Designed for a wide range of applications, from patient tracking to inventory management to field sales, Visual CE provides a powerful array of mobile development tools, all within an easy-to-use, ‘no programming required’ environment. To add Photosmart images, simply click an image control in Visual CE and it becomes a viewfinder. Point the camera, click the control again, and the image is stored directly in the Visual CE database. Finally, use Visual CE’s synchronize feature to send the data to a server.
The addition of support for the HP Photosmart Mobile Camera means developers can create more powerful, information-rich database applications for end users. For example, an insurance database created with Visual CE can allow appraisers in the field to add images of property damage to individual claimants’ records. When the appraiser returns to the office, the data can be uploaded to the server for integration into payment analysis programs. On the retail side, merchandisers can take pictures of in-store displays and add them to the pricing and ordering information for each promotion. Back at the office, product managers can access the data uploaded to the corporate server and analyze regional trends by store type and promotional offer.
“The recent push behind mobile cameras is extremely fortuitous for small to medium sized businesses,” said Sy Danberg, President of SYWARE. “The additional information that can now be stored in mobile devices is producing significant productivity gains for entrepreneurs and established businesses alike. Field repair personnel, healthcare providers, even retail personnel, all benefit from the power of readily-available mobile information available in a mobile database created with Visual CE.”
