Business & Database Solutions for iPhone & iPad

PMD Promotion slashes $40,000 off yearly overhead with an innovative iPhone solution that revolutionized its business. Remember that poster you saw in a shop or café window promoting a hot concert, play, or a new movie? Chances are, a PMD Promotion installer put it in the window, and in exactly the right spot to catch your eye. Hanging posters by hand can be labor intensive but, thanks to FileMaker Go, executing a successful poster campaign for its clients is as trouble-free as it gets and saves significant money. "PMD Mobile based on FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro 11 has revolutionized our business," says PMD CEO Dean Stallone.

Acorn Rentals eliminates paperwork and speeds rental delivery with a breakthrough iPad solution: The firm delivers rental cars to customers after an auto accident. Now Acorn's drivers travel with FileMaker Go on their iPads, so they deliver an even better customer experience along with the cars. "With FileMaker Go, we now deliver a customer experience that is unrivalled by any car hire firm in Australia and was achieved without a huge development budget and specialized hardware," says Aaron Martin, national operations manager for Acorn Rentals.

Learn how businesses are quickly creating and deploying custom solutions for iPhone and iPad using FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go for iPhone and iPad. Interview with Ryan Rosenberg, Vice President of Marketing and Services, FileMaker, Inc., the leader in easy-to-use databases.

A fabric manufacturing company recently put iPads in the hands of its sales reps loaded with a database that allows them to demo products, show sales presentations and take orders on the road. The mobile application has reduced redundant paper and data entry processes, improved management’s insight into current sales and orders, and allowed sales reps to focus their efforts on their clients instead of their paperwork. Interview with Marty Thomasson.

Car rental firm eliminates paperwork, speeds rental delivery and increases customer satisfaction with the iPad. Interview with Aaron Martin.

Using the iPad to manage work orders in real-time, eliminate paperwork and reduce response time. Interview with Joe Gonzales of the Austin City Convention Center.

A tourism company uses the iPad to manage flight reservations, maintenance schedule, and available pilots and balloons in real-time. Interview with Richard Carlton.

A manufacturer uses iPads in a clean room manufacturing environment to improve quality and yields. Interview with Adam Aronson.

Teachers and principals deal with a staggering amount of paperwork everyday. iPads are helping principals evaluate and report on teacher classroom performance. Interview with Roy Gordon, Practical Solutions For Educators.

Medical equipment technicians schedule and manage repairs and service with their iPhones. They also use iPads to refer to manuals and schematics and order replacement parts while onsite. Interview with Sergio Cabrera, Photon2.

Successful businesses conduct surveys to gain information from their clients about products and services. But getting people to fill out surveys isn’t always easy. Find out how surveys on the iPad encourage valuable feedback. Interview with Micah Woods.

Certified EMT and Ski Patrol Veteran created a flashcard solution for first responders for his iPhone. Now he can study important medical procedures anywhere – including on the slopes. Interview with David Galson.

A retail storeowner uses an iPad solution to help him evaluate purchasing decisions at a retail vendor exhibition. Interview with Andy Cohen.

Learn how companies are using business and database solutions on the iPhone and iPad to improve productivity. Molly Connolly of Thorsen Consulting and Matt Navarre of MSN Media introduce the podcast series.

Facilitating smooth patient check-in and pre operative assessments in a surgical clinic are not only good customer service, but also it is vital to adhere to medical regulations and to ensure the health of the patient.

Jury selection is a highly competitive process that combines extensive amounts of research, rapid decision-making, and the ability to juggle notes, facts and opinions quickly.