Saturday, March 28, 2009

MobileFrame 4.5 Now Shipping!

MobileFrame Announces Release of Version 4.5 of their Configurable Mobile ApplicationTM Product Suite
MobileFrame Adds Instant Messaging, Enhanced Device Support and a Variety of Other Features to its Smart Mobile Computing Platforms
San Jose, Calif. -- Feb. 3, 2009 - MobileFrame, LLC (www.mobileframe.com) today announced release of version 4.5 of their Configurable Mobile ApplicationTM Product Suite. MobileFrame's solution is the only truly Configurable Mobile ApplicationTM Platform in the industry that enables novice users to create and deploy custom mobile applications without custom programming. MobileFrame's software platform is an entirely self-contained mobility system that provides full functionality out-of-the-box, with no custom programming, no third party mobile gateways, synchronization engines or SDK's required. With version 4.5, MobileFrame has added a slew of useful features such as real-time instant messaging, the ability to capture device snapshots, and support for the latest hi-resolution devices.
Instant Messaging. With MobileFrame's proprietary secure end-to-end instant messaging capability, administrators have full control and authorization over message senders, recipients and message grouping including full message audit record logs. In addition, this messaging operates in both connected and disconnect modes. MobileFrame is the only mobile platform on the market with fully integrated, Sarbanes Oxley compliant secure Instant Messaging built-in.
Enhanced System Administration. The Server Manager functionality has been enhanced to provide for increased scalability. The User Administration screen now supports grouping for better organization of large numbers of users. For example, you can now group device data by device name, OS version, device platform, device OEM, etc.
Device Snapshots. MobileFrame's Device Snapshot feature gives administrators the ability to capture a screenshot of a remote device's current screen. Administrators now have the ability to see exactly what the field worker sees on their device; a great resource for training, oversight and troubleshooting.
Enhanced Device Support and Graphics Handling. Version 4.5 now provides enhanced support for recent mobile computing advances including high resolution devices and landscape mode. Version 4.5 also includes advanced graphics handling that conserves device memory, renders transparency even on Windows Mobile Devices, and provides a thumbnail-list of all graphics in use. The expanded capability to use graphics in applications allows customers to present a more compelling user experience to facilitate acceptance by field workers.
Other features of Release 4.5 include:
In-Field Annotation of Photographs. MobileFrame now provides field workers the ability to capture a photo in the field then annotate the photo on-the-fly. For example, a mobile worker might take a picture of a damaged product then circle areas on that picture to highlight the damaged areas.
Improved MobileFrame Remote Manager. The Remote Manager now provides the ability to view data in groups (such as group by device, employment role, etc), allowing better organization of information. The remote manager now displays the remaining battery, free memory, free storage, database size, last connected date/time and pending activities for each user. Version 4.5 also has added the ability for administrators in the back-office to initiate a synchronization of the mobile device. In addition, the Remote Manager allows full auditing of MobileFrame Instant Messages and export of all Remote Manager Data.
Secured PDF Documents. An updated PDF workflow now supports the generation of password protected PDF documents allowing restriction of viewing, editing, printing and copying.
Updated URL Operations. In addition to allowing opening a URL in the browser via workflow, the updated URL Operations now also allow sending of an HTTP request and receiving a response back from the URL (e.g., screen-scraping a website).
Enhanced Synchronization Engine. The Sync engine has been enhanced to improve performance and scalability.
Memory Use Optimized. Several optimizations throughout the platform have led to a more efficient use of memory.
MobileFrame offers three Product Suites with varying degrees of capability so businesses may select the most cost effective solution for their mobile enterprise:
MobileFrame Standard SuiteTM runs on a MS SQL Server database and contains all of the functionality required to create and deploy sophisticated workflow for any customers mobile workforce. The Standard SuiteTM feature set includes conditional branching, basic math calculations, and peripheral device support [Cameras, Bar Code Scanners, Voice Notes, Digital Signatures].
MobileFrame Business SuiteTM includes all Standard Suite functionality plus advanced workflow, support for additional peripheral devices, advanced calculator functions, and messaging/alerts.
MobileFrame Enterprise SuiteTM includes all Business Suite functionality plus advanced messaging/alerts, Oracle, Sybase and DB2 database support and Java/Unix application server integration.
MobileFrame's Product Suites enable businesses to rapidly deploy a variety of mobile applications with a low total cost of ownership and a high return on investment. MobileFrame's Smart ArchitectureTM (Patent-Pending) provides a user friendly point and click desktop that enables novice computer users to easily create, deploy and manage sophisticated mobile applications without the need for costly and time-consuming custom coding typically required in mobile application development.
"MobileFrame's software has become the mobile platform standard at companies like JD Irving, Miller Pipeline, the US Navy and the Harris Corporation because of its unparalleled ease of use," said Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame's CEO and President. "With release 4.5, our customers now have advanced features such as real-time instant messaging, device snapshots and enhanced device support along with the mobile enterprise data management, remote device configuration and update control, sophisticated workflow and prioritized synchronization capabilities that have been the foundation of our product suite. This release keeps MobileFrame at the forefront of enterprise mobility, providing customers the most flexible and comprehensive mobility system in the market."
MobileFrame Product SuiteTM v4.5 is shipping now.

Accellos 6.1 coming Soon!

Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, recently announced Accellos One Warehouse Version 6.1, the latest iteration of their highly successful warehouse management system.

Accellos One Warehouse is an end-to-end suite of products aimed at increasing the productivity, efficiency, and visibility of activities that take place in a company's warehouse and distribution operations. Seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP, SL and NAV, Accellos One Warehouse provides rapid ROI for companies with from two to several hundred warehouse workers.

The V6.1 release adds some asked-for options to the already rich solution:

  • Voice-directed picking
  • Improved advanced ship notice process
  • Advanced dock door scheduling
  • Supply chain intelligence
  • Multi-client configuration capability

"With Version 6.1 we're accomplishing several things: (1) delivering on our promise of 'continuous improvement' by enhancing existing capabilities within the system and (2) offering new capabilities that take advantage of the latest advancements in Microsoft technology, like .NET 3.5 and Silverlight," said Ross Elliott, Accellos' CTO.

About Accellos
Accellos, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a global provider of logistics, warehouse, third-party logistics, transportation and mobile fleet management software solutions. The company addresses the supply chain management and execution market with warehouse management systems for multiple environments, including transportation management software and in-field mobile resource management solutions. Accellos' powerful supply chain execution solutions are easy to customize and implement, providing customers with more innovation for less investment.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

MobileFrame Announces Release of Version 4.5 of their Configurable Mobile Application TM Product Suite

MobileFrame Adds Instant Messaging, Enhanced Device Support and a Variety of Other Features to its Smart Mobile Computing Platforms
San Jose, Calif. -- Feb. 3, 2009 - MobileFrame, LLC (www.mobileframe.com) today announced release of version 4.5 of their Configurable Mobile Application TM Product Suite. MobileFrame's solution is the only truly Configurable Mobile Application TM Platform in the industry that enables novice users to create and deploy custom mobile applications without custom programming. MobileFrame's software platform is an entirely self-contained mobility system that provides full functionality out-of-the-box, with no custom programming, no third party mobile gateways, synchronization engines or SDK's required. With version 4.5, MobileFrame has added a slew of useful features such as real-time instant messaging, the ability to capture device snapshots, and support for the latest hi-resolution devices.
Instant Messaging. With MobileFrame's proprietary secure end-to-end instant messaging capability, administrators have full control and authorization over message senders, recipients and message grouping including full message audit record logs. In addition, this messaging operates in both connected and disconnect modes. MobileFrame is the only mobile platform on the market with fully integrated, Sarbanes Oxley compliant secure Instant Messaging built-in.
Enhanced System Administration. The Server Manager functionality has been enhanced to provide for increased scalability. The User Administration screen now supports grouping for better organization of large numbers of users. For example, you can now group device data by device name, OS version, device platform, device OEM, etc.
Device Snapshots. MobileFrame's Device Snapshot feature gives administrators the ability to capture a screenshot of a remote device's current screen. Administrators now have the ability to see exactly what the field worker sees on their device; a great resource for training, oversight and troubleshooting.
Enhanced Device Support and Graphics Handling. Version 4.5 now provides enhanced support for recent mobile computing advances including high resolution devices and landscape mode. Version 4.5 also includes advanced graphics handling that conserves device memory, renders transparency even on Windows Mobile Devices, and provides a thumbnail-list of all graphics in use. The expanded capability to use graphics in applications allows customers to present a more compelling user experience to facilitate acceptance by field workers.
Other features of Release 4.5 include:
In-Field Annotation of Photographs. MobileFrame now provides field workers the ability to capture a photo in the field then annotate the photo on-the-fly. For example, a mobile worker might take a picture of a damaged product then circle areas on that picture to highlight the damaged areas.
Improved MobileFrame Remote Manager. The Remote Manager now provides the ability to view data in groups (such as group by device, employment role, etc), allowing better organization of information. The remote manager now displays the remaining battery, free memory, free storage, database size, last connected date/time and pending activities for each user. Version 4.5 also has added the ability for administrators in the back-office to initiate a synchronization of the mobile device. In addition, the Remote Manager allows full auditing of MobileFrame Instant Messages and export of all Remote Manager Data.
Secured PDF Documents. An updated PDF workflow now supports the generation of password protected PDF documents allowing restriction of viewing, editing, printing and copying.
Updated URL Operations. In addition to allowing opening a URL in the browser via workflow, the updated URL Operations now also allow sending of an HTTP request and receiving a response back from the URL (e.g., screen-scraping a website).
Enhanced Synchronization Engine. The Sync engine has been enhanced to improve performance and scalability.
Memory Use Optimized. Several optimizations throughout the platform have led to a more efficient use of memory.
MobileFrame offers three Product Suites with varying degrees of capability so businesses may select the most cost effective solution for their mobile enterprise:
MobileFrame Standard Suite TM runs on a MS SQL Server database and contains all of the functionality required to create and deploy sophisticated workflow for any customers mobile workforce. The Standard Suite TM feature set includes conditional branching, basic math calculations, and peripheral device support [Cameras, Bar Code Scanners, Voice Notes, Digital Signatures].
MobileFrame Business Suite TM includes all Standard Suite functionality plus advanced workflow, support for additional peripheral devices, advanced calculator functions, and messaging/alerts.
MobileFrame Enterprise Suite TM includes all Business Suite functionality plus advanced messaging/alerts, Oracle, Sybase and DB2 database support and Java/Unix application server integration.
MobileFrame's Product Suites enable businesses to rapidly deploy a variety of mobile applications with a low total cost of ownership and a high return on investment. MobileFrame's Smart Architecture TM (Patent-Pending) provides a user friendly point and click desktop that enables novice computer users to easily create, deploy and manage sophisticated mobile applications without the need for costly and time-consuming custom coding typically required in mobile application development.
"MobileFrame's software has become the mobile platform standard at companies like JD Irving, Miller Pipeline, the US Navy and the Harris Corporation because of its unparalleled ease of use," said Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame's CEO and President. "With release 4.5, our customers now have advanced features such as real-time instant messaging, device snapshots and enhanced device support along with the mobile enterprise data management, remote device configuration and update control, sophisticated workflow and prioritized synchronization capabilities that have been the foundation of our product suite. This release keeps MobileFrame at the forefront of enterprise mobility, providing customers the most flexible and comprehensive mobility system in the market."
MobileFrame Product Suite TM v4.5 is shipping now.
For more information on MobileFrame 4.5, please contact Glenn Tosco or glen@impactwmss.com

Accellos Announces Availability of Version 6.0 of Accellos One Warehouse

The V6.0 release adds some asked-for features to the already rich solution:
Windows Mobile based handheld interface
Comprehensive directed putaway module
Integration with BarTender 8.5 for user-defined labels and bar coded output
Extensions to interface with external print engines
Introduction of Accellos One Common Components which provide a common set of services for all Accellos One products
The Accellos One family of products is built on the Microsoft .NET platform and employs a SQL database and search engine. “This standards-based architecture approach makes Accellos One Warehouse Version 6.0 especially attractive to small and mid-size companies,” says Ross Elliott, Accellos Chief Technology Officer. “Unlike solutions based on proprietary technologies, it is compatible with most ERP and accounting systems as well as with complementary packages like EDI and demand planning systems. Version 6.0 leverages the Microsoft framework, like Windows Mobile, to deliver highly functional, asked-for capabilities.
For more information on Accellos One Warehouse 6.0, please contact Glenn Tosco or glen@impactwmss.com

Accellos One Pulse Heads Into BETA Release

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
We’re excited to announce that the BETA release of our new supply chain intelligence tool, Accellos One Pulse, is shipping to a limited set of “early adopters” this week. For those of you who haven’t heard about Pulse, it will knock your socks off. Built using our new .NET framework and the latest technologies from Microsoft like AJAX and SilverLight, Pulse provides a dashboard paradigm that crosses all of Accellos’ products. From a single browser, the user can see key performance indicators from 3PL, Warehouse, Collect for GP, Prophesy Dispatch, Transport (FreightLogix) and our new Claims Management system.
For more information on Accellos One Pulse, please contact Glenn Tosco or glen@impactwmss.com