Tag: mobile

Clarify on a mobile device

July 13, 2012 Seen in the wild – Clarify on an old-school mobile device:

January 17, 2012 The question has come up a few times: can I use Dovetail on a tablet? Well, Dovetail Mobile supports mobile devices, and a tablet is a mobile device, so it should work, right? Yes, indeed it does. Our Dovetail Mobile app works great on tablets. And for and for those Clarify customers who want to access their Clarify system via smartphones and tablets, Dovetail Mobile is a great choice for this. We’ve certainly seen more and more organizations allowing employees to use their own devices, so having apps that are compatible with a user’s device is important. Web apps are a great choice for this. I’ve captured a few screenshots using a few different devices (iPad, Kindle Fire, and a Motorola Xoom), so you can see that Dovetail is compatible with a variety of tablets. iPad Kindle Fire …

Case Study: Pulte Group talks about their use of Dovetail Mobile and Dovetail Seeker

April 3, 2011 Eddie Surabian, Manager of Information Services of Pulte Group, talks about their use of the Dovetail Suite for Clarify, specifically Dovetail Mobile and Dovetail Seeker. [hr] What does your company do? Pulte Group is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. Which Dovetail applications does Pulte use? We have implemented Dovetail Agent, Dovetail Admin, Dovetail Mobile, Dovetail Seeker, Dovetail Rulemanager, and Dovetail SchemaEditor, and are now in the process of implementing Dovetail Carrier for processing emails. Tell us about your use of Dovetail Mobile and how it's working. We have a large number of field support engineers and having the ability to manage support casework on blackberries and smartphones has greatly improved our response times to our business customers . What did you use before Dovetail Mobile and why did you switch? Before the mobile agent we used paging to notify…

Employees expect mobile access

March 3, 2011 In the webinar on Mobile solutions that I hosted this week, I covered not only the explosive growth of mobile, but also the need, preference, and even demand! for mobile solutions by employees. This includes a preference for the tools that optimize their productivity – including mobile access and use of their own tools, such as their own devices. Dan Ortega from Sybase has a great post titled Mobile Workers and an IT Role Reversal. His post further emphasizes the points I discussed this week. A few of my favorite tidbits from his article: It’s no surprise that they [consumers] are putting intense pressure on their employers to enable more job-related tasks on their devices. They don’t have the patience to wait for corporate IT to set a policy for their device, nor are they willing to carry and use…

Mobile webinar follow-up

March 1, 2011 Big Thanks! to all those that attended today’s webinar on Mobile solutions for Clarify / Dovetail. We had a rockin’ good turnout, and some great questions from attendees. Presentation Mobile systems for Clarify & Dovetail on Prezi More Info on Dovetail Mobile Marketing: https://clarify.dovetailsoftware.com/user-applications/mobile/ Technical: http://dovetal.es/dtMobile Additional Questions? Feel free to contact me. We can discuss Mobile, Clarify, Dovetail, debate Fender vs. Gibson, or just about whatever. Call for Ideas Have an idea for a topic for a future session? Please share! We'd love to hear your ideas. Interested in presenting, or co-presenting a session? That would be great! You can leave a comment here, or drop me an email at gary@dovetailsoftware.com

Reminder: Mobile Solutions webinar this week

February 28, 2011 Just a little reminder that I will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday of this week discussing Mobile Solutions for Clarify & Dovetail systems. Topics Uses for mobile applications within your support team Using mobile and other light-weight applications to extend system access to others in your organization Mobile web versus native applications Use of SMS and other mobile and telephony technologies Co-existence with existing client applications Dovetail Mobile – an overview and demonstration When Tuesday, March 1, 2011 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Central Time) Register Register at: https://dovetailsoftwareevents.webex.com/dovetailsoftwareevents/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=662158209

Native vs. Web Mobile Applications for Amdocs/Clarify

February 23, 2011 It's hard to miss all the changes going on in the mobile phone world lately. Every time you read the news there is something about Apple's iPhone, Google's Android or their respective ecosystems. For me it's been a validation of sorts because I was one of those guys that paid $600 for my first iPhone. Ever since then, I've been fascinated by and watched the smart phone business and things are really getting interesting. There are massive changes taking place as the incumbents struggle to adjust to new players. The stakes are huge because the market, even in its infancy, is already enormous. Having a networked computer in your pocket that is also a phone is incredibly compelling and it seems quite clear to me that it's true what many are saying, that soon smart phone users will outnumber “feature…

Webinar: Mobile solutions for Clarify & Dovetail systems

February 9, 2011 90% of IT managers are planning to implement new mobile applications in 2011. [1] Organizations are constantly being challenged with increasing employee productivity and decreasing costs, while simultaneously increasing customer satisfaction. Customers expectations from vendors are higher than ever – expecting near real-time support by knowledgeable agents. Mobile CRM solutions allow organizations to stay connected to their customers – anytime, anywhere. Mobile CRM apps allow for real-time access to customers, support information, and your knowledgebase, all in the palm of your hand. Mobile applications can help in the quest for decreased costs, increased customer satisfaction, and even improved employee satisfaction. Topics In this complimentary webinar, we’ll cover: 50% of organizations say that employee demand is driving the adoption of new mobile applications. [1] Uses for mobile applications within your support team Using mobile and other light-weight applications to extend system…

Now available: Dovetail Mobile 2.0

September 30, 2010 Dovetail Mobile Agent 2.0 is now available. New functionality in Dovetail Mobile Agent includes: Subcase Functionality (creating, editing, closing, workflow, logging of phone calls, emails and notes, searching, privileges, etc.) Password Reset, allowing a user to reset their own password, should it be lost or forgotten Searching of files and attachments (case attachments, solution attachments, etc.) using Dovetail Seeker 2.0 Application-level privilege, allowing administrators to control which users can use Dovetail Mobile Agent. Data Restriction, allowing different groups of users to only see certain data within the system Subcases Search for files and attachments Password Reset Documentation Dovetail Mobile Agent documentation is available online. Get it! To obtain this release, create a request using Dovetail SelfService, or send us an email.

Prototype Process and Tools

June 18, 2010 I’ve been working on a project recently that involved mockups and prototyping for a mobile web application. I wanted to share some of the process and tools that I found useful. Sketches I first started out with low fidelity sketches. Paper and markers. Easy to draw, markup, and hack up. Checkpoint: Sit down with the developers to walkthrough the concept, get their ideas and feedback, and surface any potential technical issues. Balsamiq I then went to my favorite mockup tool – Balsamiq. Balsamiq makes it easy to mockup applications. It has the feel of a mockup – lots of hand drawn looking elements, comic sans fonts, and yellow stickies. Balsamiq allows you to “link” mockups together. So clicking on a hyperlink or on a button would navigate you to another mockup. You can then use…