Mobilize your entire business
Sky Technologies has been mobilizing business systems for more than 12 years, and has hundreds of successful projects in more than 25 countries. The Sky MEAP (Mobile Enterprise Application Platform) is capable of deploying multiple mobile business solutions across a diverse range of devices and “back end” business systems. Over time, and using our experience, Sky has developed a complete suite of customizable “code free” business solutions i.e. you don’t need specialist programmers. You may decide to use these solutions “out the box”, but in our experience, Customers use the powerful Sky Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to re-configure them to align to their own requirements and the physical business process in the field. Sky supports both “on premise” and “in cloud” deployment options giving businesses maximum flexibility.
The Sky Advantage:
• Complete range of solutions • Customizable “code free” • Any back end business
system or database • All major mobile devices • Proven robustness,
performance and high availability
• Completely scalable
• Configure once, run anywhere • On Premise / In Cloud
Greater speed, lower costs, improved service
Sky Technologies provides a complete range of mobile solution templates covering the supply, manufacturing, warehouse, logistics and customer facing aspects of your supply chain. All of these applications run on the Sky MEAP platform and can be deployed to all major device types. The solutions can be implemented in an incremental modular fashion i.e. Warehouse Management, then Proof of delivery, etc. and are scalable from 1 to 1000’s of users.
The above diagram highlights some of the key points in the supply chain process where you can effectively integrate with other devices and systems e.g. PLC, RFID, and GPS to further improve efficiencies and quality of data.
Increased sales + happy customers = healthy business
The Sky Technologies SFA & CRM business solution template covers the entire range of mobile functionality from contacts, activities, leads/opportunities and orders through to service requests. It enables Sales representatives and Account executives to be far more effective in the field by automating business processes, providing key up to date information and improving time and relationship management.
Sales Force Automation (SFA) &
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Key features:
• Contacts and accounts • Activities
• Leads and opportunities • Order capture and status • Order history
• Credit history and billing • Service orders
• Business intelligence
Keep equipment and infrastructure working at 100%
Field Service usually refers to the methods, strategies and practices used to keep an industrialized facility and/or infrastructure running efficiently. This tends to work hand in hand with Asset Management, which focuses on the effective tracking and usage of both fixed and mobile assets; i.e. what it is, where it is, who can use it, when it was acquired, when the next service is scheduled etc.
Asset Management and Field Service
Key features: Work Orders
• Create, display, change • Status changes
• Time / Expense Recording • Materials consumption • Basic scheduling
• Document/ Media integration Notifications
• Create, display, change • Record measurements • Work order conversion • Picture/Video/Sound capture Other
• Inspections
• GIS/GPS location tracking • Stock take / Audit
• Maintenance schedules • Machine interface/input
Time is money
In today’s business world, instant more convenient information and processing is vital to increasing productivity. The Sky Technologies Workflow and Human Capital Management (HCM) solution enables organizations to securely deploy key company processes to mobile users i.e. give them the ability to continue doing business while on the move. The solution covers a vast range of functionality from creating leave requests, purchase order approvals and time & expense management through to document distribution and company directory searches.
Workflow and Human Capital Management
Key features:
Workflow (approval/rejection of) • Purchase orders • Requisitions • Invoices • Change requests • Sales discount/credit • Contracts • Work Orders
Human Capital Management (HCM) • Company directory search
• Meeting requests/resource booking • Leave request submissions
• Time & expense creation • Notifications / Messaging • Document management
• Maintaining personal information • Hire/leaving activities
Get some intelligence out of your systems
Business Intelligence (BI) refers to the process of analyzing business data in order to provide historical, current and predictive views of business operations. The Sky MEAP platform has inbuilt analytical capability that can leverage all your “back-end” business data and report using graphs and charts, including drill down capability. This technology enables “executive dashboard” applications to be easily and securely deployed to all major mobile platforms including, iPhone/iPad, BlackBerry, Android and Windows.
Business Intelligence
Sky’s flexible “code free” architecture enables dynamic BI functionality to be deployed in both the enterprise and externally facing applications (micro-app). The same applications can run “cross platform” without change so as you can best utilize your fleet of mobile devices. As well as integrating with your business systems data in real-time, the Sky MEAP can also access databases and web, http and RSS services. Benefits:
• All major Mobility platforms are supported i.e. iPhone/iPad, BlackBerry, Android, Windows • Comprehensive management and visibility of all “back-end” interfaces
• Security of data and business processes • Flexible “code free” applications
Mobilize your Customers and Vendors
The Sky MEAP platform can be extended beyond internal mobility, to easily and securely deploy targeted functionality to the outside world – for example, your customers and vendors. This style of mobile application is commonly known in the industry as “Micro-Apps”.
Micro-Applications
Some Examples of this are:
• Vendor Management Inventory (VIM) • Billing, Credit position, etc.
• Orders and delivery lists / status
• Inquiries: ATP, Price, Consignment, etc.
Deployment Options
Applications can be deployed in two very different models, either installed directly into the customers environment (on premise) or run out of the Sky Cloud (Mobility as a Service). On premise suites more strategic ;self managed” applications, while the Sky Cloud suites more “standard” fully hosted requirements. You could even have a mixture of the two.
Mobility as a Service
In this configuration, the customer applications are provisioned and managed out of the Sky Cloud. Sky is responsible for the application and data all the way from the Sky Application Server (container) on the device to the integration “touch points” on the customer back end systems. Customers may utilize either the standard Sky business suite functionality, or opt for their own customized private application. All application processes and data are made totally secure through encryption, identity management and secure tunnels. Payment is based on a per user / capacity rental model and there are options to interface with the telecommunication providers billing service i.e. single bill. Portals are provided by Sky for customers to monitor their own connections, applications and interfaces.
Advantages:
Totally managed hosted
mobile service, based
on an agreed SLA:
• No need for mobileinfrastructure on premise
On Premise
In the Sky MEAP, Gateway and Application Server software is installed on the customers own infrastructure. The MEAP may be implemented either as a stand alone “remote” server, or in the case of SAP, locally inside the ERP or CRM environments. This option generally suites strategic enterprise implementations that have the resources required to manage their own mobile infrastructure and applications. Payment is based on a “license to use” model with an annual maintenance component.
Integration “touch points”
The Sky MEAP has a built-in integration engine and interface management system that can effectively support any back end system through:
With more than a decade of experience delivering mobility solutions to some of the worlds largest companies, you can be confident that the Sky MEAP is proven, industrial strength and production ready. Our many customer case studies and endorsements are testament to this.
