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Navajo Tribal Utility Authority goes paperless with MobileFrame

Danielle Mora — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:01:13 +0000

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has chosen MobileFrame to automate the readings of 37,000 meters. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority is using MobileFrame to replace their paper-based processes, which they found to be inefficient, time-consuming and error-prone. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has realized the need for a robust mobility solution with a proven track record. After seeing MobileFrame’s full-featured platform in action, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority was confident that it would meet their needs. With MobileFrame, Navajo Tribal Utility will be able to utilize the latest mobility technologies to implement full-featured mobile meter reading applications using bar code and in the future plan to implement RFID tags, which easily integrates with their Access backend system.

Although application development tools are commonplace, those tools require costly, time-consuming development to create business applications. Moreover, such business solutions tend to be inflexible, requiring expensive custom programming whenever business processes change. As business processes evolve, MobileFrame’s software provides users with unparalleled flexibility to create new mobile applications of any degree of complexity, incorporating any mix of business processes, and to make changes to those applications on-the-fly. With its flexibility and ease of use, MobileFrame’s enterprise mobility software will allow Navajo Tribal Utility Authority to quickly deploy their weekly meter reading applications and make changes as needed, without time-consuming and expensive development efforts.

“MobileFrame’s 100% code-free mobility platform ensures mobile workers always have complete workflow available. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority will achieve a high success rate and substantial ROI because our platform was built specifically for mobility and will eliminate their paper forms.”

— Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame CEO

About Navajo Tribal Utility Authority

Since 1959, NTUA has supplied electricity, water, natural gas, wastewater treatment, and photovoltaic (solar power) services to residents throughout the 27,000 square-mile Navajo Nation. NTUA serves approximately 39,400 electric customers, 36,600 water, 13,600 waste water customers, 7,900 natural gas customers, and 193 photovoltaic customers. The tribal utility authority, an enterprise of the Navajo Nation, operates under a tariff rate and takes pride in having one of the lowest electricity rates throughout the western United States. NTUA also provides assistance to tribal agencies and tribal communities to obtain federal grants to address utility needs. For more information visit: http://www.ntua.com

About MobileFrame

MobileFrame is the leading provider of Configurable Mobile Applications™ enterprise software that requires no coding or programming to create, deploy and remotely manage sophisticated mobile applications. With secure SOX compliant instant messaging, remote device control, configuration and management, intelligent networking, remote software updates, prioritized synchronization, automatic device driver recognition and loading all built-in, MobileFrame’s platform significantly streamlines mobile application development, deployment, and administration. MobileFrame eliminates custom programming through an intuitive, user-friendly point-and-click graphical user interface, enabling novice computer users to quickly create and deploy custom mobile applications tailored to their business.

MobileFrame’s award-winning mobility platform is an entirely self-contained mobility solution that provides full functionality out-of-the-box, with no custom programming, no third-party mobile gateways, synchronization engines or SDK’s required. MobileFrame’s software allows users to capture photographs, voice notes, documents, templates, logos, sketches, digital signatures, bar code scans, magnetic strip read outs, RFID tags, advanced algorithmic functions, and attach them directly into their mobile applications. Applications are stored in a library so administrators can quickly make changes whenever operational requirements change, enabling on-the-spot deployment of a wide variety of mobile applications.

For more information, customers may contact MobileFrame directly at 1-408-885-1200 or visit our website at http://www.mobileframe.com.

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Contact:
Thomas J. Laughlin
MobileFrame LLC
(408) 885-1200
tlaughlin@mobileframe.com

General Electric selects MobileFrame for Fire Extinguisher and Water Valve Inspection automation

Lonny Oswalt — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:08:30 +0000

General Electric has chosen MobileFrame to automate their fire extinguisher and water valve inspections. Prior to adopting MobileFrame’s platform, GE’s inspectors collected data on paper and manually re-entered the results into their Access Database. GE realized that it had become necessary to adopt a robust mobility solution to make these inspections more efficient. After thoroughly evaluating several point solutions, GE recognized that they needed a more comprehensive solution with a complete set of mobility tools. With MobileFrame, General Electric will be able to utilize the latest mobility technologies to implement full-featured inspection mobile applications that closely integrates with their existing backend systems.

Although application development tools are commonplace, those tools require costly, time-consuming development to create business applications. Moreover, such business solutions tend to be inflexible, requiring expensive custom programming whenever business processes change. As business processes evolve, MobileFrame’s software provides users with unparalleled flexibility to create new mobile applications of any degree of complexity, incorporating any mix of business processes, and to make changes to those applications on-the-fly. With its flexibility and ease of use, MobileFrame’s enterprise mobility software will allow General Electric to quickly deploy their mobile inspection applications and make changes as needed, without time-consuming and expensive development efforts.

“General Electric put a lot of time and energy into choosing the right solution for their organization. Although point solutions often meet many requirements, they are generally difficult to customize and severely lacking in other critical mobile functionalities such as mobile device management, user management, integration capabilities, ease of use, etc. These features are crucial to ensuring the success of any mobility project, especially for large enterprises like GE.”

— Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame CEO

About General Electric

GE is a global infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. From everyday light bulbs to fuel cell technology, to cleaner more efficient jet engines, GE has continually shaped our world with groundbreaking innovations for over 130 years. For more information visit: http://www.ge.com

About MobileFrame

For more information, customers may contact MobileFrame directly at 1-408-885-1200 or visit our website at http://www.mobileframe.com.

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Contact:
Thomas J. Laughlin
MobileFrame LLC
(408) 885-1200
tlaughlin@mobileframe.com

Dickinson Fleet Services purchases MobileFrame for vehicle maintenance and inspections

Lonny Oswalt — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:41:25 +0000

Dickinson Fleet Services has purchased MobileFrame to automate their vehicle maintenance and inspections. Our partner, GS Data, demonstrated the MobileFrame platform to Dickinson and will be writing their vehicle maintenance and inspections mobile applications. With MobileFrame, Dickinson Fleet Services will be able to utilize the latest mobility technologies to implement full-featured mobile applications for their vehicle maintenance and inspections.

Although application development tools are commonplace, those tools require costly, time-consuming development to create business applications. Moreover, such business solutions tend to be inflexible, requiring expensive custom programming whenever business processes change. As business processes evolve, MobileFrame’s software provides users with unparalleled flexibility to create new mobile applications of any degree of complexity, incorporating any mix of business processes, and to make changes to those applications on-the-fly. With its flexibility and ease of use, MobileFrame’s enterprise mobility software will allow Dickinson to quickly deploy their mobile applications and make changes as needed, without time-consuming and expensive development efforts.

“MobileFrame’s platform provides Dickinson Fleet Services with all the tools they need to make their mobile vehicle maintenance and inspections successful, from mobile device management to automatic software updates and worker tracking. And with GS Data writing their applications, which will run on Intermec’s CN50 devices, Dickinson is sure to see a large increase in productivity and efficiency.”

— Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame CEO

About Dickinson Fleet Services

Dickinson Fleet Services is a family-owned truck service and maintenance business providing our customers with a one-stop service for all your truck repair needs. For more information visit: http://www.dickinsonfleet.com/

About MobileFrame

For more information, customers may contact MobileFrame directly at 1-408-885-1200 or visit our website at http://www.mobileframe.com.

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Contact:
Thomas J. Laughlin
MobileFrame LLC
(408) 885-1200
tlaughlin@mobileframe.com

Ameren selects MobileFrame to automate substation inspections

Lonny Oswalt — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:32:03 +0000

Ameren has chosen MobileFrame as their standard mobility platform, with their first project being to automate their substation inspections, preventative maintenance and facility repairs. Subsequently, Ameren has 200+ forms that they plan to automate across their various departments. Prior to adopting MobileFrame, Ameren had 20-25 people who manually re-entered collected data from paper forms. Ameren’s central IT department recognized that a platform solution, like MobileFrame, would result in a huge ROI when going mobile. After a thorough evaluation of all solutions in the marketplace, Ameren chose MobileFrame for its ease of use, flexibility, and because MobileFrame provides a complete set of mobility tools that includes an integration wizard and mobile device management.

Although application development tools are commonplace, those tools require costly, time-consuming development to create business applications. Moreover, such business solutions tend to be inflexible, requiring expensive custom programming whenever business processes change. As business processes evolve, MobileFrame’s software provides users with unparalleled flexibility to create new mobile applications of any degree of complexity, incorporating any mix of business processes, and to make changes to those applications on-the-fly. With its flexibility and ease of use, MobileFrame’s enterprise mobility software will allow Ameren to quickly deploy their mobile inspection applications and make changes as needed, without time-consuming and expensive development efforts.

“Ameren thoroughly evaluated all available solutions, including internal custom development, before choosing to standardize on MobileFrame’s platform. Because Ameren will have a large user base and several applications across various departments, their IT group recognized that a mobility platform like ours would reduce time and expense, resulting in tremendous ROI. With over 200 forms that they plan to automate, MobileFrame’s platform is the perfect tool to allow them to quickly design, deploy and later administer their various mobile applications.”

— Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame CEO

About Ameren

Ameren provides energy to more than 2.4 million electric and almost 1 million gas customers in Illinois and Missouri, and is among the nation’s largest investor-owned electric and gas utilities. For more information visit: http://www.ameren.com

About MobileFrame

For more information, customers may contact MobileFrame directly at 1-408-885-1200 or visit our website at http://www.mobileframe.com.

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Contact:
Thomas J. Laughlin
MobileFrame LLC
(408) 885-1200
tlaughlin@mobileframe.com

Advanced Powering Services purchases MobileFrame to automate field inspections and maintenance

Lonny Oswalt — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:23:23 +0000

Advanced Powering Services has chosen MobileFrame to automate their field inspections and maintenance activities. APS performs semi-annual maintenance on 3500+ pieces of equipment across CA, AZ and NV primarily for the Cable TV Industry. In addition, APS performs field inspections of all the equipment at a facility. Prior to adopting MobileFrame’s platform, APS’s business process was entirely paper-based. APS wanted to grow their business and they recognized that eliminating paper forms and manual data entry was the best way to go. They plan to write their own mobile applications, using the MobileFrame platform, and deploy them to Netbooks operating on Verizon’s 3G network.

Although application development tools are commonplace, those tools require costly, time-consuming development to create business applications. Moreover, such business solutions tend to be inflexible, requiring expensive custom programming whenever business processes change. As business processes evolve, MobileFrame’s software provides unparalleled flexibility to create new mobile applications of any degree of complexity and incorporating any mix of business processes. The software then seamlessly deploys the new applications to the field wirelessly “on-the-fly.” With its flexibility and ease of use, MobileFrame’s enterprise mobility software will allow APS to quickly deploy their field inspection and maintenance projects and make changes as needed, without time-consuming and expensive development efforts.

“Advanced Powering Services wanted to grow their business and knew that improving data collection was an important step. Eliminating paper forms and manual data entry not only improves the accuracy of the data their field workers collect, but also enhances their productivity allowing them to complete more jobs in less time. MobileFrame’s platform provides APS with both the cost savings and increased productivity that will be crucial in expanding their business.”

— Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame CEO

About Advanced Powering Services

Advanced Powering Services Inc. has over 30 years experience in the standby and remote powering industry. They provide maintenance and repair services for all types of power supplies and perform maintenance & inspections services throughout CA, AZ and NV. For more information visit: http://apsincorp.com/

About MobileFrame

MobileFrame is the leading provider of Configurable Mobile Applications^TM enterprise software that requires no coding or programming to create, deploy and remotely manage sophisticated mobile applications. With secure SOX compliant instant messaging, remote device control, configuration and management, intelligent networking, remote software updates, prioritized synchronization, automatic device driver recognition and loading all built-in, MobileFrame’s platform significantly streamlines mobile application development, deployment, and administration. MobileFrame eliminates custom programming through an intuitive, user-friendly point-and-click graphical user interface, enabling novice computer users to quickly create and deploy custom mobile applications tailored to their business.

For more information, customers may contact MobileFrame directly at 1-408-885-1200 or visit our website at http://www.mobileframe.com.

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Contact:
Thomas J. Laughlin
MobileFrame LLC
(408) 885-1200
tlaughlin@mobileframe.com