22nd February 2005 - The Nokia Mobile RFID Kit as part
of the Nokia Field Force Solution has started shipping.
The solution allows for easy management of tasks and service
team workflow in the field. The Nokia Field Force Solution
is designed specifically for industry sectors such as
security, services, utilities, health care, and government
branches to increase the efficiency of field personnel.
Application examples include repair, maintenance, asset
management, time, attendance, meter reading and work completion
reporting. The solution is based on RFID (Radio Frequency
Identification) technology.
"Companies can improve their workflow management
and increase effectiveness of their operations with the
Nokia Field Force Solution. It supports real-time enterprise
by allowing high visibility on delivered services, and
reduces costs of field services while improving quality,"
says Gerhard Romen, Head of Market Development, Nokia
Ventures Organization.
A unique benefit of the Nokia Field Force Solution is
that it allows easy interaction with field activities
by sending real-time information like location, work time
or task status from the field to the office. In addition,
it can be used for receiving service instructions or work
assignments in the field. The information exchange starts
by simply touching the RFID tag placed on objects - such
as assets, billboards, meters or other equipment - with
the Nokia RFID enabled phone. The data is then sent via
text message or GPRS data as real-time exchange with the
Nokia Local Interactions Server and the company's systems.
The full Nokia Field Force Solution enables real-time,
two-way interaction between the client software, Nokia
Local Interactions Server and a company's existing back-office
systems, such as work scheduling, task management or information
databases. The solution consists of the J2EE based software
product, the Nokia Local Interactions Server and client
software, which work together with the Nokia Mobile RFID
Kit for the Nokia 5140 phone and RFID tags.
The Nokia Mobile RFID Kit is available through the local
Nokia mobile device resellers in the Europe as well as
in the US. The Nokia Mobile RFID Kit includes two Nokia
Xpress-on(TM) RFID reader shells for the Nokia 5140 phone,
which is available separately.
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