Mobility 2008
Mobility 2008 (not just the Write-On anymore)
Mobile Industry n Mobile Hardware is expanding industry Business & Consumer comfort increasing Blackberry led business interest iPhone expanding consumer/business interest n ASI Mobile Product popularity and acceptance will benefit
Write-On Update n Still an Early Adopter Market
Early Adopter Market n How do we know? Still less than 10% of RM market share Buyer reluctance Technically-inclined hands-on buyer Hands-on reseller
Write-On Hardware n Symbol MC50 Repairs every 10 months Compares to 4 months for consumer HH 3 year warranty Screen scratches preventable Spare stylus / use tethers MSR swipe Swipe reliability Semtek improvements
Write-On Hardware n Symbol Accessories Rigid belt holster 4-slot cradle Headset / Ear Bud
Write-On Hardware n Symbol Accessories All plastic Stylus Tether
Write-On Hardware n Socket SoMo 650 New kid on the block New hardware coming in 2008 for pay-at-the-table Committed to hospitality mobile space with more upcoming products
Write-On Update n Still an Early Adopter Market
Write-On 2007 Write-On Handheld Manager Handheld Write-On Phone Pay At The Table
Mobility 2007 Write-On Handheld Manager Handheld Write-On Phone Messages & Alerts Pay At The Table For all Restaurant Manager sites
RM Messages & Alerts
RM Messaging & Alerts Labor cost for the current hour is 81 percent of sales!
RM Messaging & Alerts Ellen Alden has made 5 deletions!
RM Messaging & Alerts Joseph August has been logged in today for 9 hours!
RM Messaging & Alerts n Send content to remote location on a schedule or upon trigger event n The “What”: message content n The “Where”: recipient n The “When”: schedule or trigger
The “What” n Static Alert Text n Computed Alert Text n Report Output Rmreport reports and groups
The “Where” n Internet n SMS Text-Message n RM Bulletin Board n Write-On Employee Manager (security level) Great for Manager Handheld
The “When” n Scheduled Daily Weekly Monthly n Computed Operations Alert Triggers Many trigger event options…
The “When”: Triggers n Overtime exceeded n Voided checks n Item Deletions n Deletion Amount n Customer Waiting Too Long Table Open, Not Sent Table Open, Not Printed Table Printed, Not Settled n Customer Spend n Labor Daily Hours Weekly Hours Labor Cost Labor % of Sales
Demo of RMMsgDef
… Extensible n For the technically inclined: \rmwin\alerts xml format alert.alr 0 Overtime exceeded Alden, Ellen Overtime 0 3
Mobility 2007 Write-On Handheld Manager Handheld Write-On Phone Messages & Alerts Pay At The Table
Mobility 2008 Write-On Handheld Manager Handheld Write-On Phone Messages & Alerts Pay At The Table ? Something New
An R&D Prototype…
Mobile Real-Time Data
Price?
Price? TBD Hint: It’s a Web Services Product
Feedback Please!
Mobility 2008 Write-On Handheld Manager Handheld Write-On Phone For all Restaurant Manager sites Messages & Alerts Pay At The Table Manager iPhone
Questions?
Thank you!