Visualize This

I recently purchased an openmoko freerunner phone - it's basically a handheld linux computer with GPS, Wifi and a GSM phone. The hardware is nice, but the software stack is still a little rough around the edges. The interesting thing is that there is a full J2SE stack available for the phone, and it was able to run the autovue client out-of-the-box.

Now, admittedly running a desktop application on a 640x480 resolution cell phone doesn't necessarily give the world best user experience, and the 400 Mhz cpu and 128mb of ram didn't make it a really speedy experience, but it was actually surprisingly usable.

I'm looking into getting a trimmed down client created that will perform better on a cell phone.

With a little bit of polishing, this could be a really interesting solution for people who need a very light-weight (literally) tool for viewing and annotating files. An architect or an engineering doing an on-site visit for instance could view site plans, and add annotations to indicate anything that needs further review, all from a cell phone, without having to carry a laptop or even a tablet PC.

Hopefully we'll be showing this off at OpenWorld!

I'm very happy to be joined by two of my colleagues in in posting interesting information about Enterprise Visualization here.

Rozita Naghshin is in charge of product planning for Oracle AutoVue - She's completing her Ph.D on improving collaboration and creativity in multidisciplinary design and is a real wizard with powerpoint and flash based usability demos. She'll be sharing her insight into how Oracle AutoVue can fit into the workflows and processes of various Oracle products.

Celine Beck is a Product Strategy Manager for Oracle AutoVue. Celine is currently driving our Visual Apps strategy, which aims at expanding the capabilities of Oracle Applications like Oracle CRM and JD Edwards with Enterprise Visualization. She will be providing updates and information about our Visual CRM and Visual ALM initiatives, as well as general information about Visual Apps.

Hi to all. This is my first entry in the Enterprise Visualization blog (actually – this is my first blog entry, period), and I must admit this is quite an exciting experience. In this blog, I will keep you informed of our activities and developments surrounding our Visual Apps initiatives, and more particularly Visual CRM and Visual ALM.

For those who are not yet familiar with the concept, Visual Apps adds the visualization and collaboration capabilities of AutoVue to Oracle’s best-in-class applications. Applied to CRM, this means that call center agents for instance can easily access the 3D models of faulty equipment, identify problem areas with digital annotations, and pass down all this in-context information to field service agents for faster resolution.

Visual CRM, which was presented during a one-hour Webcast on August 13, has been enthusiastically welcomed by customers. The recording of the Webcast entitled “Enhance Aftermarket Revenue and Customer Experience with Visual CRM” is available here.

Stay tuned for further information!