Prospective customers can try out Mobilio's field service program

TORONTO – Mobilio Inc. recently announced a new free trial program designed to make it easier than ever to experience MobilioFM (Field Manager). ...

Calculators, apps, software extend functionality

For tallying numbers quickly and accurately in the field, first came a handheld calculator. Then came dedicated programs that turned a generic calculator into a construction calculator. Now if you carry the right kind of Smartphone, you don't even need the calculator to perform fast project-relevant calculations at jobsites, at client meetings, or any place else on the go....

Exaktime Unveils JobClock/EX

Exaktime has introduced JobClock/EX, a portable time clock that integrates new technologies into the The JobClock System. ...

A versatile service management solution for the field

FieldOne Systems Pro Edition, www.fieldone.com, is a secure, scalable service management system with many functions specific to the service industry, including dispatching and scheduling, service management, invoicing, inventory management, equipment tracking and customer care. The software offers a lot of flexibility in how a business handles day-to-day operations. ...

iPhone applications take to the road

Dedicated iPhone applications enable field service personnel with an ever-growing array of functionalities. Here are two solutions for technicians to take on the road....

Service management software solutions

Ventus Service Management, www.ventussoftware.com, is a customizable software solution for service contractors that can handle the full complement of service department activities, including electronic dispatching; preventative maintenance scheduling; inventory and equipment for tracking and managing stocked parts (in one or multiple warehouses or service trucks); service contract administration; and work order billing....

The SMA SolarChecker iPhone App

Three nifty software programs

Taking advantage of GPS and biometric technologies, SHARCC Time and Attendance, www.ueven.com, is a remote field service time clock solution that uses GPS coordinates to verify that a registered employee is on the job by requiring his or her biometric finger identification to clock into a customizable task or phase. ...

Three productivity solutions

Singletouch, www.singletouch.com, is a real-time data capture solution for mechanical and other contractors working on a job that requires materials and workload tracking. ...

ASSE introduces lead content certification program

The American Society of Sanitary Engineering has introduced a new Lead Content Certification Program which is now being offered for new and current ASSE listings. ...

Design programs for HVAC sizing solutions

Rhvac 8 by Elite Software, www.elitesoft.com, is an HVAC design program that calculates peak heating and cooling load requirements for rooms, zones, systems...

Use social media to enhance brand, business

I was eating dinner in a typical neighborhood restaurant recently when I overheard three separate tables talking about services like Facebook, Twitter...

Web-based solutions streamline operations

An online document management application that enables contractors to gather, store and share information with employees and outside project participants...

Tracking Your Fleet Can Increase Bottom Line

If you're not yet using a GPS fleet-management system, and you're looking for a way to increase your company's bottom line, it's time to consider what a GPS fleet-management system can do for you. ...

Two field service management solutions

Not yet taking advantage of computerized scheduling, dispatching and other daily business tasks? Here are two Web-based solutions, which could get you to erase the whiteboard for good. ...

Get online quick in the office or in the field

Contractors without a business Web site can remedy that in a jiffy with 1+1 MyBusiness Site, www.1and1.com. Contractors can set up a Web site in just...

ASSE Signs Agreement with Compliant Healthcare Technologies

This collaboration between ASSE and CHT will make the regulation and management of piped medical gas easier and safer than ever before....

Agricultural community implements green technologies, building team

Sixty miles northwest of Chicago, a green building team, consisting of more than 25 members, including trade contractors, consultants, technology vendors and other building professionals, is utilizing sustainable products and systems to build custom homes here at Serosun Farms, a 410-acre agricultural preservation community, featuring a community center, organic farm, equestrian center, eight miles of recreational trails and restored prairie land. ...

Eco Smart Home will showcase green technology

Shalimar, Fla. Charlie Rushing, project director and CEO of Eco Smart World Wide takes pride in having built green long before it was called The son and...

eBridge releases software

eBridge Solutions, a web-based document management company, has released eBridge Solutions 4.0 for plumbing and HVAC industry professionals. ...

Programs provide education and training

Here are two software programs that use computer graphics to provide education and training on HVAC equipment and systems. One program is designed so...

Online training requires tools, accessories

While most of us like interacting with the people we meet in a live classroom, the cost in time and travel to attend on-site classes becomes a hindrance...

Autodesk and Vela Systems collaborate to provide BIM

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. has announced that it has collaborated with Vela Systems Inc., a provider of mobile field automation software for the construction and engineering industries, to integrate Vela Systems Field BIM Software Suite with Autodesk Navisworks, a software tool for combining project contributions into a single, coordinated 3D Building Information Model. ...

Programs that put power in your pocket

Heads up for the early adopters among you. Want to travel light when doing your duct sizing and other calculations in the field? Now it's possible thanks to some new iPhone applications that put a lot of power in your pocket....

Software solutions from Trane and Carrier

Trane Trace 700, www.trane.com/commercial, is a design and analysis tool that, used in the planning stage of a building project, can help HVAC contractors...