Hardworking business professionals like yourself can appreciate something that saves time and simplifies work tasks. As mobile technology becomes endlessly intertwined with daily work tasks, it makes sense to seek the best tools that help you seize the day.
It doesn’t matter if you use a tablet, smartphone or phablet, or use iOS or Android; apps have become a part of day-to-day business for busy corporate real estate executives. Here are the top applications that you should have on your mobile device to maximize productivity from virtually anywhere.
BI
If your company has an integrated business intelligence system or uses a stand-alone workplace management or corporate real estate optimization software, there's a good chance that it will have an app for your mobile device. Mobile BI lets you access your corporate real estate data regardless of where you are on any given day. With the information in your BI or corporate real estate system, you can manage your existing portfolio, and make better decisions about sites that you are considering for new projects.If your company doesn't have an app for its enterprise software, you aren't out of luck. You can also access the data you need by installing remote desktop access software that lets you get back to your desktop computer. Check out LogMeIn Ignition and GoToMyPC to turn your mobile device into a virtual office computer. Mac users may also want to check out Parallels Access, an app that turns your iPad into a portable Mac computer.
Travel Management
If you're like most corporate real estate executives, you spend an inordinate amount of time on the road. Fortunately, there are plenty of travel management apps can make the process easier. It goes without saying that having the app for your preferred airline and hotel company can help you manage your travel reservations. In addition, a unified search tool like Kayak or the unfortunately named Hipmunk can help you find a flight, room or car when your preferred services aren’t available. If you travel globally, iStone (iOS only) provides on-the-fly translation for basic communication.Cloud Storage
Everyone here at the office of REoptimizer® are firm believers in the power of cloud storage (and for good reason.) Your mobile cloud app lets you access all of your company's data from virtually anywhere. Whether you have a private cloud or you use one of the common public cloud systems like Dropbox or Google Drive, a cloud app is essential for accessing the information that you need without regard to location.
Document Management
While being able to access data is helpful, the ability to work with it lets you be even more flexible. Microsoft Office still does not run on Android or iOS tablets, although a special version of Office 365 runs on iPhones and Android smartphones. CloudOn provides access to Office from mobile devices, although it looks like Office will be available as a native app at some point in 2014. Another alternative is to run a mobile office suite like Office2HD (iOS), Polaris Office (Android) or Quickoffice (both) that can open, edit and save Microsoft Office compatible files.Remote Meetings
The pristine picture quality of smartphone and tablet cameras make them the perfect companion for mobile video conferencing. Whether you need to have a face-to-face conversation with a co-worker or need to provide a video tour of a proposed site to the office committee, your mobile device can help. If your company's unified communications system doesn’t have an app that supports video conferencing natively, consumer grad applications like FaceTime and Skype are trusted and reliable video conferencing apps.Need an app that makes managing your corporate real estate portfolio easier? Try REoptimizer® today:
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