COMMON is next week? Time flies.
I've got a client whose foremen are entering timesheet and other data into
Palm Pilots. When they are ready, they connect their Palm Pilots to their
cell phones and hit the transmit icon. A connection to the iSeries' built in
modem is made, and the system receives the information, as well as sending
back updates to the Palm Pilot.
Pretty cool application.
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 708-425-4198
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Adams
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 12:01 PM
To: Midrange-L
Subject: Remote Wireless Access to i5
Our company's sales force covers all of TN and most of the surrounding
states. Currently they use a "brick" to enter customer orders and then
call the order in my using the acoustic coupler component to communicate
with the i5.
At best this is 1970's technology, but it does have the advantage of
being reliable. It has the disadvantage of becoming more expensive to
repair (forget about replacing) the "bricks." So we have had several
vendors in to make proposals for a replacement system.
One of the solutions is for an Intermec CN3 device running Windows
Mobile 5.0. I wasn't at the proposal meeting, but my boss (who is not
an i5 talent) said that one of the things mentioned was the ability to
connect directly to the i5 and enter orders on-line.
Which sounds pretty cool. But, since I have never worked with mobile
devices except my cell phone (which I fat finger often - why are those
keys so small?), I thought I would ask if anyone on the list has used
this or similarly defined Intermec device for remote applications, even
local warehousing. It sounds like Access for Wireless or similar
software would need to be installed on the CN3. If true, I probably
should add that to my list of sessions at COMMON next week as I've never
used it either.
Thanks.
midrange.com
