Over the past several years, smartphones running various operating systems have become pervasive in the business world, allowing users to send and receive e-mail, access the internet, manage documents, etc.  While slowing in popularity, PDA's and handheld devices also offer wireless connectivity using Wi-Fi or the internet and support robust solutions for use in retail, wholesale, and manufacturing environments.

All of these devices are now routinely used to collect and share data, and peripherals such as bar-code scanners, credit card readers and small-footprint wireless printers have made smartphones and handhelds invaluable tools for today's workforce.

N-Sight recognized these trends early on and has spent the past seven years promoting development of smartphone and handheld-based business solutions.  These solutions work in several different ways.  The more traditional applications allow data to be downloaded onto the user's device, modified while the user is out of the office or on the road, and used to update the main database when the users return to the office or while still out in the field.  Others allow for access to data on a real-time basis using a mobile-oriented interface either through a local area network or over the web.

In 2007, FileMaker ceased support for FileMaker Mobile, which provided support for both the Palm-OS and Windows Mobile/Pocket PC, as well as support for Symbol Technologies bar-code scanners.  However, N-Sight continues to work with users that have deployed FileMaker Mobile as part of their database solutions.

N-Sight also supports more robust handheld databases, including HanDBase, which provides the ability to work with Blackberry devices, Windows Mobile devices, Symbian OS devices, Palm OS devices, and most recently, the iPhone.  Using HanDBase's SyncExchange for ODBC, HanDBase's handheld databases can be synchronized with FileMaker desktop or server applications operating in Windows or Mac OS environments.

Finally, N-Sight is proud to be an official Symbol Technologies Business Partner and a Palm OS developer.

To learn more about how N-Sight has put smartphones and other handheld devices to work for its clients, look at our Case Studies section.

To discuss possible smartphone or PDA solutions for your organization or business, please call us toll-free at 1.877.720.8115 or locally at 404.847.9595, click here to send us an e-mail, or click here to go to our web form.

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