Personal Digital Assistant PDAs

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Personal Digital Assistant PDAs

• The faster, easier and more effective way to
  communicate within a company!

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What is a PDA?

• A handheld device combining computing,
  telephone/fax, Internet and networking features
• Can function as a cellular phone, fax sender, Web
  browser, personal organizer
• Can run various applications including
  spreadsheet, word processor, financial management
  software, database etc.

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What is a PDA

• Ability to Synchronize data between mobile and
  desktop environments
• Can react to Input by using voice recognition
  technologies, a keyboard or through handwriting
  recognition using a Pen-based application

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Advantages

• Increased Connectivity
• Better Resource Planning
• Frees up Storage Space - Environmentally Friendly
• Decreased Cost of Supplies
• Increased Internal Efficiency and Workflow

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Advantages

• Shared Access
• Web or Internet Access
• Provides Remote Access to Documents
• Disaster Recovery
• Increased Inventory tracking and control
• Stylish

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Disadvantages

• Battery Life
• Security Issues
• Unequal Quality of Work
• Virus Transmission
• Cost of Implementation
• Necessity of New Learning

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Total Cost of Ownership

• Capital Costs 60 of the total cost
• Operation 30 of the total cost
• Administrative Expenses 10 of the total cost
• TCO / PDA 3000/year

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Training

• Basic Introductory Training Necessary to
  familiarize employees with operating system
  application and Graffiti handwriting software
• Paraben Forensic Tools two day course
  teaching the fundamentals
• Peer-to Peer Training

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Implementation

• Remain sensitive to corporate culture
• Ensure user willingness
• Ensure compatibility with current IT System
• Distribute PDA to all accounting FAG members and
  SMG with plans on further distribution throughout
  the company

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Implementation
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Risks of Implementation

• Users inability and unwillingness to use new
  technology
• Force the change of current processes
• Learning Curve for Users
• Incompatibility with current system used
  throughout 240Co
• Security Issues

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Support

• Palm community on the Web
• http//www.mytechsupport.ca/category/pda.html
• PDA providers offer online help and 1-800
  customer support telephone numbers
• I.e Palm offers complimentary support for
  Palm.Net customers for 90 120 days after
  purchase

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Recommendation

• Implement PDAs
• Advantages outweigh the disadvantages
• PDA will allow us to do three critical
  activities
• increase productivity
• increase revenue
• improve communication accuracy