Hardware requirements, see also software requirements

Many clients will already have all the hardware required apart from the PDA's themselves.

Our mobile service providers will normally offset the cost of the hardware against the life of the contract so that capital cost is very little if anything. If more rugged devices are needed, we have relationships with Intermec and Symbol. After we have conducted our first few days work flow analysis we shall recommend the best device for the job. Our main two mobile provider partners are O2 and Orange. Both offer a very good product and have extremely good coverage throughout the UK. We recommend the provider once we know more information about the proposed solution.

You need one or more servers to send and receive job/order information to the PDA's. The number of servers required will depend on your organisation, availability and the robustness of the solution you require.

We recommend one or more GSM devices for backup when GPRS is unavailable. This requirement is dependant on how critical the solution is to the organisation and what alternative workarounds can be used.

We recommend two PDA devices either the XDAII or the XDA Orbit. Both these devices are rugged enough for most environments and very cost effective when bought in bulk.

• Provide timely relevant information to staff in the field

• Enable field staff to update the central system

• Enable field staff to initiate transactions

• Eliminate copying and pasting data or taking down phone messages

• Reduce mobile communication costs

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