Industry experts explain what Smart Services are and the various ways they can impact your business processes.
Integrated Solutions -- January/February 2009 Web article
Getting Mobile Novices to Check Email:
A Simple Gadget Lets Users 'Peek' at Their Messages
Peek is a stylishly thin device that, to a mobile email novice, could pass for a BlackBerry. It receives and sends email, period. Peek doesn't have a Web browser, phone or built-in digital camera. It's sold for $100 at Target and GetPeek.com, and costs $20 monthly for contract-free service.
The Wall Street Journal -- September 24, 2008 Web article
CardioNet was recently honored as a San Diego ambassador
On September 23, Qualcomm and CONNECT hosted the “Tribute to San Diego Innovators” event that honored 10 public agencies, non-profit organizations and enterprises in the San Diego area for their creativity and innovation in the local wireless industry.
Qualcomm -- September 23, 2008 Web article
Smart Services: Customer Focus Turns Technology into Solutions
To many participants at the recent Digital Smart Services Leadership Summit hosted by Qualcomm in San Diego, the phrase "smart services" is digital by definition. This new and slightly broader catch phrase covers the field also know as M2M, which means machine-to-machine communications to some or machine-to-man communications to others. But "smart services" refers to more than just the technology that links systems and devices together. It also refers to the customer focus and strategy that transforms technology into a solution.
Knowledge @ W.P. Carey -- Aug 13, 2008 Web article
Co-winners Qualcomm and Motorola: A Whole New Angle
Market leaders constantly search for new ways to improve business performance—whether through enhanced business processes, or better use of existing technology. Often they do both.
Manufacturing Business Technology -- Aug 1, 2008 Web article
Intelligent Installations:
Qualcomm connectivity services let OEMs build out smarter machines
OEMs for industrial and other type machines are beginning to appreciate the opportunity to differentiate their offerings in the market by embedding intelligence in their products, as well as the means to communicate over vast distances to enable greater product uptime and service. Companies like Gardner Denver, John Deere, and ABB Power are turning to Qualcomm for assistance in providing the wired and wireless network technology and intelligence to connect equipment anywhere in the world.
Manufacturing Business Technology -- May 12, 2008 Web article
Helping Manufacturing Get Smarter
"Any industrial manufacturer that has not awakened to the fact that it must become a service business is in serious peril today." Steve Pazol not only lives by that warning penned by Harbor Research, but that message also motivated him to be a founder of nPhase, a smart services company recently acquired by Qualcomm Inc.
IndustryWeek -- May 1, 2008 Web article
Gardner Denver Adopts a Smart Services Strategy
Industrial equipment manufacturer launches an initiative designed to monitor and reduce total cost of ownership for air compressor installations.
IndustryWeek -- May 1, 2008 Web article
Addressing the nation's bridge needs
An interview with Peter J. Vanderzee, CEO of Lifespan Technologies, offers a look at the role structural health monitoring can play in ensuring the integrity of the nation's bridges. Structural health monitoring solutions are enabled by Qualcomm, Inc.
Bridges -- March/April 2008 Web article
Tool Security
Contigo Systems, Inc. and DeWalt Industrial Tool Co. develop DeWalt MOBILELOCK, an anti-theft alarm solution, which is based on a gpsOne hybrid-assisted GPS technology developed by Qualcomm, Inc.
M2M Magazine -- March 19, 2008 Web article
Improving Fleet Management
Qualcomm introduces a new fleet management solution, OmniVisionSM Metro, for organizations that do most of their business in a single metropolitan area. The system provides businesses with the visibility they need to improve workforce management, routing, and scheduling by collecting data from an in-vehicle GPS (global positioning system) hardware system.
M2M Magazine -- March 18, 2008 Web article
AEMP Announces 2008 Member and Associate of the Year,
Richard Hawkins Award Winner
JCB introduces a new satellite monitoring system at ConExpo called JCB LiveLink. This advanced telematics system can improve performance by accurately monitoring machine information such as hours worked, fuel consumption as well as temperatures and pressures. This system was created with the latest telematics and satellite technology of Qualcomm, Inc.
AEMP.org -- March 11, 2008 PDF article
JCB Launches Satellite Monitoring System
JCB introduces a new satellite monitoring system at ConExpo called JCB LiveLink. This advanced telematics system can improve performance by accurately monitoring machine information such as hours worked, fuel consumption as well as temperatures and pressures. This system was created with the latest telematics and satellite technology of Qualcomm, Inc.
Lift and Access -- March 11, 2008 Web article
2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know
This article recognizes supply chain executives and teams who are helping build 21st supply chains that are agile, responsive, global, and customer-focused. Qualcomm's Mark W. Vigoroso Chief Services Strategist is highlighted in this article for his innovative methodology entitled “Assist”, which helps clients capture value from aftermarket services. “Assist” transitions clients from product-centric to service-driven organizations.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive -- March 2008 Web article
On Record: Make it work in your favor
This article discusses a few tactics that help contractors find opportunities in a “less-than-stellar” market. One tactic mentioned is incorporating technology in order to get an edge in the market. Qualcomm's GlobalTRACS LiteTM is described as a more affordable solution in comparison to what is being offered.
EquipmentWorld -- February 2008 Web article
Qualcomm
An article highlighting the GlobalTRACS Lite(TM) equipment management system, which is about half the cost of the more robust GlobalTRACS® equipment management system. This product has features such as operational and location information, which can be viewed via a web interface, as well as a battery backup feature that allows the system to communicate for five to six days if the power supply is cut.
Construction Equipment -- Jan. 1, 2008 Web article
