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How would a Pocket PC Application support your sales. Sérgio Santos sergio.santos@tecnol.com.br. Luis Miyashita luis@dash.com.br. The Tecnol Group. Tecnol started its activities in 1971. In the 90’s, it started partershipping with the companies that have become part of the current group.
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How would a Pocket PC Application support your sales Sérgio Santossergio.santos@tecnol.com.br Luis Miyashitaluis@dash.com.br
The Tecnol Group Tecnol started its activities in 1971. In the 90’s, it started partershipping with the companies that have become part of the current group. Today we have approximately 1.500 employees and 235 sellers. We have an annual Average Sale of 2,500,000 glasses frames (sun and ophtalmic)
Sales Force PE - RN– 13 Sellers Am – CE – 13 Sellers BA – AL – 13 Sellers AC – MS – 13 Sellers Go - TO– 13 Sellers MG– 28 Sellers ES– 13 Sellers PR– 13 Sellers RJ– 13 Sellers SC – 13 Sellers RS – 13 Sellers SP– 77 Sellers
AFV Technological Products Notebook Data Receiver Pocket PC
TECNOL Needs • Change sellers notebooks by devices implying lower costs and greater mobility • Reduce sellers equipment • Reduce notebooks maintenance costs • Make applications update easier • Speed up sellers performance • Unify development technology • Use GeneXus as unique development tool
Application Features • Orders Entry • Check Payments Entry • Display Duplicates • Display Orders • Display Products • Sales Statistics • New Customers Register • Send Data to and Receive Data from Head office • Orders Printing
Technologies Used • GeneXus 8.0 • Pocket PC Generator • AS/400 • ActiveSync • Embedded VB • Remote Access (0800 service)
GeneXus Resources • Text files generation and reading • Manually programmed in VB • Data cryptography • Generation of a cryptographic algorithm • Dialing an 0800 number • Use Pocket PC dialer • Generate new dialer • Order Printing • Programmed in VB • Generation of HTML file for printing
Results • Reduction of hardware and software investment and maintenance costs • Speed up system update (opportunity cost) • Speed up sellers performance (mobility and usability time) • Achieve a more user-friendly and intuitive interface • Unify development technology