ARC Mobile Apps
Mobility is the key to business success in today's flexible, fast paced society. Mobile applications on today's smart phones and other wireless devices have revolutionized the capability and functionality of all workers on the go; from your home maintenance guy to your company's CEO. Smart phones; such as the iPhone and Google Android, facilitate employee productivity away from the office. This dramatic increase in the demand for mobile application has increased competition among developers of such applications. Innovation and technical competence in this area is the key to competitive success.

Mobile applications provide critical corporate data to employees so they have the ability to perform at a high standard away from the office. The true mobile application continues to work even when network connection is not available. Being "disconnected" from the network is not the fatal problem it normally is with these applications. This is critical for many workers away from the office.

Mobile applications are available that assist many mobile workers. For example:

• Managing client work programs,
• Access to critical company and client information,
• Video Conferencing,
• Organizing and saving important business contacts,
• Maintaining customer profile and equipment information,
• Obtaining real-time client product and system information.

This is but a subset of the types of information that may be required by your mobile team.

The key question for your business is; "What's it going to take to support our employees on the road as they work with business partners and interact with customers?" The first thing it takes is the most advanced; yet reliable, platform for your smart phones. The JAVA J2ME platform enables the creation of powerful applications that give you the ability to review and modify large amounts of data and information. Platforms such as Windows Mobile 2003 & Mobile 2003/SE, Windows Mobile 5.0, 6.0 & 6.1, Pocket PC 2002, 2003, Windows CE, and the Net Compact Framework will probably integrate best with your company's technology platform.

Smart phone applications are at their best when they include some kind of local data store. Either sequential or random access of data can be implemented to meet your needs. Keeping any important data on the device insulates the user from any network connection difficulties. As a result, all data operations are quicker and can take place at any time; meaning less frustration and higher productivity for your employee.

We have the knowledge and resources required to develop your mobile applications. We have experience with all the major manufacturers; Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Siemens. Our skill in the operating systems designed for these company's mobile devices is unsurpassed. Your smart phone application developer should also be able to create unique, custom applications to meet your specific requirements.

Mobile database applications often take longer and more skill to develop than their online-only equivalents because of the operating system used. Although the application operates in standalone mode, eventually some means of data exchange must take place between the local data store and one or more of the corporate servers. Your application software developer needs to be able to effectively test for the efficient data exchange. Any application component failing this test may delay the completion of the solution's development. Minimal use of network resources during the update of critical data is key to a well-designed application. This can also deliver significant overall network cost savings.

Our application development includes all the necessary project analysis, documentation, design, development and testing you will need to feel comfortable that all your requirements are being satisfied. Your success with our smart phone mobile application means we have met out objective.