The Top 5 Things You Need to Know about Mobile Workplace Solutions 2013 International ARCHIBUS Users Conference - Session A21

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Introduction About us Parent company (Horizant) well established ARCHIBUS Partner headquartered in Canada, offices throughout Canada and US since collective years experience with ARCHIBUS and other IWMS technologies Expertise in mobile and database applications Experience in multiple FM disciplines and sectors Dedicated, full-time product development team Company/Product History 2003 First custom Blackberry mobile solution for ARCHIBUS Blackberry solution developed & released as NOMAD Mobile V5.0, 1st application: NOMAD Work NOMAD Mobile releases V6.1, adds Asset Management & Condition Assessment, rebrands NOMAD Work to Field Services NOMAD Mobile rebranded to FieldFLEX Mobile Research & development begins on cross-platform mobile application framework FieldFLEX Mobile launches cross-mobile-platform software for IWMS with new & updated applications FieldFLEX Mobile introduces self service portal along with BB10 support 2013

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. The Top 5 This session is filled with lessons-learned about mobile app design and deployment, from the creation of the Horizant's own FieldFLEX mobile application through to all the things you should know before you implement your mobile solution 1.Key capabilities: what your mobile solution needs to do 2.Drawings: what to expect from your drawings when you put them on a mobile device 3.Self Service: how to engage the employees in your organization 4.Infrastructure: what your IT department is going to say or allow 5.Workflow: do more in fewer steps with mobility

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Key capabilities: what your mobile solution needs to do Intuitive and consistent user interface – forms use common tap and swipe navigation and the same across all platforms Multi-field searching in grid forms using type ahead search techniques Data Persistence - the ability to continue to work while out of wireless coverage by downloading and storing data on the device Device personalization – data filtering by device and language localization

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Drawings: what to expect from your drawings when you put them on a mobile device The two main discussion points: How clean are your drawings? What do you need from the mobile drawings? Things to consider: Keeping the layer list small and suitably granular Standardizing the layer set across all drawings Knowing how are objects drawn or inserted Do you have 3D objects or blocks Are properties assigned by layer and not by block or object Do you have nested blocks Complexity and detail of predefined blocks

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Drawings: what to expect from your drawings when you put them on a mobile device There is an app for that…. FieldFLEX Mobile Floor Map Publisher contains powerful drawing publishing tools to produce intelligent, mobile ready floor maps from existing ARCHIBUS Asset AutoCAD drawings. Thematic highlighting, Contextual location data The publisher contains key element auditing to check for potential problem areas with the drawing.

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Self Service: how to engage the employees in your organization Expanding the use of ARCHIBUS Expanding the ability to collect information Corporate Services Mobile Applications Allow employees to search for a hoteling space Allow employees, anywhere and anytime, to submit work requests Locate amenities on a floor (printer, rooms, ….) Allow employees to update their location

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Infrastructure: what your IT department is going to say or allow What do you ask them Can I use a tablet? Be specific What to expect Major pushback Nothing at all How and when to engage them Now! Ask about policies Explain the business benefits

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Infrastructure: what your IT department is going to say or allow What they should care about (and so should you…) Security HTTPS Supports device encryption Secure Device authentication during registration BYOD Server side rules and mapping Control Login Device sharing Active Directory Supports Support Mobile Device Management software

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Workflow: do more in fewer steps with mobility Eliminate paper with instant walkthroughs Capture inspections electronically Automatically generate work orders from inspections Perform assessments on the fly Keep your supervisors mobile

© 2013 Horizant Inc. & FieldFLEX Inc. Questions Steve Lisle Wayne Liko Visit for: Demo Product Information Whitepapers Download the latest whitepaper Mobile Drawings: The Art of Turning CAD Plans into Interactive Maps and be entered to win a mini iPad Thank You