Onkar Singh

Many of our customers are in the business of HVAC Field Service Management. Recent trend in this domain has been the increase in use of mobile technologies, including tablets and Smartphones bringing in efficiency and accuracy in the process. HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. Regular HVAC maintenance is essential to ensure that HVAC units do not break down and that they operate at maximum efficiency. Field technicians are assigned the service jobs by the main office which they execute at the customer’s premise (house, office etc). A typical situation is like this. A service call is received from a customer. Staff at the main office dispatches the job to an appropriate field technician. The technician visits the site, performs his job and updates the jobs status as soon as it is completed. Staff sends the invoice to the customer and the tr... (more)

How to exit Single Application Mode in SureLock?

Single Application Mode is a powerful feature in SureLock (Android version). In this mode SureLock allows one and only one application to remain in the foreground all the time. Any attempt by the user to access any other application or functionality is blocked. Actually the user cannot even access anything other than the allowed application. Single Application Mode strictly locks down the Android tablet or Smartphone. Side-effect of this feature is that it does not leave an easy way for the administrator to quit SureLock or to modify its settings. But there is a solution. Steps ... (more)

Mobile Technology in Restaurant Business

Mobile Technology in Restaurant business Use of tablets is on the rise everywhere. Even the restaurant industry is finding great potential in using tablets with an aim to increase revenues, increase customer loyalty and provide faster service and response times. Restaurants have started to deploy tablets to take orders and entertain guests while they wait for the order to be delivered. They can play games or update their social status on Facebook or Twitter and let their friends know the food they are enjoying. And at the end of their meal, payments can be processed quickly with ... (more)

42Gears Mobility Systems Releases Mobile Browser Lockdown for Windows Mobile and Windows CE devices

For Immediate Release Bangalore, India – September 04, 2011: 42Gears Mobility Systems today announced release of latest version of KioskIE browser lockdown solution for mobile devices. KioskIE provides a secure and controlled environment for using mobile web applications on devices based on industrial grade Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows CE 6.0 platforms. Web applications are easy to develop, deploy and update than the traditional client-server applications. But they require a web browser to run. Default browsers on mobile devices are designed for consumers with general purpose ... (more)

How to install Non-Market applications on Android

A very common problem faced by Android users is how to install applications on your Android phone which either are not available in Android Market or just that your Android Device does not have the Android Market installed on it. Just follow the steps below to get your favorite non-market app directly on your Android: Go to the 'Settings' page Click on 'Applications' tab Search the option 'Unknown Sources' allowing you to install non-Market applications and enable the checkbox Accept the warning which states the vulnerability of apps from unknown sources (Just make sure you ins... (more)