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Monday, August 6th 2007 - 16:02 CEST - Comments: 0

T he SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO"), a leading provider of UNIX software technology and mobile services, and Genisys Software Inc., a leading provider of rental and point-of-sale software for the specialty equipment rental market, announced the availability of the AlphaRENTAL Solution for the iPhone handset. The AlphaRENTAL solution is a mobile workforce automation application used by retail equipment and party rental centers to manage all aspects of their business, including customer relationship management, sales, reservations, quotes, invoicing, receivables, parts, service and rental equipment inventory management.

 

Vertical business solutions for the Apple iPhone handset
"The enormous popularity and hype around the iPhone has largely been in the consumer markets. Many consumers are also mobile professional workers who want to use the iPhone for access to corporate information while on the road," said Ray Bonestroo, president of Genisys. "We are very excited to be among the first vendors to offer vertical business solutions for the Apple iPhone handset."

 

Supporting Apple iPhone handset with SCO Mobile technology
"The SCO Mobile server provides ubiquitous access to critical data from different types of handsets," said Darl McBride, CEO, The SCO Group. "By supporting the iPhone with SCO Mobile technology we will be able to tap the rapidly growing segment of prosumers with our mobile applications targeted towards that market."

 

AlphaRENTAL solution for Apple iPhone handset
"Deploying the AlphaRENTAL Mobile workforce automation solution to the iPhone client was a simple exercise as the AlphaRENTAL solution was deployed using the SCO Mobile Server," said Sandy Gupta, general manager and chief technology officer, The SCO Group. "SCO Mobile Server provides a secure buffer and integration point between the mobile device and the corporate data storage, and greatly reduces the time and the cost of deploying mobile solutions. This is how we are able to extend this solution to the iPhone so quickly." The SCO Mobile Advanced Technology Group is available to help deploy and extend mobile applications to a mobile workforce.

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