Motorola Solutions recently announced the new MC2100 Series Mobile Computer.  The MC2100 is ideal for inventory management and price management applications and key features include:

• 3 types of scan engines that provide industry-leading scanning performance
• Lightweight and ergonomic design
• Rugged design to withstand drops and tumbles that also boasts an IP54 sealing rating
• Integrated TEAM Express Push-to-Talk client

Stay tuned for more information about the MC2100 Series.

Let’s Get Mobile!  Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. for information about inventory management and price management solutions.

The Express Carriers Association (ECA) 2012 MarketPlace will held April 10-12 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, IL.  Be sure to save the date!  The ECA MarketPlace is an annual conference for shippers and carriers to learn about the latest developments in the express delivery industry as well as the opportunity to network and form logistical partnerships.

DecisionPoint will be attending the show in Booth #22 to provide information about our MobileArc™ Courier Solutions that utilize the latest mobile software and technologies to eliminate delivery errors, meet customer expectations and drive workforce productivity.

We hope to see you at the show.  Stay tuned for more information about the solutions we’ll be exhibiting during the show as we get closer.

Let’s Get Mobile!  Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. to learn about our end-to-end mobile solutions designed for the express delivery industry.

Aberdeen Research Group recently polled 200 field service firms to understand the ways they manage their mobile workforces and handle scheduling and route optimization.  67 percent of respondents cited workforce productivity and utilization as one of the greatest pressures that they face.  Additionally, 47 percent of respondents claimed that the most common reason a service request wasn’t completed during the first visit was because a necessary part wasn’t available.

Mobile field service solutions provide the real-time information technicians need to improve productivity and also automates the process of assigning the right technician to the job, at the right time and with the right parts. The survey also reported the average results for best-in-class companies utilizing flexible scheduling and optimization solutions:

• 90 percent meet response or completion times compared to all others at 74 percent
• Average workforce utilization is 74 percent compared to all others at 60 percent

Let’s Get Mobile!  Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. for additional information about our MobileArc™ Field Service solutions that improve workforce utilization and first time fix rates.

A few weeks back we announced that DecisionPoint would be joining Motorola Solutions in their partner booth during the National Retail Federation Annual Convention and EXPO.  If you’re attending NRF 2012, be sure to stop by Booth #1702 and visit with DecisionPoint in Pod #29 Jan. 16-17.

Map our booth location.

DecisionPoint’s focus will be on improving productivity and enhancing the shopping experience in the retail store.  We’ll be exhibiting Android-based order management applications on the recently unveiled Motorola ET1 Enterprise Tablet.  Demonstrations include In-Aisle Ordering and a Create Your Look application.  Visit our dedicated NRF 2012 webpage for more details on these demonstrations.

We hope to see you at the show!  If you won’t be attending you can learn more about our mobile retail solutions on the DecisionPoint website.

Let’s Get Mobile!  Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. for additional information about our mobile solutions for retailers.

If you’ve visited the DecisionPoint website recently, you may have noticed a new feature.  We’re pleased to let you all know that we’ve added search capability to our website so you can quickly find the information you’re looking for. 

Be sure to try it out!

Let’s Get Mobile!  Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. for additional information about our enterprise mobility solutions.

DecisionPoint Systems would like to wish you a happy and safe New Year!  We will return next Tues. with our regularly scheduled post.

Let’s Get Mobile!  Start the New Year off right and contact DecisionPoint Systems to learn more about our end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions.

In our Dec. 5th post I provided a great video from Motorola Solutions that showcased some of the many retail applications the ET1 Enterprise Tablet is designed for.  Ready to learn more about the retail tablet that meets the needs of both the customer and the enterprise?

Download the Motorola ET1 Enterprise Tablet Retail Brochure for additional information about the versatile ET1 tablet that offers enterprise functionality for retailers.

Let’s Get Mobile!  Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. for additional information about our mobile retail solutions that provide everything needed for success—from software to hardware to support.

During a recent webinar, presented by Retail TouchPoints, titled “The Road to In-Store Mobile Commerce,” Steve Rowen, of RSR Research, shared key findings from the company’s 2011 edition of its annual store benchmark survey.  Survey findings showed that 70% of respondents have utilized technology-enabled touch points for store associates for more than a year, a significant increase from 49% in 2010.  And 25% of respondents said they now are providing store managers with mobile technology-enabled touch points, up from 14% in 2010.

According to Rowen, mobile technology presents a prime opportunity for retailers to increase foot traffic and drive in-store engagement.  In fact, 73% of retailers said “deeper customer engagement that builds loyalty through mobile channels is the most valuable opportunity we have today.”

Let’s Get Mobile!  Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. for additional information about our mobile retail solutions that enhance the shopping experience and drive loyalty.

We would like to wish you all safe and happy holidays!  We will return next week with our regularly scheduled blog post.

In past posts I’ve provided information about the multiple benefits that GPS solutions provide, such as fuel savings, increased security and improved driver productivity.  DecisionPoint’s partner GeoMicro offers 3 Software as a Service products that quickly enable you to achieve desired ROI for your field workforce automation deployment.

• Mobium GPS turns any Windows Mobile handheld computer and smartphone into a GPS navigation system with turn-by-turn, GPS guided and voice prompted route guidance.
• Mobium GPS Fleet Tracking System records the movements of all the vehicles in a customer’s fleet with current location, historical (breadcrumbing) data and geofencing and alert options.
• AltaMap Routing Engine provides route optimization designed and developed to create routes based on user-specified origins, waypoints, and destinations. It provides turn-by-turn driving directions, distance, and estimated drive times for the U.S. and Canada.

Let’s Get Mobile!  Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. to learn more about integrating turn-by-turn navigation, GPS tracking and route optimization into your operations.