simPRO Mobile Launches in UK
simPRO Mobile - the missing link between your field service staff and your office.simPRO Mobile is a specialised and innovative mobility product for the contracting, service and maintenance sector from simPRO, makers of the acclaimed simPRO Estimating and Job Management system.simPRO Mobile is designed to fully enhance the productivity of your business whether you are using simPRO software or another job management package.Using cutting-edge Digital Pen Technology, the simPRO Mobile solution allows your engineers and mobile workers to send paper based forms (service reports, job cards, time sheets, hazard assessment forms, sales sheets etc) from the field and integrate the hand written data from those forms directly into simPRO or other software systems in the back office - electronically and instantly.This seamless integration of service reports/job cards using simPRO Mobile means there is no more data entry in the office - service reports are integrated directly into simPRO without the need to retype the data in, allowing for a job to be completed and invoiced immediately upon completion, saving valuable admin time and eliminating data entry errors. The job will be updated inside simPRO including parts usage and the schedule will be updated to reflect the real time used by your staff for that job. simPRO Mobile is a Digital Pen & Paper (DP&P) solution made to work with simPRO software (Enterprise and Lite) right out of the box and can be customised to work with virtually any other back end software systems - yes even with software from our competitors.Unlike other DP&P systems on offer simPRO Mobile offers users the choice of predesigned (generic forms) and a web based form viewer/editor portal that anyone can use for no cost. A simPRO Mobile customer simply buys as many pens as they need, as many forms as they need and pays the monthly access fees - no set up costs at all - and with No Contracts.simPRO Mobile can be used as an add-on to existing simPRO clients, to new simPRO clients, and even to non simPRO clients who simply want to get their service reports or other paper based forms returned to the office quickly.For those users that need their own customised forms you can have you own customised forms designed and integrated to simPRO for a low one off upfront design cost.Some of the key features for using simPRO Mobile are:Only Do It Once - Typically your field service staff fill in a form, drive or fax it back to the office where it needs to be interpreted and then re-entered - with simPRO Mobile, you do it once - by the field service staff on site - no more data entry.Unique ID Per Engineer - Every pen has a unique ID and is assigned to an individual technician so you always know who sent which form.Forms are Time and Date Stamped - Know when every form was sent by every technician as each form is time & date stamped at the time it was sent.Use Your simPRO Job Numbers - By writing in the simPRO job number on the form, it will attach your form and all the data from the form into that job.Actual Recorded Times Update simPRO Schedule - When your field service staff completes the time section of the form, it will update the schedule inside simPRO to reflect the real hours used, not just the scheduled hours.Mobile Warehouse Stock Control - Parts are automatically deducted from the correct warehouse when your field service staff use parts on the service report, it will automatically deduct those parts from their van or stock based on their tech ID.Parts Automatically Assigned to the Job - The parts used on the service report are automatically assigned to the job, updating pricing based on actual quantities used.Client Signature Capture - You capture the client's signature on all relevant forms.Follow Up Required Alert - If a job requires follow up (waiting on parts etc) the field service staff simply tick the `Follow Up Required' box, this will then add this job to your follow up list on your simPRO home page - you will never forget to complete a job again.Some of the key benefits for using simPRO Mobile are:Maximise Cash Flow - Because you invoice faster. No longer do you need to wait  days or weeks to get your service reports back - it happens immediately upon completion of the jobImproved Profit - Service staff spend more time doing billable jobs and less time driving to the office and delivering paper workReduce admin time - No data entry means more time to pursue higher value functionsRedundancy - Never lose another service report - ever Electronic Archive of Completed Service Reports - Never waste hours again sifting through files & folders looking for a service report - every completed report automatically attaches i