News
Issue #2003 - 12 (April 2003)
(Updated Apr. 9, 2003)

APPLICATION SOLUTIONS & APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Derdack's Message Master Wins Microsoft Award in Smartphone Category for Enterprise Solutions

Derdack, leading supplier of software for mobile messaging and data communication, has been selected as winner in the Microsoft Mobile Solutions Challenge, in the Smartphone category for Enterprise solutions.

message master(tm) xdm, Derdack's pioneering solution for mobile data access with Smartphones, was awarded in a key-note session at the Mobility Developer Conference on Tuesday in Paris. 

message master(tm) xdm is the first enterprise solution for real-time data access with Microsoft Windows Powered Smartphones. It enables the user to read and modify information from a broad range of corporate data sources. Information stored in databases, corporate address directories or SAP R/3 can be accessed and modified conveniently and quickly via business forms on Windows Powered mobile devices - anytime and anywhere.

By implementing this solution, corporations can take advantage from productivity and efficiency gains through accelerating their business processes. It allows a fast ROI (Return on Investment) due to significant cost- and time savings for mobile workforce and low communication costs.

The software comes with high flexibility for deployment of individual mobility applications. It can be used for a wide range of vertical markets and business requirements such as real-time order processing, sales
statistic inquiries, service status reports, service technician dispatching and real-time consumer surveys and opinion-polls. A user-friendly application builder enables the flexible and quick design of business forms according to individual requirements.

"We are very delighted to receive the Mobile Solutions Challenge award. It proves our concept of message master(tm) xdm as a highly beneficial enterprise mobility software combining real-time information access, great usability and very cost-efficient data transmission technology thus guaranteeing fast return on investment." said Matthes Derdack, co-founder and Managing Director of Derdack. 

message master(tm) xdm will be commercially available by the end of April. 

MobileInfo Comments and Advisory:  Derdack's "message master xdm" can move Microsoft smartphone into the enterprise where application data viewing requirements are within the limitations of a phone's screen size. Input may be cumbresome but there are applications where user dialogue is simple enough and convenience of a phone as a universal mobile device is more important.

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