AMS – Automated Form Solutions

Want to streamline your business process and get take paper and the time?

The business challenge

Mobile communications have transformed today’s businesses, enabling people in a diverse range of locations to communicate quickly and easily. But when it comes to sending (and completing) forms, hard copy has tended to rule – often slowing down important decision making processes.

Not any more. Introducing Application Message Service (AMS), a powerful solution that converts paper forms into mobile applications. Simple and easy to use, it enables your staff to send, receive and share business information – anywhere, any time.

What is AMS?

Brought to you by Entwined Solutions, AMS is the fast, cost-effective and secure way to exchange forms and information with your mobile teams. A mobile messaging service, it converts paper forms into mobile applications – creating them in minutes, not months, and enabling staff to send, receive and share business data any time, anywhere. What’s more, its easy and cost effective to implement, thanks to the internet-hosted AMS platform.

Using simple internet-based tools, forms can be sent to a huge range of mobile devices, including phones, smartphones, tablets and iPads. Once sent they’re stored on the devices, which means the forms can be accessed and completed even when the devices are out of mobile coverage areas. They even work with technology such as barcode and signature readers, and can capture images using the devices’ built-in cameras and GPS capabilities.

Creating the forms is easy, and sending them is a breeze. Simply choose Word, Excel or PDF format to send them, then download the forms in the way that suits you – emailed as documents, downloaded as CSV or XML files, viewed in an online database, or integrated with your existing IT systems.

How can AMS help my business?

With AMS as part of your business, you’ll be able to:

Save time: you’ll exchange information quickly, without the need for hard copy forms and cumbersome, time-consuming form-delivery mechanisms
Save money: AMS is a hosted solution, saving you the costs of development, installation, management, upgrades, maintenance and repairs
Breathe easy: AMS is accessed via a highly secure internet-based connection
Get up to speed quickly: AMS is easy to use, with minimal training required
Keep your technology: AMS can be used on your existing devices, and you can change your phones without losing your forms
Create forms when you need them: simple forms with data returned as a document attached to an email can be created in a few hours
Get the information you need: built-in validation rules mean you’ll only get the information you’re asking for
Improve efficiency and productivity: electronic forms reduce multiple handling and the risks of data entry errors, plus you speed up the decision-making process, with significant benefits for your staff, customers and other business associates.

Key Features

Mobile forms can contain:

Native UI input controls
Access to local or remote databases
Conditional workflows
Validation rules
Connections to external peripherals such as barcode readers and signature capture devices
Images captured using the built-in camera as well as location (GPS-enabled) information, such as local address books.

AMS also features

Management with BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
SSL for secure data transmission
The ability to access server components using shared hosting services, hosted on managed dedicated hardware or installed separately on your own hardware and network.

Client Benefits