Changepoint to Support Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 With the Launch of a New Mobile Client.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2001 The Pocket PC client rounds out Changepoint's PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. mobility offering for enterprise users Changepoint Corporation, a leading provider of Web-based business process automation solutions for technology services organizations, today announced that it will launch a new client leveraging Microsoft(R) Pocket PC 2002 software as part of its mobility offering. The Changepoint Pocket PC, scheduled for general availability in the fourth quarter of 2001, will be a PDA-based disconnected client. Users will have options for wireless connectivity and remote synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. . The Changepoint Pocket PC client leverages XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. technology to store data for offline use, as well as transfer data to and from the server. Changepoint is the first PSA vendor to support the Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 platform. The product will be compatible with all Pocket PC devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. , including versions from Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and Casio. Mobile sales and services employees will be able to use the Changepoint Pocket PC client to access relevant resource and customer information, status tasks for better project management and capture time and expense information to ensure more timely and accurate invoicing. This release will round out the company's mobility offering, which also includes the Changepoint Browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used client, the second-generation Offline Browser Software that copies all the pages of a selected Web site to the user's machine in order to review the material at a later date. Also called a "spidering program." See offline and offline reader. client and the Palm(TM) client. "Changepoint leads the PSA market with its mobility strategy, which is based on three criteria - usability, performance and choice of clients," said Paul Lupinacci, Vice President, Customer and Product Management, Changepoint Corporation. "The mobility offerings are an integral part of our PSA solution. Changepoint's strategy includes platforms and devices that are robust and most frequently adopted by our customer base. Our goal is to deliver functionality that makes it easier for employees to do their jobs efficiently and ensures the timely capture of data that directly impacts a company's bottom line." For additional information about this client, please visit our web site at http://www.changepoint.com/mobility/ or email your questions to marketing@changepoint.com. About Changepoint Corporation Changepoint Corporation provides comprehensive Web-based business process automation solutions for corporate IT departments and IT professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organizations to manage projects, people and budgets effectively. IT services organizations use Changepoint to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. their internal business processes, source and procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person valued resources, manage contractors and collaborate with customers and partners. By integrating the critical processes of their services supply chain and all the people involved in the delivery of IT services, these organizations can realize greater operational efficiencies and maximize cost-effectiveness. Headquartered in Canada, Changepoint has offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom and France. For additional information, visit our web site at www.changepoint.com. NOTE TO MEDIA AND ANALYSTS: All Changepoint news releases are available on the Internet, via the Changepoint Corporation Web site at http://www.changepoint.com. Screenshots are also available on Changepoint's Web site. Additional information on Changepoint can be accessed on-line, and by sending email to marketing@changepoint.com or calling 1-905-886-7000. |
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