RE: Hand-helds to communicate to iSeries

Have you tried the apps on the PalmOne Treo650?
http://www.palmone.com/us/products/smartphones/treo650/ It runs Java
Micro Edition and has a Javascript-capable browser in addition to plenty
of email options and other Palm apps.  Provisioned to SprintPCS,
unlimited data via cel is $15/month.  Not bad since you can also use the
data side for email & other stuff.

I'm sure the browser can be locked down if you don't want them surfing
the net.

I use the Mochasoft 5250 emulator (
http://www.mochasoft.dk/tn5250palm.htm ) on mine.  I also have a VPN
client, terminal services client, Word/Excel/Powerpoint editor, and
Acrobat PDF viewer.  And it's my USB/Bluetooth flash drive.  Away from
work, I use it for MP3s & games.  In theory, they can be upgraded to
support Push-to-Talk a la Nextel but Sprint hasn't rolled that feature
out yet.  You can also get PDAnet which lets you use the unit as a
cellular modem for a PC.

Hunt me down at COMMON if you want to take a look.

John A. Jones, CISSP
Americas Information Security Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
V: +1-630-455-2787  F: +1-312-601-1782
john.jones@xxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:20 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Hand-helds to communicate to iSeries

I've got a client for whom we built an application several years ago. It
uses Palm Pilots for data collection, and then the user transmits the
data to/from the iSeries using his cell phone as a modem. Works
flawlessly.

Some of those old Palm Pilots are wearing out, and we have been unable
to get new Palm Pilots to run the application properly. The application
was built using Satellite Forms. The communications piece was custom
built. 
The client is now wondering if there might be a more modern and more
easily supportable method out there. One requirement is that they do not
want to incur monthly wireless charges if they can use the cell phones
as a modem, nor do they want the foremen who carry these devices to surf
the net.

Any and all suggestions are invited. Thanks

Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
708-670-6978  Cell
pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
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