Reducing Reliance on Paper 

Organizations have many business operations that increasing rely on the collection of high volumes of enterprise data. Furthermore, large-scale enterprises now need to do this without resorting to expensive paper based data collection methods to stay competitive.

Have you ever noticed how much work it actually takes to enter data from paper? Have you estimated the cost of re-keying information?

Pocket PCs/PDAs?

Handheld pocketPCs/PDAs offer such an improvement over pen and paper for carrying out data capture activities, such as audits and insections, that they cannot be ignored by organisations who want to stay competitive and cost efficient.

However, the solution is not always a simple as it may first appear. Pocket/PCs are common place and inexpensive however on their own the are as useful as a TV without a satellite dish!

The first mistake is to rush out and buy one of the many low cost 'hobby- type' software products. At first sight these products look attractive and compelling, but are they flexible enough for an enterprise solution? Can you define large question sets with complicated business logic? Can they cope with large scale audits? Do you need to be a programmer to create a production quality business solutions?

Professional Solutions

We are currently reviewing various 'professional' level data capture software solutions and will publish the results soon. If you have any suggestions or want to hear about our findings before we publish on this web site email us.