Combining handheld, database & Internet technologies, the integrated set of dataPioneer tools feature:

• A bar code enabled data capture solution for Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld devices, enabling frontline personnel to collect, process, & validate information & quickly propagate that information back to a central data store
• A sophisticated desktop information management system for data maintenance, analysis & reporting
• A robust, intelligent, two-way synchronization conduit between data management systems & any number of handheld devices
• Custom agents for communicating with the best-of-breed, web-based dataRise technologies, delivering secure access to real-time data via the Internet

Some of the key features of the dataPioneer system are:

• Scan any item with a barcode & categorize it with ease
• Virtually any type of bar code can be captured, enabling data entry that is fast, simple, & accurate
• Even without scanning hardware, the handheld dataPioneer application allows information to be quickly & reliably input via a combination of drop-down menus, lists, pop-up keyboards & "date-pickers"
• Huge flexibility in assigning time &/or costs to scanned items
• Non-intrusive, smart data validation ensuring the highest quality of information
• The coupled data management application functions as a complete information analysis & reporting tool (including a built-in mechanism for automatically exporting data to Microsoft Excel, etc.)
• The simple "one-click" information synchronization process is via an intelligent conduit capable of managing the data-flow between data management applications & an unlimited number of handheld devices
• Very easy to set-up & operate by users with a minimum of computer literacy
• Interchangeable data files can be "slotted in" to the system to provide immediate base data for any market / country
• Data is readily transmitted to dataRise, making real-time information securely accessible online via a web browser.

A few of the potential end-uses for the dataPioneer solution are:

• Oil Spill Resource tracking and cost control
• Personnel time and expense tracking
• Inventory or Asset valuation / inspection / control
• Scanning bills of lading or any other document encoded with bar codes
• Field Service Automation / Field Sales Automation (CRM)
• Warehousing and Distribution (Logistics)
• Healthcare (Medical Records Control, etc)
• Support of any frontline task requiring data collection

For further information visit www.orchardis.com/products/datapioneer/

Scenario Builder

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Damage Anlysis and Presentation Software

The Scenario Builder helps to simplify & present complex financial cases by clearly & concisely consolidating volumes of data, demonstrating the financial impact of specific case issues & uncertainties, & calculating damages for an unlimited number of case specific customized scenarios. This product increases the effectiveness of the case strategy development & decision-making processes while simplifying the negotiation & settlement phases of complex cases.

The Scenario Builder helps you to simplify and present complex cases

• Issue specific forecasting of financial impact
• Consolidates volumes of data into simple format
• Customized to handle unique issues of any case
• Presentation of alternative scenarios to:
  - Clients
  - Juries
  - Opposition
• Useful in determining case strategies
• Valuable in negotiation & settlement phases
• Increase effectiveness in decision making