iPhone has revolutionized the ways in which people communicate and conduct business on the go. With thousands of apps, some free and others available for a small fee, iPhone users can virtually take their office on the road. Here are ten apps, which can come in handy for any business.
Archive and Scanning
DocScanner ($7.99 AUD) produced by Norfelleo Inc. This app allows users to scan documents on the go. Using the iPhone camera, DocScanner automatically improves the quality of the scan by fixing geometry, removing shadows, fixing white balance and sharpening the image.
DocScanner can be used to collect paper documents, whiteboards and receipt, eliminating the need to carry paper. The app allows scanning standard A4, Letter and more paper sizes and with OCR (optical character recognition) capabilities allows for quick search of scanned document. Other features include, convert to high resolution PDF, transfer scanned document over WiFi and sending documents via email.
Business Card Scanner ($5.99 USD) saves time in manually entering contact details and eliminates the need to carry contacts' business cards. Business Card Reader takes a business card picture, 'reads' it using text recognition technology, and enters the contact information into appropriate fields, which can easily be checked and corrected. The virtual business cards are stored in the iPhone address book.
Create, Print and Share Documents
QuickOffice ($9.99 USD) app allows users to remotely access, open, edit and create office documents (word and Excel) via cloud storage services (Box.net, Dropbox, Google Docs and MobileMe). With QuickOffice users can also email, view and access attachments with popular file formats (PPT, PDF, iWork, HTML, PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, TIF, MP3, etc.). QuickOffice allows files to be shared via WiFi networks.
Print n Share ($8.99 USD) will allow iPhone users to view, store and print email, documents, files, attachments, photos, contacts and web pages via your iPhone. Other features in clued printing directly to most WiFi enabled printers, or to all printers and any document type via a Mac/PC, even over 3G.
Revenue and Expense Organisers
Mobile Receipt is a simple to use application allowing users to create an expensive report quickly and easily. Once a photo of the receipt is taken and a few receipt details are entered, Mobile Receipt can generate the expense report instantly. After submitting, the user will receive an email with a professional-looking expense report and all receipts, provided in PDF format.
Mobile Receipt is available in three modes:
- Free – 5 receipts per month;
- Basic – 30 receipts per month; and
- Pro – Unlimited number of receipts per month.
Timewerks ($9.99 USD) is a great app for sales people, contractors or consultants for tracking time and invoicing. This iPhone application enables allows users to send an HTML-formatted or PDF-format invoice to clients via email. With Timewerks' built-in features, clients can be billed accurately and timely from a remote location, so there's no need to rush back to the office.
Credit Card Payment iPhone Apps
iCCPay ($21.99 AUD) instantly turns your mobile phone into a credit card processing terminal. Simply punch in your company name and a supported gateway merchant ID (and password if required) and you are up and running.
Website and Business Data Analyser
Analytics App is a free app allows quick access to a website’s statistic data. Using the Google Analytics system users can view number of hits, page views and obtain traffic and visitor reports from their website while on the go.
Roambi is free app which allows iPhone users to transform business data into colorful and 3D charts. Share Roambi visualizations with other iPhones, or present them in a meeting right from the device screen.
The full version, which contains additional features, is available in the iPhone app store for $99 USD.
All these applications provide secure quick access to business data without the need of paper shuffling. Using these apps organisation's can be perceived as environmentally conscious limiting the travel time between head office and cutting down on usage of paper.
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