Pencel Corporation today announces the launch of Kinectivity 1.1, a mobile extended database management system and rapid application tool.
The new version of Kinectivity expands upon the original release with support for Symbol and Handspring(TM) barcode scanners and Handspring memory cards, password protection of data, and the ability to enter subscription parameters from the field. With these new features, mobile workers equipped with handheld devices will be able to collect and manage data more efficiently.
The Kinectivity platform consists of an integrated database and synchronization engine that connects mobile devices directly to back-end data sources. The configurable component approach of the application tool, Kinectivity Studio, allows application designers to achieve rapid mobility without writing code.
Companies deploying Kinectivity 1.1 can quickly enable their workers to collect data using integrated barcode scanners by Symbol Technologies and special barcode scanners developed by Symbol for the Springboard expansion slots of Handspring Visor(TM) devices. The data can be directly integrated with a variety of back-end databases and applications. This feature has applications in a wide-range of industries, including healthcare, transportation, warehousing and retail among others.
"Kinectivity is focused on helping enterprises create mobile applications rapidly," says Chris Maloney, Pencel Corporation's president and CEO. "This release expands on addressing their needs, reflecting an exhaustive approach to identify the greatest challenges faced by enterprises deploying mobile solutions. Kinectivity provides everything necessary to build and deploy complete mobile solutions and to accomplish a return on investment much sooner."
A feature that is unique to Kinectivity 1.1 is its ability to enable workers to establish their own subscription parameters from the field, giving them the unparalleled ability to determine what data they can access from their handheld computers. For example, sales personnel can remotely establish their subscription parameters that will enable them to download customers within certain postal codes in their region.
Kinectivity 1.1 aims at resolving challenges faced by companies deploying a mobile computing solution. For one, working with large volumes of data on handheld computers is restricted by the amount of memory available on the devices. Kinectivity 1.1 resolves this limitation by enabling users to store applications and data on the 2 MB, 8 MB and 16 MB memory cards available for Handspring Visors. Another issue that Kinectivity 1.1 helps companies resolve is the security of the data on the handheld devices. The portable nature of the devices makes them vulnerable to loss or theft, and the risk of losing proprietary data is therefore significantly increased. Kinectivity 1.1 offers password protection features to enable companies and workers to safeguard their data.
Kinectivity 1.1 includes a host of other new features, including expanded query capabilities, quick filtering of data, enhanced control properties, additional RoverScript capabilities, and a FastSync option to increase the performance of the synchronization process.
Companies interested in evaluating Kinectivity Studio can download a trial version at the company's Web site, www.pencel.com. A white paper on Pencel's Define-and-Deploy approach to mobile application design is also available as a free download at the Web site.
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