Mobile Computing Proposal

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Mobile Computing Proposal

• SAP Black Berry
• Competitive Advantage

Sales Operations
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Mobile Computing

• All-in-One PDA, Cell Phone, Mobile Internet
• Can be synchronized with the firms network and
  database
• Essentially a cell phone with extra features
• Service provided by cell phone carriers

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Palm TREO vs. RIM BlackBerry

• Charges based on MBs transferred
• New Emails are not notified user must request to
  check for new messages
• Not supported by SAP

• Flat-rate data transfer packages
• New Emails are notified upon receipt
• Supported by SAP using already existing module
  mySAP

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Rating the Technology
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mySAP BlackBerry

• Connected to corporate email system at all times
• Minimize sales cycles by responding to customer
  inquiries more accurately and in a timely manner
• Reduce the cost of sales by giving sales forces
  immediate access to the knowledge required to
  make sales RIM/SAP

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Productivity

• Have customers up-to-date information
• Other departments can receive information in real
  time
• Sending Receiving e-mails from virtually any
  location

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BlackBerrys and other FAGs

• Immediate order updates allow for more accurate
  production forecasts and JIT inventory planning
• Alert Customer Service of potential problems or
  concerns in real-time
• Notify Shipping / Receiving of unusual orders

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Implementation and Costs

• Non-Recurring
• Technology
• Server 4999
• BlackBerry 499 ea
• Training
• Server 950
• BlackBerry 42 ea
• Total Implementation Cost
• For 20 BlackBerrys
• 14,979 1,790 16,769
• 1 Day Installation
• Online Training

• Recurring
• Monthly Usage Fees
• Software and Hardware upgrades where needed
• Additional Units
• Unit cost plus
• Additional server licenses above 20 units 149

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Competitive Advantage

• SAP and BlackBerry are not rare
• SAP and BlackBerry used together give us the
  competitive advantage!

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