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Data-Entry Time Drops 87% With Digital Pen Use
Tetra Tech is a provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services. Its teams work with various agencies across the United States on environmental projects, disaster management, and emergency response. By Field Technologies magazine  Continue Reading..
The Most Detrimental Mistake You Can Make With Your Mobile Deployment
Happy New Year! You might expect me to use this column to discuss what I think the trends for 2012 will be, but I’m going to leave that up to the analysts this year. Instead, I’d like to use this column to revisit a topic that we’ve discussed many times — but one that somehow remains regularly ignored. By Sarah Howland, Editor In Chief, Field Technologies magazine  Continue Reading..
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The Panasonic Toughpad: Where Sleek And Strong Meet
Early this year, I wrote a column about the iPad’s role in field service (to read the article click here). It seemed at that time that while the tablet form factor was going to remain popular throughout 2011 and beyond, the iPad just isn’t tough enough for many of the outside-the-four-walls applications we cover. At the end of the column I posed the question - what about a rugged iPad? While such a product hasn’t been introduced, I recently...  Continue Reading..
Field Mobility 2012: How Real Users Are Leveraging Mobile Technologies
This special 16-page report provides firsthand insight from Field Technologies readers on the technologies they're currently using, plan to use in the future, and the features and functionality they feel are most important when purchasing mobile solutions. Field Technologies magazine  Continue Reading..
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Should Employees Be Allowed To Use Their Own Devices For Work?
As mobile devices continually increase in popularity on the consumer side, companies face mounting pressure from tech-savvy employees to allow them to use the device of their choice at work. By Sarah Howland, Editor In Chief, Field Technologies magazine  Continue Reading..
2012 — The Year Of Service Delivery Automation
The preliminary results of The Service Council’s 2011 service delivery automation survey reveal that as service organizations begin to expand their portfolio of offerings, they recognize the need for expanding their reliance on service delivery automation tools. By John Carroll, The Service Council  Continue Reading..
New Safety Analytics Can Build A Fleet's Bottom Line
A myriad of independent studies have repeatedly demonstrated the obvious tie between fleet safety performance indicators and accidents involving commercial vehicles. By Drew Hamilton, Teletrac  Continue Reading..
Field Service Phones Can't Only Be Smart, They Need To Be Tough Too
Service, delivery, and other businesses are turning to smartphones to make their mobile workers more responsive and efficient. By Roger Cresswell, Intermec  Continue Reading..
Take GPS Beyond Dispatch Optimization
Real-time location data has been a boon for field service operations and fleet management. By accessing up-to-the-minute tracking information on technicians and vehicles, companies can improve routing and dispatching efficiency, and easily locate technicians and equipment for emergency calls. By Brian Albright, Field Technologies magazine  Continue Reading..
Fleet Tracking Pays Security Dividends
Fleet operators usually deploy GPS-based tracking solutions to improve dispatching or optimize vehicle routing. By Brian Albright, Field Technologies magazine  Continue Reading..

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