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Discover how QAD's Enterprise Applications optimize mobile devices, such as iPads, for seamless business operations and collaboration. Benefit from unified user experiences and simplified BI dashboards tailored for mobile usability. Future-proof your business with QAD's innovative tools.
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QAD Enterprise Applications and Mobile Devices Steve Lamb - QAD
Gartner: iPad to dominate • Tablet sales expected to surge this year • iPad to dominate the holiday • Forcast 63.6 M units. 264% jump from last year • Apple accounts for 73% of tablets sold • Apple delivers unified user experience
Gartner: iPad to dominate • Google’s Android Predicted – 17% sales • 3% bump from 2010 • Tablet sales will hit 326.3 M by 2015 • 45% credited to iPad • http://usat.ly/qfpiva
Survey results of Mobile Employees • 16.3 % already own an iPad • 33.2 % plan to purchase in the next 6 months • 59.8% plan to use it for work InfoWorld - 2010
Trends in Industry • Most popular device • News • Digital Publishing • Netbook sales are dropping • Higher conversion rate for eCommerce • Adopted for commercial applications
Where do we see them? • Financial Services • Retail • Hospitals • All manner of field forces • 50% of Fortune 100 are evaluating
Types of devices (Tablets) • iPads • Android O/S • Windows Compact Embedded 7
Mobile Portal – native QAD BI App for iPad • Navigate BI dashboards while on the road • Navigate available dashboards • Consult BI charts • Zoom in on charts • Drill down into underlying charts • Seamless experience between iPad and PC • Graphs content is identical on iPad or on Web browser, providing a seamless experience when switching between iPad and PC • Simplified for optimal mobile usability • Since mobile users have a typical different usage pattern, iPad dashboards are simplified • Graphs only (no grids or other visual items) • No parameter bars
Mobile Portal – native QAD BI App for iPad • Mobile Collaboration • Users can view, browse and search the collaboration forums and topics • Users can post own new topics or comment on existing topics • Seamless experience between iPad and PC • Collaboration Forums and topics are identical on iPad or on Web browser, providing a seamless experience when switching between iPad and PC
Mobile Portal – other platforms • Android Tablets / Phones • No native App • Android users can access the standard BI portal in their web browsers if their Android device supports Flash
Mobile Portal – other platforms • iPhone & Blackberry • Currently NOT supported • Future support to be determined based on customer feedback
What is required to make this work • VPN – Secure network • Citrix or Terminal Services • BI is in the Apple App store but you will need BI on your environment
Thank you Steve Lamb – QAD sfl@qad.com 610-429-1758