PDA (Personal Data Assistant) or Handheld devices are becoming an essential part of many businesses today. Gone are the days of an elite few carrying around the latest small device, nowadays you will see a delivery driver asking for your signature on this type of technology. Your office could benefit from handheld solutions in many ways.

If your employees are away from the office capturing data it may be that a PDA could be used to capture that data and download it directly into your systems when they arrive back at the office. If this information is required before the employee returns to the office the data could be transmitted while still out in the field by use of mobile communications. Employees could access latest information (price lists etc) so that they are quoting 'up to the minute' prices.

Handheld solutions are not just for the employee out of the office. In the warehouse a PDA can be used to stock check, pick stock for a delivery, record damaged items, receive goods, mark a delivery as despatched to name but a few. These solutions are not just related to barcode systems but these can be created as well.