Jan 17

Using your iPad to accelerate sales and close deals

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FPX CPQ OnDemand® Goes Mobile

 

Generate Budgetary Quotes Anywhere via the Cloud and FPX

Accelerate sales by equipping your sales force with the FPX Budgetary Quotes mobile app, the most versatile and powerful mobile Configure-Price-Quote® solution available.

Combining the award-winning FPX CPQ OnDemand® solution with the latest in mobile application development best practices, the FPX Budgetary Quotes mobile app puts the full functionality of our robust suite of CPQ solutions in the palm of your hand, regardless of the device you’re holding.

With just a few clicks, the Budgetary Quotes mobile app enables sales professionals to instantly create clear and detailed budgetary proposals for prospects and customers when complex product configuration is required. The app automatically applies all pricing rules instantly during the process.

Each time a customer makes a selection, applies a selection filter, or chooses a quantity, the FPX configuration engine checks the status, price, and availability of that selection.  This ensures that selections are valid and that the resulting quote will be 100% accurate.

All data driving the app is centrally stored in FPX’s cloud-based solution. It provides one set of data for all the ways that your sales force sells – iPad®, CPQ OnDemand within Salesforce®, direct partner mode access, mobile, and more.  And it feeds into downstream processes rather than requiring re-work to process an order.

Put the power of FPX Configure-Price-Quote solutions in the palm of your hand via the cloud with the Budgetary Quotes mobile app, only from FPX.

 

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Feb 15

Android based NetBooks are just around the corner

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After iPhone OS powering a tablet device, we now have Google Android powering touchscreen netbooks… Compaq is looking at releasing the first Android SmartBook following on Acer’s lead earlier this month.

This is good news for users as the netbook should be one of the lowest priced machine out there but is also very good news for Android developers who will see a new world of opportunity appear in front of them.

The Smartbook will be powered by a Snapdragon Qualcomm CPU directly inherited from the smartphone world, sport a 10.1″ screen and is advertised as having a 12h+ battery life! WiFi and 3G connectivity are also obviously part of the deal as is a 16Gb SSD.

Watch this space for an increasing number of revolutionary products in the near future!

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Feb 02

New computing era: Apple Vs Google… Microsoft is a thing of the past

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ChromeOS on Google TableSeth Weintraub’s post on Computerworld today (Watch out iPad:Google’s Chrome OS tablet is coming soon) points out that Google’s Chrome OS has been showcased running on tablet and the Android Vs iPhone competition will soon be extended to Google Tablet Vs iPad hence shaping the upcoming clash of the titans between Apple and Google.

It is interesting to witness the emerging new era and computing and mobile communication shaping around these two giants. One can even start speculating that Microsoft although still by far the leader in “standard computers” will soon be a community from the past rather than a force driving forward. This competition is godsend to us users as it will spur a raft of technology and functionality which will soon become must have for companies and end users alike hence shaping a world of opportunity for the next decade.

Of course, Microsoft and “standard” manufacturers will soon try to get on board but will probably be mere followers providing budget copies of Apple and Google offsprings.

Jump to Mobilise your workforce, jump on the tablet bandwagon for some examples of productivity gain achieved through tablets.

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Jan 29

iPhone or Android, which mobile platform should we be developing for or targeting?

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The current craze for mobile applications is a massive opportunity for startups and individuals to jump on the band wagon and create a successful business or at least an important source of revenue. The dilemma is which platform to develop for.

The AppStore for the iPhone (and now iPad) offers access to millions and an exponentially growing number of prospects but is however already crowded with an a very large number of applications covering every functionality one currently can think of. Coming up with the “Killer App” already seems like a challenge and apart from games, most developers are actually pursuing the route of making better versions/copies of existing applications.

The stringent and somewhat excessive control that Apple places on the AppStore might also be a hurdle for startups and developers who might be investing a very large amount of time developing applications which will end up being rejected by Cupertino. Don’t get me wrong, the iPhone remains my favorite mobile platform and I can only wish to see the AppStore exponential growth carrying on and even accelerating. However, if one thinks of being a newbie on the mobile App development market, there maybe another route to go through first before attempting the iPhone market.

Android, although already a one year old solution is still to pick up the pace of the iPhone and its AppStore and may therefore be a better option for new entrants. Android currently offers a smaller number of prospects but with the system being adopted by more and more handset manufacturer will soon pick up a decent share of the smartphone market place. The current advantage of Android is that the number of applications available is still limited compare to the iPhone, therefore offering less competition for new ideas (or for porting ideas from existing iPhone apps… but I never said this…) and also does not impose the stringent controls that Apple imposes.

Entrepreneurship in the mobile application space is still a lucrative solution, however, depending on the size of one’s shoulder, Android may appear a better solution than the iPhone at the moment.

If entrepreneurship is not  what you are thinking of and you are still looking to become a mobile app developer on salary for an existing company wishing to offer an application to its existing customers then the iPhone still is the technology to go for with many company already offering dedicated iPhone apps to view accounts, pay bills, stay up to date with latest news and upgrade existing products and services, but keep in mind even there Android will soon be a necessary channel as well.

The growing competition between the iPhone and Android promises a landfill of opportunities for entrepreneur, companies and users that will keep getting better and better for a very long time still.

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