Development assistance/proposal

[Kevin Kryzda x1310 <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought I had previously posted this to the pilot list but I have not
seen my message posted nor have I gotten any response.  So, at the the
expense of duplication, I post it here as well------in the hope of an
alternative to MS.


> From kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxx Mon Oct 19 11:35:45 1998
> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:35:58 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Kevin Kryzda x1310 <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: pilot-unix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Development assistance/proposal
> Cc: cleonard, rmorrey@xxxxxxxx, kevin
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> Here's a shot over the bow...  since most of the people we have spoke
> with run when we talk to them about solutions that are not MS.
> 
> I have and application which is in need of a mobil client.  It happens
> to be a permitting system and has a couple of modules for field data
> collection services (i.e. permit inspections and code violations, among
> others).  I have contacted a software development firm that has done a
> lot of work for Palm Pilot but gets really giddish when we talk to them
> about developing a conduit that is non MicroSoft.
> 
> Our partner in this is an application develper that developed the
> permitting application and we would like to team up with someone who
> would not be giddish about the non-MS aspect.
> 
> The Project:
> 
> Develop a PalmOS user interface that would allow building permitting
> inspectors to be given their work assignments on a Palm Pilot, rather
> than on printed reports.  We would like the interface to present the
> location (stop) as one line of a series of stops on a list.  Then the
> inspector could click on the entry on the list and another screen would
> present a first screen of detail for the stop.  Better yet, the building
> permit for the site would have a barcode on it that the inspector would
> scan and this would create a match with the records in his Palm Pilot.
> In this case it would be the individual site with a section showing the
> primary contractor for the job and the inspection to be made.  Then
> allow the inspector to review another screen with listings for all the
> other trades on the jobsite.  Then be able to enter the status of the
> inspection (pass/fail) and then allow the primary contractor to sign
> (electronic ink).  Then allow the inspector to enter any notes or
> conditions of the approval/denial.  Then we want to move all the results
> back to the server (hotsync cradle/modem/cdpd/network).  Another option
> (maybe not required) would be to load the history of inspections for
> each site as well, then the inspector could choose to review that as
> anothe screen (or screens).
> 
> The data would then be stuffed into the database where the application
> would handle it as if it were entered at the keyboard.
> 
> Eventually, we would want to add more bells and whistles and such, but
> for now, it has to be elegantly simple.  I one of you would be
> interested, or know someone who would be, I would like to hear from
> you.  The arrangement is that we would prefer that the work be
> coordinated with the application partner directly.
> 
> The Infrastructure:
> 
> Operating System:  Solaris 2.5.X
> Server hardware:  SUN 3000
> Desktops:  SUN Sparcstations/ some Wintel
> Database:  Oracle 7.x or higher
> Application: Written in Oracle Forms 4.X or higher
> Handheld:  PIII with barcode attachment (i.e. Symbol SPT 15000)
> 
> Again, pardon me if this is the wrong place but we do this out of
> desperation.
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