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Mobile Technology (Joining the Smartphone Revolution) Todd Althouse – Beacon Software. www.dispatchanywhere.com 866-437-6653. The Way it Used to Be. Expensive Proprietary Solutions. Technology is quickly outdated. Before 2011. Proprietary Solutions cost thousands of dollars - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Mobile Technology (Joining the Smartphone Revolution) Todd Althouse – Beacon Software

Mobile Technology(Joining the Smartphone Revolution)

Todd Althouse – Beacon Software

www.dispatchanywhere.com866-437-6653

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The Way it Used to Be

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Expensive Proprietary Solutions

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Technology is quickly outdated

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Before 2011Proprietary Solutions cost thousands of dollars

They only worked on specific hardware

They were outdated and no spare parts available

Problematic at best

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Welcome to 2011

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2 Important things to remember about technology

1. It will be outdated in 6 months or less

2. It will fail at some point and replacement parts may or may not be available

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it – Is not the best philosophy when it comes to technology!!!!

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What to do1. Choose technologies that will grow with your

business2. Choose a solution that allows you to get newer

hardware as it becomes available 3. Choose hardware that is inexpensive and easily

replaced when lost, broken or worn out.

Smart Phones and Tablets can do all 3

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Mobile Dispatching

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Mobile Dispatch GPS Tracking

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Mobile Call Details and TowSpec

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Take photos before you tow

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Mobile Credit Card

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Signature Capture and Receipt Printing

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Bar Code Scanning???

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Works on Smartphones and Tablets

Beta testing NOW on IPhone, IPad, Android (phones and tablets)

Blackberry and Windows 7 – Early 2012

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Live Demos(DispatchAnywhere Mobile Driver)

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ConclusionsThere will be 450 million smartphone sold in this year.

They expect nearly 631 million per year by 2015.There will be 10 million tablets sold this year and 50

million expected in 2012The cost is going to continue to come down. So the

smartphone and tablets will definitely become part of our everyday lives.

Please stop by the BEACON SOFTWARE booth to see smartphone and tablet demos

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