Since their inception, smartphones have become one of the most widely-used devices in offices. They allow employees to work and be mobile at the same time. Not only do they help users stay connected, they are invaluable for completing tasks with their array of powerful mobile apps.
With the right apps your smartphone can become your office. So here are seven mobile apps that you should be sure to arm your office with.
1. Insight
Project management is one of the most important operations of any office, especially when employees make frequent business trips. The Insight app allows project team members to easily track their progress as well as coordinate tasks. With active boards for postings or comments and email capability, this app also helps members communicate.
2. Metrofax
Receiving faxes from only one location the sole location of the office can hinder the mobility of your company, requiring someone to monitor the fax machine and you to come in just to review them. The Metrofax mobile app gives you the capability to view incoming faxes instantly and keep track of those most important. Now you can respond to faxes from anywhere.
3. Salesforce
Working with clients no longer has to be a stationary office operation with the Salesforce app. And this app is just as equipped as its Web-based predecessor. Right from your smartphone you can access client account information, follow new sales leads and handle any customer enquiries.
4. Quickoffice
Getting work done as you move is a lot easier when you have the Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite app. With Quickoffice you can compose, edit or view documents for popular software like Microsoft Word and Excel. Forget about lugging around your laptop when you have this app.
5. FlightTrack Pro
If your office is full of business road warriors, FlightTrack Pro is the app for your company. Worldwide flights are tracked by this app, keeping you posted on any potential delays or gate changes. It can pull up your full itinerary just by simply sending your airline confirmation. This app has access to over 5,000 airports and 1,400 airlines so your office will always travel on time.
6. Dropbox
Instead of having your office staff constantly sharing files by sending them via email, synchronize them all together with the Dropbox app. It works with all major computer platforms – Mac, Windows and Linux – so everyone can be automatically connected.
7. Contact Hero
This mobile app allows you to put contacts from other applications, such as email clients Gmail or Yahoo, all in one place. Contact Hero lets users organize their phonebooks, as well as create a history of all correspondence from calls to texts to emails.
With these mobile apps you, and your staff, can almost literally carry the office around on a smartphone. It should be company policy that each employee have them at their disposal. What apps is your office armed with?
