Abstract
In this paper we investigate the use of mobile phone as an inspection\ntool for field force workers. The paper presents the architecture and\nour experiences with the development and use of a pilot solution for\nNokia as a point of sale (POS) review tool. The main focus is on dealing\nwith the special issues faced in the mobile environment and on providing\nthe solution as a service. XForms and the underlying messaging framework\nprovided a good interface for the users and transparent connectivity\nwith the server side. The main lessons learned was that mobile phone can\nbe a good inspection tool but needs carefully planned user interface,\nthe system has to have offline functionality in cases where is no\nnetwork coverage and XForms provided a good solution for making quick\nchanges into the forms when needed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops/Symposia, AINAW'07 |
| Publisher | IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| Pages | 617-622 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-7695-2847-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |