Merit North West Presents 'Mobilise your Workforce, the Mobile Phone Has Changed' September 26, 2007

Guest Speaker: Antony Morse of O2

Member cost: FREE
Non member cost: FREE

The advent of new mobile data solutions has changed the way we work. Being able to access Email on the move is now a necessity for businesses. New technologies make accessing your office applications whilst out in the field a reality and provide a valuable service. Software and devices are constantly being developed to increase the remote users productivity. But what is right for your business?

At this FREE presentation Antony Morse of O2 will look at the current mobile services, the challenges in accessing office systems in the field and introduce some new services designed to assist with other aspects of out of the office communications. Antony will be on hand to offer advice and support on how to guide your business through the steps of mobilising your office. The specific challenges which will be addresesed are:

• Information capture in the field – delays in processing, rushed inaccurate reporting
• Tracking of employees and their workflow
• Security of remote assets and information
• High fuel costs to deliver paperwork to the office or just login
• Lost records and high cost of paper storage and retrieval
• Duplication of work to enter information into systems
• Increasingly mobile staff across all areas of the business – some difficulty in technology adoption

Antony will be on hand to offer advice and support on how to guide your business through the steps of mobilising your office. The presentation will look closer at the range of services currently available:

• Field force automation - Workflow
• Digital Pen
• Satellite Navigation
• Fleet Management, Tracking, Full and Basic
• Sales Force Automation – Client Data Bases
• Basic Workflow – Email job allocation
• Converged Devices – Multiple applications
• Email

Official Website: http://www.merit.org.uk/events/showevent.asp?recordid=137