder Storm Water Quality Program

Posted by Adri Norris on Nov 3, 2010 | Comments Off

When the city of Boulder, Colorado was looking for a mobile inspection application for their Storm Water Quality Program, they chose Storm Water Inspector.  Storm Water Inspector is a solution created by our partner geoRACK using our Touch Inspect platform.  To see how the solution increased the program’s overall efficiency, read the entire case study...

Custom Interfaces in Mobile Applications

Posted by Adri Norris on Nov 2, 2010 | Comments Off

There’s more to good interface design than just navigation

In a previous post, we talked about the importance of graphical user interface design and how it can increase data accuracy, worker efficiency, and user adoption.  But there’s another layer to good interface.  There’s an aesthetic quality that matters as well.  Imagine a soldier whose visual world is painted in earth-tone, camouflage colors.  Everything they interact with on a daily basis is in shades of green, brown, black,...

Data Collection Solutions: A Must Have for Software Resellers & Systems Integrators

Posted by Adri Norris on Oct 29, 2010 | Comments Off

Are data collection solutions a missing piece of your sales strategy?

According to a recent post by Kevin Benedict at Enterprise Mobility Strategies, data collection and work flow process solutions are an often overlooked area of mobility.  Yet, with more and more companies across various industries mobilizing their business processes (such as asset based inspection, data collection and procedures), it is becoming increasingly important for resellers and systems integrators to be able to offer easy to implement and...

Mobile Inspection and Data Collection Applications for Oil and Gas Companies

Posted by Adri Norris on Oct 20, 2010 | Comments Off

In the highly competitive oil and gas industries, the right technological solutions can mean the difference between profit and loss

More and more, companies are realizing that in order to improve operational efficiency and ROI, they need to mobilize their applications.  They need to streamline their business processes and improve the workflows of their field workers with solutions that allow data to be sent directly to their database without the need for downstream data re-entry.

Armed with a mobile solution like...