Hi Steve We have a PDA solution for in-truck invoicing, email access, etc, that works well. However a PDA won't be adequate for displaying drawings.
>From your description it sounds as if you need a briefcased job tracking / invoicing >system. We have long experience with briefcased systems and they work well if they >are kept simple. However if you can get away with only operating when on line I know of a couple of good web based systems using PHP that are browser based. You should also be able to get a drawing system that can output the drawings as JPEG or similar which again can be accessed with a browser. >From my experience I would avoid remote access solutions like PC Anywhere or VNC - >they are great for remote control, but lousy for operational work. If you want more info on the in-truck job invoicing system contact me off list. Regards Stephen -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Barker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 28 May 2004 1:05 p.m. To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' Subject: [DUG] remote access options Hi all, I've got a request at present from a customer who has rapidly grown from a one-man tradesman company to employing a dozen or more staff, some in the office, some working from another office and some on site (construction). They need hardware and software to enable easy access to quotes, jobs, drawings, email etc from remote sites. Some of these sites will not have broadband, and they will need laptop/gprs or pda/gprs type solutions. Before I get started researching, does anyone have any ideas or opinions or know of any existing solutions on: 1. remote access using pcAnywhere, VNC etc (too slow to be feasible over dialup?) 2. Terminal Services - is it practical to use over dial-up or gprs? 3. Remote printing - they may need to print quotes/Invoices from the truck. 4. Redevelop a web interface to their software (or parts of it) so direct data entry can be done with a browser, and therefore a pda. 5. Laptop users with full software/data and a synchronisation method back to the office DB - preferably over dial-up. (Briefcase) 6. Develop PDA cut down version of their software with similar synchronisation. What does everyone else do for remote users of their software? thanks, Steve _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Disclaimer : This communication contains information that is confidential and the copyright of ensynergy Limited or a third party. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies and telephone ensynergy Limited on +64 9 3551591 immediately. If you are the intended recipient of this communication you should not copy, disclose or distribute this communication without the authority of ensynergy Limited. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of ensynergy Limited. Except as required by law, ensynergy Limited does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
