Re: iSeries and PDA

There are two issues that must be resolved first:

1. How to communicate with the Iseries(cell phone,RF,etc,etc)
   (you could even do sat comm but $$$$ could be a issue)

2. What sort of mobile device to use(Palm,etc,etc.)

Knowing the communication method will decide what will be
used in step 2.

Lots of solutions in a urban environment, but this sounds
like a farm in the middle of the country with limited
communication methods. I know cell phones are used widely
in Europe so a "smart phone" might be a possibility. Using
a cell phone with web connections, you might have somthing
to work with.




Simonse, Arco (CMK) wrote:

To the List,

My company wants to give some of our fieldworkers access to our iSeries
RPG applications via a PDA. I have to investigate what the possibilities
are.
The applications that are involved in this project are all good old 5250
programs, but can be rewritten if neccessary.
Since I have zero experience with PDA's, or other mobile devices, I
would like to know where to start to become a usefull insight in this
way of working.
Don't know where to start my investigations. I googled some time for
this, but with minimal result.
Can someone point me in the right direction? Any links, hints or other
related stuff would be very appreciated.