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MSI, September, 2004
Mobile applications for plant-floor tasks such as equipment maintenance aren't new, but advances in vendor architecture are making them simpler to bring to market, according to at least one vendor. Enterprise asset management (EAM) software vendor Datastream Systems says Java programming that follows a service-oriented architecture (SOA) is the foundation for its latest set of mobile applications.
EAM software handles plant asset management processes, from planning and scheduling equipment maintenance to tracking and procuring inventory for repair and facility supplies. Houghton LeRoy, a research director with Dedham, Mass.-based analyst firm ARC Advisory Group, says EAM is well-suited to mobile because "it's a task-oriented system in which much of the...
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