To minimize if not avoid data confidentiality compromise, I suggest that sales rep PDAs have a custom app that stores data, like sales leads or request for follow-up accounts. Then at the end of the day or the next day, update the head office by synching the head office with their PDAs.
The compromise would be that the head office will deal with data gathered 12hrs past. I can't say if your company accepts that. On 4/29/05, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Tito Mari Francis Esca�o > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What's the objective of the sales force mobile app? > > What device do > > they bring with them? PDAs? Laptops? Do they have to > > provide real-time > > information to the head office? > > We want to IT-equip our sales force to improve data > and information between them and the office. Right > now, they have nothing by way of IT hw except probably > their cellphones. We are looking into equipping them > with PDAs/Smartphones (XDA, Blackberry, SE P910i, > Nokia 9x00 Communicators, etc.). > > > > I suggest you look into SSH functionality if they > > bring laptops with > > them. Possibly avoiding data access confidentiality > > breach. Plus, you > > have less problem with their client apps. > > We only have a handful of people who have laptops, and > most of them are top management people. While they're > not our primary target users, any solution we deploy > should consider them as future users. > > Security is a top concern. One reason I am leaning > towards a VNC-type access is to limit the amount of > sensitive data that would be on the mobile units. > > > --- mike t. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Tito Mari Francis H. Esca�o Computer Engineer and GNU/Linux Proponent _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
