 Welcome to our July edition of The Mobile Message. Since the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act, senior managers face the issue of ensuring they follow the tough new guidelines for the health and safety of all workforce which includes mobile workers. In this edition we look at how setting these systems up to manage health and safety compliance need not be a huge expense. In this newsletter we look at: * The Service Management Expo 2008 * Setting up cost effective systems to manage health and safety compliances * Our Techie Tip of the Month: MNTS 'Lifetime' Support We
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ask that you forward it to any colleague who may find it of interest.Visit Alamein at SME 2008 Alamein will be exhibiting at the only trade show and conference that connects all your field service needs. Service Management Expo (SME 2008) is taking place from 16th - 17th September 08 at the NEC in Birmingham. Throughout the event Alamein will promote their unique combination of vehicle, asset and workforce tracking, mobile messaging, workforce communications, configurable workflows and flexible integration capabilities enables rapid implementation; providing considerable business advantage and ensuring a fast return on investment. With business costs rising, the challenge of increased efficiency, cost reductions and profit improvements is becoming harder; the mobile workplace still offers significant business benefits. Visit Alamein at stand 145. For registration to the event please click here A clear message about health and safety  The introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act in April saw tough new guidelines for senior mangers to ensure the health and safety of their personnel, at a time when the number of mobile workers is increasing dramatically. Businesses face the choice of investing in their IT infrastructure to allow staff access to data-capture technology, or to watch paperwork grow to the point where it impacts on the smooth running of the business. Click here to read more How to capture value from Mobile Applications Aberdeen's November 2007 study, The 2008 Enterprise Mobility Benchmark Report, assembles data from nearly 700 end-user organisations and reveals that 71% of respondents have depolyed a strategy for enterprise mobility. Despite the overwhelming majority, this data highlights a conspicious opportunity for industry growth. Aberdeen's research further demonstrates the value of enterprise mobility in showing the tangible performance results achieved by mobilising essential corporate applications, regardless of the mobile device platform. To download this white paper click here Techie Tip - MNTS PDA 'Lifetime' Support The range of Windows powered PDA phones has increased considerably since the release of the ground-breaking XDA (model one) in 2002. Performance has increased with each evolution as well as significant enhancements such as the inclusion of in-built GPS enabling stand-alone tracking and sat-nav. A notable manufacturer in this industry is HTC (www.htc.com) responsible for most of the O2 XDA range and equivalent models badged differently as Orange SPV, Vodafone VPA & T-Mobile MDA etc essentially the same device. HTC are now releasing models under their own brand name and are becoming increasingly identified. Pdadb.net (www.pdadb.net) is an invaluable resource that provides technical specifications on a wide range of PDA phones as well as detailing which PDAs are equivalent under different brand names. Click here to read more |
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