[hp.encompass.nz] Re: A real quick survey of HP Encompass members aboutmobility technology
- From: mlockett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: hp.encompass.nz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:34:27 +1300
Hi
Sorry for the rude email I sent you. I did not realise you were a real
person. I thought (obviously did not really read the address) that you
were just an HP Marketing person and fair game
You are right about the contact list , calendar and email being the focus
of PocketPC
I thought the email would be effective, but so far, as I said, I have not
convinced myself that people who are not regular PC users would really take
to email on a handheld
I think they are easy to learn for an existing PC user who knows what
"real" Windows looks like, and can make the necessary adjustments, but
idiosyncratic for a non-PC user.
And the darn thing crashes all the time! I have to reset its memory around
once a day of active using (this does not cause any memory loss, by the
way), and the CDMA G-Tran card sometimes gets forgotten and needs to be
removed and re-inserted:
Again, not ready for a less technical user to take on the road, away
from IT support
Mark Lockett
Business Analyst, Schneider Electric, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ph: +64 (3) 338 9059
Fax: +64 (3) 339 1702
DDI: +64 (3) 339 1740
Mobile: 021 1944 500
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Hey. Thanks Mark. Yeah I know how people feel about marketing type
surveys. I am involved in implementing a number of applications that
rely on mobile data input and output over wireless networks. That's why
the questions. The PDA market however still seems focused on diary and
contact list type applications rather than the importance of roaming and
linkages to back office systems.
The telco wireless solutions are not great at Mount Maunganui. I am not
sure if the problems we have are due to insufficient capacity within the
cell site or just location.
We have an extensive narrow band wireless network operating in two
locations based on Teklogix gear. Works well be very expensive. Our
interest in PDAs like Ipac or Symbol is to use them to replace the
Teklogix. Arguments for are lower capital cost. Arguments against are
cost and reliability of network traffic and lack of ruggardisation.
I you have any questions that you want to survey the members on bounce
them back to this list.
Regards
David
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Hi
I filled in your survey
I am afraid I should stop filling in surveys
The questinons on ALL marketing surveys do not allow me to say what I
think
would be useful
for instance: we are a company with a new zealand-wide presence, AND we
are a company which is based overseas with NZ branches
The list of possible job descriptions was very short
links to a central computer with bluetooth seems pretty silly:
bluetooth
only goes 10 metres: maybe you meant bluetooth to a phone which is
connected
describing GPRS or CDMA as continuously connected to the network is
optimistic. I am using both, and they both disconnect regularly after a
few minutes inactivity, and the reconnect time is significant (much
better
than a land-line modem: but a landline modem is faster, generally).
I have evaluated an iPaq myself in the last 12 months
I am not recommending the technology for general use. The screen is
simply
too small to be able to get a lot of work done
It does not have enough to replace the laptop, and if we have to carry a
laptop (bigger screen) and an ipaq and a mobile phone (decent battery
life), it gets a bit much
I was hoping the ipaq could replace the laptop and the phone for users
with
less technical requirements
An area we may investigate is with customised software and a barcode
scanner in the warehouse
conventional handheld barcodes scanner devices are very expensive, and
require no less bespoke programming than writing a program for the
barcode
reader
kind regards
Mark Lockett
Business Analyst, Schneider Electric, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ph: +64 (3) 338 9059
Fax: +64 (3) 339 1702
DDI: +64 (3) 339 1740
Mobile: 021 1944 500
Jonathan Mckeown
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Hello. HP Encompass NZ has released a very short survey of members
about the usefulness (or otherwise) of mobility technology and
features. Please click on the following link
http://www.encompass.org.nz/survey.php to complete the survey. After 2
weeks the survey will be closed and the results emailed to respondents.
You will be asked for your email address when entering the survey
section. This is just to help validate the survey participants. Your
email address or specific answers will not be passed to any other
organisation.
Please use the survey. It will only take 1 minute.
http://www.encompass.org.nz/survey.php
Many thanks
David Fraser
HP Encompass NZ
"HP Encompass means business"
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