Case Studies
Case Studies From Vendor Web Sites
- iMobile Data
Synchronization Case Studies
Data synchronization software helps Maersk
cut transmission costs by 95%, improved management information quality and
reliability, and boosted customer service. Download
full case study.
Cisco utilized Synchrologic's iMobile Suite
for synchronizing contact management data between PDA devices and eSales
database. Download
full case study.
Cingular (formerly Bell South
Wireless Data) - Interactive messaging,
corporate e-mail applications, telemetry, wireless broker application. For
more info on Cingular's Wireless Data Business Solutions (no case studies), click here.
CDPD Forum - For
mobile case studies based on CDPD, click on Wireless Data Forum
CDPD Forum pages describe the following customer cases :
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Maryland National Capital Park - law enforcement
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Princeton Medical Center
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Klock Kart Retail
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Mesa Energy Systems - field force automation
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The Toro Company - lawn care equipment company
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Dine 1-1 serving take-out for 450 every day
AIDC Case Studies
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Go to AIDC
Case Study pages
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Frontline Solutions (AIDC
Event Organization Company) Case Studies
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Symbol
Case study pages - Do a keyword search there to get a complete list
IBM Case Studies - For mobile case studies
from IBM, click here. The following customer profiles are described:
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Delta
Air Lines -Customer service
improves with wireless technology.
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Penn
State - Penn State IT students use
DB2 Everyplace database on Palm Pilot and DB2 Universal Edition on the
backend server to create virtual store.
Singapore
Ministry of Home Affairs - Public Safety
Application - Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) equipped with wireless modems,
Mobitex mobile data network and two IBM RS/6000 as communication gateways
coupled with eNetwork Wireless middleware.
Time
Warner - Field service person dispatch application - Very good
business justification numbers cited - 12 technicians completed 2721 more
service calls in three months, late arrival fee avoided and more. Utilizes
IBM ThinkPad notebooks and AS/400 backend server.
Singapore's
Fraser Security - Mobile Stock Trading -
Motorola phones with SIM card access backend application database (IBM DB2
Universal database, and Lotus Domino web server)
Netherlands
National Police - MobiPol Public Safety application allows police
officers access to six databases (Uses IBM's eNetwork wireless gateway,
Mobitex network)
Arizona Public
Utility Service - Wireless field service dispatch solution for public
utility workers using IBM eNetwork Wireless Gateway and IBM eNetwork
Emulator Express
KUSA 9News, Denver
- KUSA reporters with vehicle-mounted and laptop computers can directly
access the newsroom's servers to research, compose and edit their stories
- all in real-time. MobileLogic, a value added reseller of AT&T
Wireless, uses the company's CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) wireless
IP network to link KUSA's six mobile teams to the newsroom.
WebSphere-based OLTP System
(PDF) - Streamlines System Architecture and Improves Customer Service at Cable & Wireless.
Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Limited
(PDF) - Rolls Mobile Service Into the Operating Room.
MobiComp
Sales Force Automation (PDF) - Spreads pervasive computing with DB2 Everyplace.
JB
Hunt - Trucking Company (PDF) - Using IBM CICS and Direct
Talk/2, company boosts productivity for its drivers.
Kaifeng securities
- Kaifeng Securities launches mobile stock trading with WAPHead!
Handelsbanken
- Swedish Bank enters mobile phone e-business era.
Banesto
- Spain's Banesto provides mobile banking.
Allgemeines Rechenzentrum
(ARZ) - Wireless Banking using java technology for new service offerings.
Palm,
Inc. - There are a number of case studies listed on Palm
Inc. web site for Palm-based applications. Go to
MobileInfo's Handheld case study page and to Palm
Inc. web site for more.
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