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- QUALCOMM Case Study: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is the primary managed care provider in the mid-Atlantic area with nearly 3.2 million members, of which 1.2 million have prescription benefits. CareFirst wanted to extend the effectiveness of its DrFirst e-prescribing tool to improve patient safety and reduce prescription-related costs. CareFirst has enrolled 500 physicians into...
- Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Patient, Palm Treo, Qualcomm Inc., CareFirst, Productivity, PDAs, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
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- Smartphones Help Law Firm Improve Client Communication, Turn Non-Billable Hours Into Billable Hours
- This case study highlights the benefits that Baker Donelson, one of the largest law firms in the U.S., is realizing through the use of Palm® Treo™ smartphones. The firm, which once relied on BlackBerry® devices, switched to Treo smartphones with Good Technology's GoodLink service to: Improve the timeliness and...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Palm Treo, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
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- Smartphones Disencumber Webcor's Construction Pros by Combining Handheld, Laptop, Cell Phone, and Camera Functionality
- This case study discusses the wireless connectivity needs of workers in the building trades and explains how Palm® Treo™ smartphones are meeting those needs for the construction professionals at Webcor Builders. Previously, salaried employees of the California construction firm carried these four devices: Palm handheld Laptop computer...
- Tags: phone, worker, wireless, telephone, laptop computer, handheld, digital camera, computer, cell phone, camera, smart phone, security, photograph, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., GoodLink, e-mail
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- Smartphones Help Humane Society Get the Job Done, Even in Disaster Areas
- Download this case study to learn why the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) uses Palm® Treo™ smartphones rather than laptop computers when responding to the needs of animals in crisis. By using Treo smartphones with Good Technology's GoodLink service, HSUS field staff can: Send and receive e-mails...
- Tags: Job, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Palm Treo, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
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- Smartphones Let Attorneys Take Their Offices with Them
- When the San Francisco law firm of Hanson Bridgett needed a wireless solution that would give its attorneys access to data from any location at any time, it chose Palm® Treo™ smartphones with Good Technology's GoodLink service. Among the solution's major selling points: Combined PDA and cell phone functionality...
- Tags: wireless access, phone, wireless, telephone, processor, PDA, smart phone, security, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., cell phone, e-mail, attorney
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- Smartphones: Improving Efficiency, Productivity, and Communication in the District of Columbia
- Find out how Palm® Treo™ smartphones and Good Technology's Good Mobile Messaging service are enabling employees of the District of Columbia to provide better government service to the citizens of Washington, D.C. This case study highlights the benefits that employees are realizing through the smartphones, including the ability to: ...
- Tags: laptop computer, customer service, benefit, workforce, worker, telephone, smart phone, productivity-application, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., mobile marketing, e-mail, District of Columbia
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- Public Works Department Uses Smartphones to Improve Field Worker Efficiency
- Read this case study to find out how Palm® Treo™ smartphones are enabling Public Works field staff in California's Contra Costa County to expedite services for the county's taxpayers. The paper highlights the advantages that California's ninth most populated county has gained by being able to send and receive numerical,...
- Tags: enterprise server, California, benefit, Smartphone, Worker, Smart Phone, Palm Treo, Palm Inc.
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- Why UnumProvident's Salesforce Relies on Palm Treo Smartphones
- This case study highlights the business benefits that UnumProvident is realizing through the use of Palm® Treo™ smartphones. UnumProvident, North America's largest provider of group and disability income protection insurance, needed a mobile access solution that: Allows employees to send and receive e-mail 24x7, including messages with...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Palm Treo, UnumProvident, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
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- SanDisk Employees Discovered a More Efficient Way to Stay Connected While Traveling With the Palm Treo Smartphone
- From digital cameras and cell phones to handhelds and MP3 players, SanDisk has the perfect flash memory cards for virtually any device. With 900 employees worldwide-and still growing-SanDisk employees found real-time communication and collaboration among employees a necessity and a challenge. To unify its distributed workforce with real-time communication, SanDisk...
- Tags: SanDisk Corp., Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Palm Treo, Connected Corp., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
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- How Russell Investment Group Delivers Wireless E-mail to a Distributed, Global Workforce
- To better compete in the fast-paced world of investment management, Russell Investment Group sought an easy-to-use handheld device offering phone service, wireless e-mail, and advanced data security features. This case study details the advantages that Russell's global workforce is realizing since the company deployed Palm® Treo™ smartphones with Good™ Mobile...
- Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Investment, Palm Treo, Wireless E-mail, Data Security, Workforce, Wireless, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, E-mail, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing
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- Frost & Sullivan: Assessing the ROI of Palm Treo Smartphones
- This white paper by Frost & Sullivan presents an ROI model that can be used to build a business case for the deployment of Palm Treo smartphones. Smartphones combine the features of wireless handsets with the flexibility of PDAs. They enable mobile employees to: Use their time...
- Tags: mobile, phone, wireless handset, wireless, telephone, smart phone, ROI, PDA, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., mobile marketing, laptop computer, handset, Frost & Sullivan, e-mail, cell phone, business case
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- Palm has problems, but smartphones aren't going anywhere
- Last Wednesday, the 23rd, Palm Inc. announced that they would be offering cash rebates to customers who have experienced problems with their Treo 600 or 650 handsets. The rebates can be applied toward a replacement phone from Palm. In addition, any qualifying handsets that haven't been serviced twice already are...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Handset, Palm Treo, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, William Jones
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- Butler (zip)
- Butler is the assistant who thinks of everything. Alarms, Attention Grabber, Navigation, Launching, LED, and Keyguard. Makes your Treo Better : Different people expect different things from their Treo. Butler has a host of features to let you use it how you want to. There are so many features, that...
- Tags: Palm Treo, Butler, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-01-16
- Power Hero (zip)
- Power Hero helps you to get the best out of your Battery. Power Hero has a host of features to maximise the battery life of your Treo. Console: Instantly see and control the main power drains on your Treo; Schedule: Set your Treo's functions to be on only when you...
- Tags: Battery, Palm Treo, Power Hero, Bluetooth, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-01-16
- Holidays & Holidates for Palm(Treo) (zip)
- Holidays & Holidates - World Holidays Database on your Palm OS device. Holidates in 3 main world religions and Holidays in 72 countries from 2006 to 2015. Install events to Memos and Calendar.Holidays & Holidates Countries Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria and many others. Version 1.1 adds compatibility with DateBk5 and...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Palm OS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-11-08
- Communicate via text and multimedia messages from your Treo smartphone
- Text messaging has been the rage in Europe and Asia for some time, and in recent years even U.S. business users have begun to realize its utility. Along with the newer BlackBerry devices, the Treo 600 and 650 represent a new generation of devices that combine a mobile...
- Tags: Multimedia, Smart Phone, Text Messaging, Palm Treo, Chapter Coverage, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware
- Book chapters 2007-09-13
- Access your e-mail anytime, anywhere, and wirelessly from your Treo
- Wireless mobile e-mail is arguably the killer app for mobile devices. VersaMail has some limitations, but overall it is a capable mobile e-mail client. For frequent travelers and e-mail junkies, wireless Treo e-mail can be downright life-altering. Explore the e-mail capabilities of your Treo in this chapter download from Treo...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Palm Treo, Wireless Mobile E-mail, VersaMail, Chapter Coverage, E-mail, Online Communications
- Book chapters 2007-09-13
- Palm's Foleo will be delayed until October
- [Update: As pointed out by a reader, Palm has since posted a denial of any slippage. You can read more about it from this Macworld post.] Palm's new Foleo has been delayed, so says Deutsche Bank analyst Jonathan Goldberg, putting another dent in a product that already...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-08-24
- Read TechRepublic from your BlackBerry, Treo, or Windows Mobile device
- Although I'm not a huge fan of reading the Web from my mobile phone -- as you probably gathered from my recent post Five reasons why the mobile Web still doesn't work -- I do have about 30 of my favorite sites bookmarked on my Treo 700 and I regularly...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Palm Treo, Microsoft Windows, RIM BlackBerry, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-10-18
- Overnite Express delivers competitive advantage with Palm Treo smartphones protected by OtterBox cases
- Overnite Express is a regional express carrier serving California, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. Having grown to almost two million deliveries annually, the company sought an innovative and robust solution to replace its existing dispatch and delivery technology. The customized Palm&#reg; Treo smartphone solution gives Overnite Express the distinction of being...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Competitive Advantage, Palm Treo, Overnite Express, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-09-01
