Publishing an app to the Android Market developed with PhoneGap is simple
enough that it shouldn't be a reason to not pursue that vein. I do know
that not everybody wants/needs an app on the market (i.e. we developed an
inventory lookup app for a small internal sales staff. They didn't want
the app on the market because it was for internal/remote use only)
One thing I realized while doing mobile development is that we shouldn't
necessarily be looking to do or transfer traditional ERP functions to the
mobile device but instead realize what NEW apps we can create that weren't
possible before.
For example, with the latest mobile devices they all have cameras (still
shot and video) and GPS capabilies - what could a company use those
capabilities for to make a customer experience better?
I recently learned that Lowes (or HomeDepot, I don't remember) is working
on a mobile app that customers can download and it shows a complete layout
of the store. It shows where you are currently located (using GPS) and
allows you to quickly query for a product and gives directions to the exact
isle/shelf and inventory status.
Or what about turning every smart phone into a credit card machine (
https://squareup.com). Imagine how this changes the farmers market or
in-home tupperware parties?
We live in a very exciting time and are only limited by our own creativity
as to how much we can help existing IBM i shops. Do you have an example
business you could convey so we could theorize mobile app possibilities?
Aaron Bartell
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog
www.OpenRPGUI.com
www.SoftwareSavesLives.com
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Henrik Rützou <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Aaron,
I do agree if you are in the APP business, but how many IBM I shops are in
the APP business? I do believe that most in general are running B2B ERP
solutions and their use of the platform thereby reflects their business
needs.
midrange.com
