Not All PLM Solutions Translatable to Mobile Apps

April 13, 2012

Over the last few years the demand for ‘an app for that’ has grown to the point that every software designer is rushing to spit out an app for just about every product. A recent blog post on PLM Twine, “Mobile PLM Gold-Rush. Did Vendors Miss the Point?”, explains why mobile apps are not always the best solution. In author Oleg Shilovitsky’s opinion PLM software designers are missing the point entirely of apps for mobile devices – to simplify on-the-go work. Instead, software designers are creating miniature versions of their software for mobile devices.

As Shilovitsky explains,

“I think, a better idea for mobile and tablets is to think about applications that can be used to perform a specific task. I want to have ECO mobile app on my iPhone to make an approval when I’m on go. Alternatively, I can review my tasks list before working day or in the airport. Sales person or maintenance technician may have an app that can search for a particular drawing or visualization.”

As more PLM solutions are moving to the cloud the temptation to make an app for every single process can be all-consuming. Small companies, like Inforbix, are not as concerned with appeasing every whim and trend and focus, rather, on providing the best service possible to their clients with their cloud-based PLM software.

Catherine Lamsfuss, April 13, 2012

Written by Catherine · Filed Under Enterprise, News, Search, Technology

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