Sybase SA, a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobility software solutions, today announced the official launch of iTask, a revolutionary business-driven framework designed to provide an effective means to mobilise operations and extend business processes out to the field. Beyond simply a technology infrastructure, iTask includes a unique, best practice-based methodology to guide IT professionals in the assembly of mobile business applications based on role-specific business activities focused on the user, the user's environment and skill set.
“This announcement at GITEX 2008 is in line with the partnership between Sybase SA and Sybase Products Middle East (SPME) which aims to provide cutting-edge technologies and solutions to local businesses to enhance their market presence and gain an edge over their competitors,” says Julie Tomlinson, Director, Sybase Mobile.
In addition to SPME, Sybase Mobile plans to expand iTask's regional channel network by engaging companies that provide mobile business applications to this market place. Sybase SA will provide the necessary skills, support and assistance to companies interested in using the iTask platform in their mobile development.
“Sybase SA is committed to growing the mobility spectrum for business in the region by assisting companies to achieve their mobility objectives through the continuous development and deployment of business-based mobile strategies and value-adding solutions. Key industries in the Middle East that should be looking to adopt mobility as a means to improve business processes and reduce costs are finance, oil and gas, and hospitality. Additionally, any logistics or distribution company can use this framework to vastly improve efficiencies and enhance customer service,” says Tomlinson.
iTask
The iTask Mobile Application Framework (iTask) consists of many pre-built, reusable components which are consistent throughout many field operations processes across multiple industries.
The iTask tooling environment allows easy mapping of these components to the flow of customer-specific business processes. Additional tasks can easily be added to the framework. The intuitive iTask application user interface is auto-generated, eliminating the need to spend hours on interface design and perfection. To make the implementation of mobile applications even faster, iTask comes with a number of application templates, already assembled for certain fieldworker roles. These include customisable applications for delivery, field services and sales force automation amongst others. All that's required to be up and running in a short space of time is some basic customisation; thereafter a business can have a fully-fledged mobile application working successfully. All iTask templates have been built on best practices, including the experiences and sound business principles of many different field operation environments over several years.
Summary of key features of iTask
* Easy to use tooling environment
* Pre-built reusable task types
* Ability to easily add new task types
* Pre-built application templates
* Dynamic application assembly
* Support for occasionally connected conditions
* Fully-fledged device management and security solution
* Support for widest variety of mobile devices
Benefits to business
* Simplifies and lowers cost of building multiple mobile applications
* Simplifies the management of mobile applications
* Enables jump-start to mobile application deployment
* Easy integration of existing IT environments
* Reduce costs of communication with workers in the field
* Provide real-time tracking of mobile workers
* Standardise on procedures
* Data collected and captured at the point of action
* Reduce paper usage
* Use battery-powered devices to reduce electricity consumption
* Reduce petrol costs
* Reduce process turnaround time
* Improve customer service
* Improve inventory management
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Sybase SA is the sole African representative of Sybase, the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilising information.
Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. The world's most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase. With Sybase, customers can optimise and enhance the investments they already own, link together the valuable data resources already in place, and extend the reach of business-critical information to users on the front lines - giving them a financial, agility and productivity edge across all areas of their business.
Founded in 1984, Sybase SA's experience in delivering world-class software solutions to the South African market spans more than 16 years. It proudly supports some of the top businesses in South Africa with its mission-critical data environments.
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