Motorola University selects mPortal to enable Six Sigma on mobile devices - Business - Brief Article

Mobile Internet, The, April, 2002

mPortal Inc., a provider of mobile software solutions, has been selected by Motorola University to define and develop prototype mobile extensions to their well-known Six Sigma products. Motorola University is the premier Corporate University, delivering business improvement solutions within Motorola as well as for Motorola customers and suppliers.

In 1986 Motorola created Six Sigma to maximize business process efficiencies and increase competitive advantage and market share. Six Sigma provides quality measures that can be used throughout the corporation from manufacturing to support functions. Currently multiple Fortune 500 companies are utilizing Six Sigma to improve operations and quality management. The mobile components will allow Six Sigma users to monitor projects and metrics from any mobile device such as Palm and Pocket PC based devices and Java phones.

This project will take advantage of some key features now available on a variety of mobile devices, such as the Pocket PCs and the Java phones. These features include the ability to work both on and off line, the ability to sync data over-the-air, and the ability to receive and send alerts and messages.