1. PERSONAL INFORMATION MGMT APPLICATIONS
APPOINTMENTS; BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY
ALARMED REMINDERS
CONTACTS / PHONE, FAX, EMAIL, ADDRESS
CUSTOMER LISTS, SUPPLIERS
FAMILY & FRIENDS
SCRAPBOOK/SKETCHING; HANDWRITTEN NOTES;
QUICK NOTE TAKING, IDEAS, SKETCHING
ELECTRONIC BOOK
OPERATOR MANUALS INCLUDING IMAGES
FILER; DATA SEARCH;
DATA CROSS INDEXES, ELECTRONIC SEARCH
DATABASE
PRODUCT PRICE LIST
TELECOMMUNICATIONS; FAX
COMMUNICATION BACK TO OFFICE
DOCUMENTS/WORDPROCESSING/ SPELLCHECK;
BUSINESS LETTERS, OUTLINES
SPREADSHEETS
FINANCIAL TOOLS, ENG'G DESIGN
2. BENEFITS OF PORTABLE DIGITAL PERSONAL
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
CONVENIENCE
PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY
ORGANIZED BUSINESS ANYWHERE
BUSINESS ANYTIME
REDUCED DOWN TIME
HIGH TECH IMAGE
3. PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TOOLS
(HARDWARE)
PEN BASED VERSUS MENU-KEYBOARD
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE;
WINDOWS LIKE; CUT & PASTE, DRAG & DROP
ELECTRONIC ORGANIZERS
INEXPENSIVE
EXTREMELY PORTABLE
LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY
LIMITED STORAGE
SMALL DISPLAY
SMALL KEYBOARD
LIMITED EXPANDABILITY
KEYBOARD PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
(K-PDA)
OPTIMIZED S/W FOR THE H/W
OPTIMIZED POWER USAGE (60 HOURS ON AA)
FUNCTIONALITY OF LAPTOPS & DESKTOPS
COST EFFECTIVE
MANUFACTURER SPECIFIC S/W
PALMTOPS
RUN DOS SOFTWARE
GOOD FUNCTIONALITY
LIMITED CAPACITY
DATA STORAGE
PROGRAM RAM
APPLICATIONS NOT OPTIMIZED TO H/W
DIFFICULT TO LEARN;
NOT PEN O/S OR WINDOWS-LIKE
LAPTOPS
GOOD COMPUTING POWER
WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
LARGE CAPACITY
OBTRUSIVE; I.E. AT MEETINGS
PORTABLE BUT NOT POCKET CONVENIENCE
LIMITED TIME OFF ONE BATTERY CHARGE
EXPENSIVE; H/W & S/W
DESKTOPS
GREAT CAPACITY & RANGE OF APPLICATION
EXPENSIVE H/W & S/W
LACKS PORTABILITY
APPLICATIONS ARE RESOURCE HUNGRY
4. MANUFACTURERS OF PIM TOOLS
SHARP ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONIC ORGANIZERS
K-PDA
ZAURUS ZR-3500
ZAURUS ZR-5000
ZAURUS ZR-5700
ZAURUS ZR-5800
HEWLETT PACKARD
K-PDA
OMNIGO 100
PALMTOP
HP 200LX
CASIO
ELECTRONIC ORGANIZERS
CASSIOPEIA A-11
US ROBOTICS
PILOT TOUCH ORGANIZER
COMPAQ
APPLE
NEWTON
PSION
SONY
MOTOROLA
5. SELECTION CRITERION
PORTABILITY
SIZE & WEIGHT
BATTERY LIFE UNDER HEAVY USE SUCH AS DATA TRANSMISSION
FUNCTIONALITY
RANGE & RICHNESS OF BUILTIN APPLICATIONS
SUPPORT OF RANGE OF PRINTERS
SCREEN SIZE AND READABILITY
BACKLIT NECESSARY?
CAPACITY
AMOUNT OF FREE RAM / USER ACCESSIBLE RAM
EFFICIENCY OF STORAGE / DATA COMPRESSION
EXPANSION CAPABILITIES
PCMCIA SLOT
EASE OF LEARNING AND USE
OLD MENU BASED VERSUS FLEXIBLE PEN BASED / GRAPHICAL
ONLINE HELP, QUALITY OF USER MANUALS
MANUFACTURER - SUPPLIER
SUPPLIER
PRICE VERSUS SUPPORT / COMPETENT ADVICE VERSUS PERIPHERALS
WARRANTY / SERVICE AVAILABILITY & REPAIR TURNAROUND
6. IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS
INTEGRATION OF PORTABLE AND DESKTOP
TOOLS
SERIAL CABLE
IR SERIAL MODULES
IR PARALLEL PRINTER MODULE
FAX/MODEM; PCMCIA TYPE II
SOFTWARE TOOLS
INTELLILINK, PCLINK; ZRMAIL
BACKUP OF ORGANIZER & K-PDA DATA
FLASH RAM PCMCIA
SRAM PCMCIA
PC BACKUP
SETUP
CUSTOMIZATION OF FILE NAMES
DATA ENTRY; COMPANY PHONE LIST
COMPANY LOGO
PREPARE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
USER TRAINING
7. JUSTIFICATION
FINANCIAL
.035 * PURCHASE PRICE = EQUIV. MONTHLY COST
I.E. $800. PURCHASE = $ 28. / MONTH
= $0.94 / DAY
PRODUCTIVITY
EMPLOYEE COST = $50. / HOUR
BREAK EVEN TIME SAVINGS = .5 HOURS / MONTH
CONVENIENCE
CONFIDENCE,
DATA WHEN YOU NEED IT
INTANGIBLE - PERSONAL
REMEMBERING BIRTHDAYS OF FRIENDS
REMEMBERING SPOUSE'S BIRTHDAY
REMEMBER WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES OF FRIENDS & RELATIVES
REMEMBER FAMILY MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS
REMEMBERING KEY CLIENT DATES
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