IBM 7.2.1 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
Sales Force Automation Application tied in with retail store point of
sale and Lawson accounting system
DB2E database DB2E sync server DB2 UDB
on WinCE/ on WinNT on AS/400
Compaq IPAQ
"seconds" "less than a minute"
1. Salesperson takes order and verifies 2. Order forwarded from
PDA;
item in stock; immediate fulfillment
76,000 SKUs to choose from.
Benefits: Fewer errors, Faster delivery, Sales
productivity
Retail/Sales Force Automation: NetSetGo
Retail/Easy of Use: Penn State
Penn State Center for Advanced Information Technology
Used DB2 Everyplace in second year college class -
students created a 'store' that can be accessed from a Palm
device to order or check order status
Use DB2 Everyplace on Palm OS; Sync Server on NT
"We were amazed that DB2 Everyplace was a full function
database, yet had a small footprint and ran on an handheld
device...And the Mobile Appplication Builder was fantastic -
led students through a point and click programming process
and automatically created the C code for the Palm..."
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