Although application development tools are a 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 Scheid Vineyards business processes evolve, MobileFrame’s software has the ability to provide them 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 Scheid Vineyards to quickly deploy their Inventory Control Applications and make changes as needed, without time-consuming and expensive development efforts.

“For two years we have been asking for a change in one of our [previous] packaged applications, and it never makes it into the product. In MobileFrame I can have that done in a couple of hours. I am not a computer programmer and basically I have been able to run with this thing. In 5 weeks I went from not knowing anything about MobileFrame to having a fully deployed harvest inventory system”.

- Tyler Scheid, Viticulture Technology Coordinator.

“We love it when customers exploit our state-of-the-art technology in their business. Going mobile so quickly is a rarity in the mobile industry, but typical in our deployments — a fact that doesn’t go unrecognized across our network of over 350 global resellers. With over 1,400 successful MobileFrame customer deployments, MobileFrame has become the Gold Standard.”

- Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame CEO

About Scheid Vineyards

Scheid Vineyards, a family ran business located in Greenfield, California, is one of the largest independent growers of premium wine grapes. Their primary business is the production and sale of wine grapes and bulk wine to wine producers. Scheid Vineyards’ vision has always been to maintain and enhance quality without losing high production-rate capabilities. Their mission is to supply their winery clients with the grapes they need at an acceptable price and at the highest quality possible. For more information visit: http://www.scheidvineyards.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:
Danielle M. Mora
MobileFrame LLC
(408) 885-1200
dmora@mobileframe.com

Over the past several months we have been working very closely with a large Consumer Packaged Goods Distribution company that has been in the process of evaluating different mobile software vendors to replace their legacy route accounting system.

They are interested in not only replacing their existing system but they also wanted to find a single platform to provide the ability to build, deploy, manage, and support all of their mobile application needs.

After we showed them our pre-built Direct Store Delivery Apps, and conducted a demonstration of our platform.  Including building a completely new application, deploying it to a Windows Mobile Handheld, Windows Desktop, iPhone 4, and displaying the collected data and photos via the web all with them watching the development live. When we finished the Director of IT was so excited he said “you have found a way to innovate, not just replicate, what every other software vendor does”

The problem with many DSD solutions is that they can’t be customized easily for the customer’s own requirements without paying the vendor a fortune. And, what happens when a driver goes to deliver their product and the cooler is

broken? Our solution has a built in work order app so a technician can be dispatched to do the repair. We also offer apps for asset tracking and for conducting merchandising activities. Our suite of apps is integrated together so you can automate your entire enterprise.

We love showing how easy it is to build, deploy, manage, and support mobile applications using MobileFrame. If you would like to schedule a personalized demo immediately, please click here to schedule a demonstration.

• Database Setup Wizard.  This wizard helps users quickly and easily create a new MobileFrame database and set it up for use.  It will work with any/all databases supported by MobileFrame including SQL, Oracle and DB2 databases.
• Task Version History.  When you save a task (a mobile application), an automatic backup of that version will be generated and stored in the database.  You can review all versions of your tasks, rollback to a particular version, or export different versions of your task.
• Project Publisher.  With the new Project Publisher, Administrators can “publish” (export) entire Projects including mobile applications, enterprise data (static and dynamic), mobile workers, etc. This allows Administrators to move projects across servers from development to production and/or create complete backups of their projects.
• Desktop Administrator Preferences.  Customize the level of access granted to each Business Administrator in the MobileFrame system. With this feature, System Administrators have finely-tuned control over which features each Business Admin can access, from creating tasks to monitoring mobile workers to full administrative privileges.
• Restart the MobileFrame Client.  In addition to the full suite of Mobile Device Management features previously offered via our Remote Manager tool, Administrators now have the ability to remotely restart the MobileFrame Client on a mobile device – unloading MobileFrame from memory and re-starting just where a mobile worker left off.  With this feature, Administrators have an even greater level of control over devices in the field.
• Enhanced Step Editor. Administrators can now build applications directly from the Screen Designer – truly drag and drop mobile application development.  In addition, users can now add or edit steps from within workflow functions using step drop downs or insert step features – greatly simplifying and error-proofing the organic development process generally used by novice users.
• Advanced Photograph Functionality. Our new Change Photo function adds the ability to resize a photograph to specified dimensions and/or add captions to photographs.

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. As always, our patented Smart Architecture™ 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 continues to surpass all competitive offerings in the market place,” said Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame’s CEO and President. “There is simply no competitive technology that facilitates 100% Code Free Computing. This release continues to keep MobileFrame at the forefront of enterprise mobility, providing customers the most flexible and comprehensive mobility system in the market.”

For more information, or to obtain a copy of MobileFrame version 4.7, contact your MobileFrame Sales Rep or sales@mobileframe.com.

• Endless Professional Services Cycles (i.e. Development) – One company said that they have been trying to get their pilot started for the last year and a half. They’ve spent $100,000+ on Software and another $40,000+ on Hardware.  The hardware is still sitting in a corner collecting dust.
• Difficult to use Development Environments – Some of these groups purchased development environments that claimed to be easy to use. They weren’t. This naturally lead to issue #1 which is the need to pay for a lot of money for Professional Services.
• Lack of Product Documentation – This is something that most people don’t think about until its too late, but ALL of the organizations with failed implementations said that the lack of product  documentation (how to’s, wiki’s, frequently asked questions, installer guides,  etc.) rendered the already difficult to use Development Environment useless, which lead to the need to pay for Professional Services…
• Hidden Costs – one customer told me he thought that the provider he chose to develop his application was going to be the perfect fit – relatively affordable, solid, great product vision, and support.  However, when he needed to make a very simple change to his application (i.e. changing the label on a text box, and increasing the size of buttons), he was charged with 40 hours of development time.

If any of the above describes your organization I have good news….. MobileFrame can help you. Our development environment is easy to use.  Don’t believe me? Challenge us, send us your paper form, and we’ll build your application and demo it to you live on our very first phone call. Additionally, our professional services group has thousands of successful mobile implementations under their belts and can deliver your pilot in 2-4 weeks.  Not to mention we have a full suite of product related documentation, sample apps, online training, and support.  With the MobileFrame Platform, your company has the power to make changes to your application with our 100% code free mobile computing environment and deploy the changes out to the field in minutes. There are never any hidden costs and no need to pay us to make changes to your application.

If you are interested in having MobileFrame help you salvage your mobile project, contact us today!

Over the past several years I’ve witnessed many organizations travel down the same path, they focus almost 100% of their energies on incorporating mobile technology into their business, but fail to think about the full lifecycle of the project.  This kind of thinking is usually characterized by questions such as:

• What should phase 1 include?
• What should my workflow look like?
• What kinds of reports do we need?

These are all very important questions and should definitely be discussed BUT just thinking about the application itself and not the full lifecycle of the project is a recipe for disaster.   Here are a couple of things to think about:

• How do I roll out application updates?
• Do I need to re-compile the application and have it re-installed for every update?
• Will the device need to come back in from the field?
• What happens if the user is having a problem with his device?
• How can I troubleshoot the device remotely?
• How can I control which applications are installed on which devices?
• Which user has what device?

These questions and many others need to be answered before you deploy an application to the field.  Planning ahead and considering the full lifecycle of your mobile project, as well as partnering with a company that specializes in mobility will ensure a smooth and successful roll out.

For more info about MobileFrame and our MDM capabilities, request an online demo or contact us directly.

Phone: 408.885.1200  Email: Sales@MobileFrame.com