2005 BUYER'S GUIDE
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Mobile access to data is all about productivity. The first phase of the
mobile trend focused on the plumbing, just getting laptops and devices
connected. Now, many products are emerging to help mobile workers not
only access data but put it to good use. The applications in this
category are designed for a range of mobile devices, including PDAs,
smartphones, tablet PCs, and laptops. These applications handle a range
of tasks, including improving the core personal information management
(PIM) capabilities available on Palm and Pocket PC devices, adding
business process features to mobile devices, and supercharging the
data-input functions on tablet PCs.
DESCRIPTION
Bitstream ThunderHawk
Bitstream Bitstream ThunderHawk is a Web browser for
www.bitstream.com smartphones and Pocket PCs that promises
$5.95 per month or secure access to the Internet and corporate
$49.95 per year intranet. ThunderHawk displays full HTML
Web pages, providing a familiar interface
for your mobile workforce to access secure
intranet sites, send and receive e-mail,
update corporate database information, and
browse employer-authorized sites in the
office or on the road. Works on devices
running Windows Mobile 2003, Pocket PC
2002/2000, or Windows CE 3.0 operating
systems.
Chapura KeySuite
Chapura Chapura KeySuite is a companion for
www.chapura.com Microsoft Outlook on Palm OS handhelds.
$69.95 You can synchronize Outlook Contacts,
Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Today
information with five integrated KeySuite
applications on the handheld for easy
access to current information anytime.
Synchronizing an unlimited number of
folders (including public folders,
subfolders, and the Business Contacts
folder in Business Contact Manager) and
more than 250 categories with the handheld,
KeySuite can help users keep personal and
work information organized-together but
separately, just like they're on the PC.
Chapura PocketMirror Professional
Chapura Chapura PocketMirror Professional helps
www.chapura.com users make better use of the Palm, OS
$49.95 Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, and
Memo Pad applications for personal
information management on the go by
synchronizing them with multiple folders
in Microsoft Outlook Contacts, Calendar,
Tasks, and Notes. PocketMirror Professional
synchronizes the handheld with up to 15
Outlook folders, including public folders,
subfolders, and the Business Contacts
folder in Business Contact Manager.
Click Software ClickMobile
Click Software ClickMobile expands your field service
www.clicksoftware.com communication options by making accurate,
Call for prices up-to-date information available anytime,
anywhere. It gives field service
technicians the information they need to be
responsive to customers while onsite. In
the field, ClickMobile supplies the
technician with customer and job
information for each service call, as well
as an easy way to update the job status
(e.g., en route, onsite, completed, etc.).
At the dispatch center, schedules are
automatically adjusted using the field
updates, and dispatchers can proactively
monitor and manage changes.
Corel Grafigo
Corel Designed for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition,
http://www.corel.com Corel Grafigo lets users write down ideas,
$99 annotate documents, and collaborate with
other workers from a tablet PC when they're
out of the office or away from their desk.
Features include Drawing Assistance for
improving the shapes users draw, the
Grab-It tool for copying content from
applications or Web sites and pasting it
into Grafigo, and collaboration via
Microsoft Peer-to-Peer technology or
NetMeeting so mobile workers can
communicate ideas to others.
DataViz Documents To Go
DataViz DataViz Documents To Go lets mobile users
http://www.dataviz.com work with document types they often use on
$29.95 Standard Edition their desktop machines. Workers can access
$49.95 Premium Edition information such as contracts and price
lists at all times. The Standard Edition
lets users create and edit Word and Excel
files in their native file formats on a
handheld then synchronize with a PC. The
Premium Edition adds support for PowerPoint
and lets users password-protect Word and
Excel files. Both editions let users
exchange Word and Excel files wirelessly
with Bluetooth-capable PCs, Palms, Macs,
and Pocket PCs.
DoctorsPartner
DoctorsPartner DoctorsPartner is an integrated
www.doctorspartner.com appointments, El and billing package. It
$350/month first provider offers built-in workflow that lets users
$250/month each modify the software to work the way they
additional volume normally do. It accepts input via tablet
discounts available PCs and laptops, and integrates with Dragon
Naturally Speaking voice recognition
software. It's also particularly useful in
a multi-specialty, multi-physician office
because it has built-in security and
workflow to accommodate this--each
physician only sees and uses what they
need.
eAgency Nice Office
eAgency eAgency Nice Office is a wirelessly enabled
www.eagency.com ASP solution for the financial services
$600 per year market. It delivers instant access to
essential information resources, such as
contacts, calendar, and business data.
Users can manage client relationships
through an intuitive interface. Nice Office
Wireless also features over-the-air sync,
which lets users update their contacts,
calendar, and corporate data without
dialing in or cradling the device.
Everypath Mobile Task Automation
Everypath Everypath Mobile Task Automation helps
www.everypath.com field representatives capture orders, track
Call for prices inventory, and serve customers with greater
efficiency. The suite consists of process
flows and interfaces, a connector that
links up to customer relationship
management (CRM) applications, a server to
synchronize devices with back-end
applications, a management console, and
support for online and offline interaction
with Siebel, IBM Lotus Notes, HTML data
sources, and applications built on Web
services.
Expand Beyond PocketAdmin
Expand Beyond With PocketAdmin Console, administrators
www.xb.com can leverage the power of command-line
Starts at $50 access to perform any routine task and
respond to system issues from the
convenience of a wireless device.
PocketAdmin is optimized for wireless
transmission and incorporates easy data
input, low application overhead, and the
ability to execute stored commands and
macros.
Expand Beyond PocketDBA
Expand Beyond PocketDBA gives administrators secure,
www.xb.com real-time access to any DB2 database from
Starts at $2,500 any wireless device or Web browser. With
Volume discounts PocketDBA, organizations can meet service-
Available level agreements, reduce response time, and
lower the cost of 24x7 database coverage.
PocketDBA also incorporates user-friendly
graphs, charts and data input wizards to
facilitate ease of use. Comes in versions
for DB2, Oracle, and SOL Server.
Fann ConverterCE Pro
Fann Software ConverterCE Pro is a unit conversion
www.fannsoftware.com program for commonly used units. You get
$9.95 area, astronomical, computer, energy,
force, frequency, length, mass, power,
pressure, speed, temperature, torque, and
volume units, plus number base conversions,
electrical unit conversions, clothing size
conversions, currency conversions with
downloaded or user-defined rates, price
comparison, and sales tax or VAT rate
reference.
Fann TimeBiller
Fann Software TimeBiller is a time and billing tracking
www.fannsoftware.com program designed to work as a timesheet
$40 application in a typical work environment.
Key features include multi-client- and
project-tracking; the ability to define
clients with associated projects, tasks,
contacts, and rates; the ability to display
entries by day, week, month, or a custom
period; and customizable HTML reporting.
Fann TreNotes
Fann Software TreNotes is a hierarchical note list
www.fannsoftware.com program. Its main features include the
$19.95 ability to assign different attributes such
as color, icon, and status type; track
features such as automatic status update
and branch statistics; add Web and file
links; organize information via branch-
level sorting; drag/drop and copy/paste;
search, import, and export; and edit rich
text notes with Pocket Word.
FieldRanger
FieldRanger FieldRanger is a wireless work order
www.fieldranger.com solution for companies using Intuit
$49.99-$75/month, QuickBooks and Master Builder.
depending on number FieldRanger's Dispatch and Scheduling
of users & length of application runs in the office, enabling
service account management of employees and jobs. The
Mobile Work Order software runs on any
Palm OS device and updates field
technicians on scheduled jobs, including
job description, customer location, contact
information, and notes. Field technicians
can capture time card data, materials used,
services performed, job notes, and
customers' signatures, then wirelessly send
that information back to the office.
FieldRanger's interface to accounting
software, such as QuickBooks, updates
completed work order information for final
billing and job costing.
FutureDial SnapDialer
FutureDial FutureDial SnapDialer helps you connect
www.futuredial.com your laptop PC to the Internet using a
$29.99 wireless phone via Sprint PCS, Verizon
Wireless, AT&T Wireless, or T-Mobile data
network.
FutureDial SnapSync
FutureDial FutureDial SnapSync lets mobile phone users
www.futuredial.com edit contact information directly on the
$29.99 PC, and transfer that data to a mobile
phone, eliminating the need to manually
input contact names and other phonebook
information. The software is compatible
with Outlook and Outlook Express, and can
also operate as a stand-alone PIM. SnapSync
keeps a backup copy of phonebook
information, so you can restore the
phonebook to a new phone if the current
phone is ever lost or damaged. You can
share phonebook information between
different mobile phone models with
different phonebook structures-even between
phones of different wireless carriers.
SnapSync Software is compatible with more
than 220 mobile phone models from Sprint
PCS, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless,
Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, and MetroPCS.
Infinity Softworks powerOne Finance
Infinity Softworks powerOne Finance is the calculator software
www.infinitysw.com that HP and TI financial calculator users
$59.99 for Palm/Pocket PC love for their handheld computers, tablet
$59.99 for Windows PCs, and laptops. It's easy to customize
$99.99 for Combo version with user-created or downloadable,
pre-designed calculation templates.
powerOne Finance converts the functionality
of advanced financial calculators into
calculation templates, and lets you install
or create additional templates. powerOne
Finance connects this data to other
applications so users can share their
precise calculations with clients and
colleagues.
JumpStart Wireless BusinessSuite
JumpStart Wireless JumpStart Wireless BusinessSuite is a
www.jumpstartwireless.com complete platform for extending enterprise
Call for prices software to mobile workers. BusinessSuite
promises a total solution: applications
tailored to customer needs, at an
affordable price, easily deployed,
centrally managed, with sophisticated
integration to mission critical software.
Any off-the-shelf programmable phone or
handheld device interacts with a company's
enterprise applications.
MobiMate WorldMate Standard Edition for BlackBerry
MobiMate With its weather forecasts information from
www.mobimate.com The Weather Channel, world map that shows
$24.95 the day/night status, world clock and an
online currency converter, WorldMate is a
useful companion wherever you are.
Microsoft OneNote 200
Microsoft Microsoft OneNote integrates with Microsoft
www.microsoft.com Office (it isn't included in any versions
$199 of Office) to let users capture and
organize notes on laptop computers, desktop
computers, and tablet PCs. It lets users
enter information by typing, handwriting,
dragging and dropping data, and recording
audio notes. Users can then organize their
notes by moving information and using it in
Office programs such as Word and Outlook.
Some OneNote features only work with
Microsoft Office 2003.
PhatWare PhatPad
PhatWare Phatware PhatPad is a note-taking
www.phatware.com application for Microsoft Windows Pocket
$29.95 PCs. It also lets users access notes and
drawings from a desktop PC. They can draw
pictures, jot text notes, or combine text
and notes. PhatPad offers standard editing
and drawing commands, a multi-color pen
palette, and variable pen width and page
size. Users can save drawings as JPEG or
bitmap files, and upload them as page
backgrounds. PhatPad stores 1,000
handwritten pages per a single file and
lets users e-mail notes and drawings to
transfer them between Pocket PCs and/or
desktop PCs.
PointBase Micro
PointBase PointBase Micro is a platform-independent
www.pointbase.com Java relational database optimized to run
$299 per seat on the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) and
J2SE platforms. It has an ultra-compact
footprint (less than 45K for J2ME MIDP)
and can be easily embedded within a Java
application. PointBase Micro is ideal for
laptops, PDAs, and Java-enabled devices.
It promises effective data management for
rapid and efficient mobile enterprise
applications.
PowerHouse Migo
PowerHouse Technologies PowerHouse Migo lets you access your
Group personalized computing environment and
www.pwhtgroup.com securely transform any PC into your own.
Starts at $99.95 Whether working between multiple computers
or using someone else's, Migo transforms
any PC into the computing environment
you're used to: You get your Internet
settings, Outlook e-mail, documents and
files, and even wallpaper organized and
ready to work with. Migo software is
available in a USB flash storage device.
Prism Visual MiniMate
Prism Visual Software Prism Visual MiniMate is routing software
www.prismvs.com for Palm devices and smartphones. The
$995 per user software includes these functions: order
and estimate taking; product delivery;
route sales; dispatch of work order for
service and repair equipment; inspection
and training survey options; and
merchandising surveys to collect data for
quoting and strategizing. MiniMate
integrates with Prism's route management
desktop solutions, and third-party products
such as GPS, GIS mapping, and accounting
software.
ServicePower
ServicePower ServicePower is a field service
www.servicepower.com optimization product suite that improves
Call for prices the efficiency and effectiveness of field
service operations. From advanced planning
and scheduling to ensuring on-time arrival
at the customer site, ServicePower promises
to maximize customer responsiveness while
minimizing costs. Its Al-based field
service optimization software provides
schedules, customer service, and management
control. In addition to intelligent
scheduling, the ServicePower field service
optimization product suite includes
geographic and workforce planning, wireless
communications, and business analytics
modules.
Surado Smart Contact Manager Pro
Surado Solutions Surado Smart Contact Manager (SCM) Pro is
www.surado.com software that helps individual users and
Starts at $179.95 small teams handle contact management,
sales-force automation, and marketing
campaign management. SCM Pro integrates
with desktop applications such as Microsoft
Outlook, Word, and Excel; syncs with
popular PDAs, including Palm and Pocket PC
devices; and works with business tools such
as the included built-in fax and CardScan
software. SCM Pro also provides a
scheduling system, integrated Web
resources; a knowledgebase with e-mail
capability: e-mail/fax/industry-specific
templates; and a quote generator linked to
Sales Tracker.
TeleCommunication 20/20 Delivery
Telecommunication Telecommunication 20/20 Delivery provides
Systems complete visibility into the supply chain,
www.telecomsys.com from package and vehicle tracking to driver
Call for prices management and cost containment. 20/20
Delivery lets organizations monitor driver
and vehicle productivity and enhance
customer service, with real-time package
and delivery information, while reducing
lost cargo occurrences, improving customer
payment cycles, and decreasing the cost of
paper-based accounts receivable processing.
Telecommunication marketStream
Telecommunication The Telecommunications marketStream service
Systems provides global, real-time, streaming
www.telecomsys.com access to equity security prices and
Call for prices volume, foreign exchange rates, futures,
commodities, and fixed-income prices, as
well as news and charts via any Java-based
RIM BlackBerry handheld. The service is
also compatible with mobile phones and
PDAs, including the Sony Ericsson P800 and
P900 and wireless Pocket PC devices.
marketStream delivers real-time
information in streaming form without
user intervention.
Web Information Solutions Pocket Format
Web Information Solutions Pocket Informant replaces your built in
www.pocketinformant.com Contacts/Calendar/Tasks applications with
$29.95 more powerful, yet simple, full-featured
versions along with useful additions in
one fully integrated application.
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