Jewelry industry will see big transformation in Sales-Client relationship with the innovative application on iPad that gives richer and smarter experience to the clients.
This iPad application from the makers of Diaspark Jewel ERP, is first of its kind enterprise application which is very handy and useful. People neither have to carry their laptops nor worry about typing by one hand. The intuitive interface of iPad and its touch screen, allows the sales person to reduce the time for showcasing jewelry styles from their catalog as its supports keyword search on parameters like type of jewelry, diamond size, value etc. The bigger screen of iPad is very attractive for showing the Jewelry images. The on-screen keyboard provides ease in navigating through catalogue and making order entries.
The rich Graphical User Interface that can be implemented on iPad gives an extra edge in showing catalogs. A sales person can expand or contract the images just by using fingers. This device is easy to carry, facilitates order entry, inventory checking, pending order details and order submission to make the entire process faster.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Transforming Healthcare with Information Technology
“Transforming health with IT”, a conference of its unique type in the International Healthcare industry held from March 8-10, 2010. Attending any conference is obviously a great opportunity to get aligned with the latest trends, technologies and challenges of the relevant market, but this one was different.
For the first time in Healthcare history, Doctors and IT professionals came together on a common platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges. This made the conference a complete different and revolutionary event. The concern and contribution of each speaker regarding implementation of IT in Healthcare was highly appreciated by the audience. The common focus was not to leverage technology for commercial benefit instead transforms the healthcare services delivery and make sure that quality healthcare services reach across the globe.
Looking at the enormous need of HealthCare providers’ worldwide, technology will play a crucial role in reaching out to people. That implies we require “Data”. So what is needed is Data. Well, everybody speaks about collecting data, but I was really impressed with the statement by Dr. Ashish Joshi (Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Maryland, USA) that we don’t need Data, we need information. Until and unless the data is put to use for creating information and analysis, there is no point in just collecting data and more so just for transactional details. The focus should be more on clinical data collection and analysis.
Most of the people are busy making IT products revolving around patient accounting viz. admin, accounts, and HR related data in hospitals. But the real need is of making solutions that capture clinical data relating to medication or treatment. This will provide an opportunity to analyze data from clinical research perspective.
Another major role of IT would be to bridge the gap between people living in remote rural areas and the HealthCare Specialists sitting in Urban Areas. This can be very well addressed via telemedicine. With the technology providing platform for live connectivity and document collaboration, sharing, this usage is poised to see tremendous growth.
After attending this conference I strongly believe that “IT is THE path”, and using this innovative path in HealthCare industry we can maximize the reach and certainly cater to the people who are in NEED. And when people start talking about mHealth, it’s even more encouraging because mobile devices have a deeper penetration as compared to laptops or desktops and connectivity to the remotest location (specifically in India). A rural place where there is no power for hours, no internet connectivity, does this make sense to develop desktop or web based application. The most feasible option is to use mobile for enterprise class applications in healthcare because that’s the only platform which provides connectivity almost throughout India.
Imagine an accident happens in a village where a patient is lying on the road and seeking help. What a village doctor will do? Will he carry his briefcase of medical equipments or his laptop with accessories to connect via internet and webcam etc; obviously his briefcase. Now he has to send information about the patient to a specialist in urban area seeking second opinion, so does he come back to his hospital and take his laptop with him? No, he should be able to take out his phone and send information right then and there to the doctor. Today’s feature and Smartphones are all capable to share any form of information text, picture, and multimedia.
Now imagine the other side. A doctor sitting in a car receives this request. He need to see the photograph to analyze the severity, will he wait till he reaches his office? No, he should be able to take out his phone and read the data right then and there. Imagine the level of information sharing and the speed at which this is happening.
To summarize, IT is an undoubtedly integral part of today’s healthcare system. It is very difficult to imagine quality and timely healthcare services without right use of Technology. Currently we have to work together to overcome the challenges of implementing IT in Healthcare. At last I would like to re-quote what Mrs. Sangeeta Reddy (Executive Director, Apollo Hospital Group, Hyderabad, India) said at the conference and I am very much convinced with it, “Let’s not compete, Lets Collaborate”.
For the first time in Healthcare history, Doctors and IT professionals came together on a common platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges. This made the conference a complete different and revolutionary event. The concern and contribution of each speaker regarding implementation of IT in Healthcare was highly appreciated by the audience. The common focus was not to leverage technology for commercial benefit instead transforms the healthcare services delivery and make sure that quality healthcare services reach across the globe.
Looking at the enormous need of HealthCare providers’ worldwide, technology will play a crucial role in reaching out to people. That implies we require “Data”. So what is needed is Data. Well, everybody speaks about collecting data, but I was really impressed with the statement by Dr. Ashish Joshi (Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Maryland, USA) that we don’t need Data, we need information. Until and unless the data is put to use for creating information and analysis, there is no point in just collecting data and more so just for transactional details. The focus should be more on clinical data collection and analysis.
Most of the people are busy making IT products revolving around patient accounting viz. admin, accounts, and HR related data in hospitals. But the real need is of making solutions that capture clinical data relating to medication or treatment. This will provide an opportunity to analyze data from clinical research perspective.
Another major role of IT would be to bridge the gap between people living in remote rural areas and the HealthCare Specialists sitting in Urban Areas. This can be very well addressed via telemedicine. With the technology providing platform for live connectivity and document collaboration, sharing, this usage is poised to see tremendous growth.
After attending this conference I strongly believe that “IT is THE path”, and using this innovative path in HealthCare industry we can maximize the reach and certainly cater to the people who are in NEED. And when people start talking about mHealth, it’s even more encouraging because mobile devices have a deeper penetration as compared to laptops or desktops and connectivity to the remotest location (specifically in India). A rural place where there is no power for hours, no internet connectivity, does this make sense to develop desktop or web based application. The most feasible option is to use mobile for enterprise class applications in healthcare because that’s the only platform which provides connectivity almost throughout India.
Imagine an accident happens in a village where a patient is lying on the road and seeking help. What a village doctor will do? Will he carry his briefcase of medical equipments or his laptop with accessories to connect via internet and webcam etc; obviously his briefcase. Now he has to send information about the patient to a specialist in urban area seeking second opinion, so does he come back to his hospital and take his laptop with him? No, he should be able to take out his phone and send information right then and there to the doctor. Today’s feature and Smartphones are all capable to share any form of information text, picture, and multimedia.
Now imagine the other side. A doctor sitting in a car receives this request. He need to see the photograph to analyze the severity, will he wait till he reaches his office? No, he should be able to take out his phone and read the data right then and there. Imagine the level of information sharing and the speed at which this is happening.
To summarize, IT is an undoubtedly integral part of today’s healthcare system. It is very difficult to imagine quality and timely healthcare services without right use of Technology. Currently we have to work together to overcome the challenges of implementing IT in Healthcare. At last I would like to re-quote what Mrs. Sangeeta Reddy (Executive Director, Apollo Hospital Group, Hyderabad, India) said at the conference and I am very much convinced with it, “Let’s not compete, Lets Collaborate”.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Data modeling
Data modeling is the process of designing and validating a database that will be used to meet a business challenge. Data modelers use terms and symbols to identify and represent all of the data objects needed for a business operation to function.
Data models document entities (the persons, places and things [product, warehouse, partner etc.] an organization encounters in the course of business); the relationships of entities (e.g. employee WORKS in warehouse, MANAGES product and SHIPS to partner); and the attributes of entities (description, order number, address, account balance etc).
There are three common types of data models. Conceptual data models define and describe business concepts at a high level for stakeholders addressing a business challenge. Logical data models are more detailed and describe entities, attributes and relationships in business terms. Physical data models define database objects, schema and the actual columns and tables of data that will be created in the database.
Like the blueprint of a building, a data model is the design specification for a database. Data modeling can be helped by off the shelf data models that can be adapted to a specific use. But data architects warn that without proper time and attention to "design before you build," organizations face inaccurate reporting, incorrect data, costly remediation and difficulty in meeting new user requirements.
Data models document entities (the persons, places and things [product, warehouse, partner etc.] an organization encounters in the course of business); the relationships of entities (e.g. employee WORKS in warehouse, MANAGES product and SHIPS to partner); and the attributes of entities (description, order number, address, account balance etc).
There are three common types of data models. Conceptual data models define and describe business concepts at a high level for stakeholders addressing a business challenge. Logical data models are more detailed and describe entities, attributes and relationships in business terms. Physical data models define database objects, schema and the actual columns and tables of data that will be created in the database.
Like the blueprint of a building, a data model is the design specification for a database. Data modeling can be helped by off the shelf data models that can be adapted to a specific use. But data architects warn that without proper time and attention to "design before you build," organizations face inaccurate reporting, incorrect data, costly remediation and difficulty in meeting new user requirements.
Print Media Gearing up for Mobile
With 275 Million subscribers and 89% penetration, Mobile market has emerged as one of the fastest growing industry in the US. It’s the time where every single business entity is planning to improve their reach to a new level and introduce mobile as a way of communication. May it be text messaging, applications or simple voice communication.
Companies are already using Mobile as a tool for branding and marketing strategies and now with launching of iPhone, Android and additionally iPad, we will soon be witnessing a big chunk of Print going on mobile. The process has already started and about to gain its speed.
Now, what concerns media and publishing companies today is how to get there without losing their bearings, sanity and faith along the way. Poor support, lack of any real sense of direction and counting on the murky "intelligence" of so called "business intelligence" companies, might have already burnt the figures of some of them by now.
The good news is that - with the right help and approach one can push their business very firmly in the right direction by creating a better user experience. All it takes is two things. The first is to realize that running into mobile space can only work for you by building it into your business strategy, not just by bolting it on. Educate yourself about the subject. We are there to share facts and figures! The second is to find industry experts to implement your business strategies in Mobile world. Fortunately, we can help you evolve your digital strategy step by step - whether you`re completely new to the concept or already half way there.
Our client testimonies would certainly help you build your faith in us. So do not feel lost .Find out more and decide exactly where it can take your business.
Companies are already using Mobile as a tool for branding and marketing strategies and now with launching of iPhone, Android and additionally iPad, we will soon be witnessing a big chunk of Print going on mobile. The process has already started and about to gain its speed.
Now, what concerns media and publishing companies today is how to get there without losing their bearings, sanity and faith along the way. Poor support, lack of any real sense of direction and counting on the murky "intelligence" of so called "business intelligence" companies, might have already burnt the figures of some of them by now.
The good news is that - with the right help and approach one can push their business very firmly in the right direction by creating a better user experience. All it takes is two things. The first is to realize that running into mobile space can only work for you by building it into your business strategy, not just by bolting it on. Educate yourself about the subject. We are there to share facts and figures! The second is to find industry experts to implement your business strategies in Mobile world. Fortunately, we can help you evolve your digital strategy step by step - whether you`re completely new to the concept or already half way there.
Our client testimonies would certainly help you build your faith in us. So do not feel lost .Find out more and decide exactly where it can take your business.
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