November 19, 2003—MicroMain Corporation’s first Microsoft .NET-connected application, xmMOBIL, allows maintenance personnel to streamline operations by using Pocket PCs to convey data related to maintenance tasks and inspections, thereby increasing productivity and reducing costs.
MicroMain, a global provider of asset and FM software and services, was reportedly one of the first maintenance management companies to offer a software module, based on the Palm OS, for PDA-based work orders and inspections. This new module provides customers with additional features aimed at improving the maintenance process. MicroMain will release xmMOBILE for Palm OS in Q104.
Used with MicroMain XM, MicroMain’s flagship computerized maintenance management (CMMS)/enterprise asset management (EAM) system, the new xmMOBILE module enables users to send data from MicroMain XM to the Pocket PC and then upload data back from the mobile device to MicroMain XM.
Maintenance technicians can use the module to download work orders to their Pocket PCs, complete the tasks, enter time, note details such as parts or tools used, and update the work order right at the point of work performance. At the end of their shift, the technicians can then upload the data back into the main database.
