vWorkApp is an online
dispatch and job scheduling software for medium to large businesses. The product is sold and distributed over the Internet using a distribution model commonly known as
cloud computing
Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage ( cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user. Large clouds often have functions distributed over mul ...
.
History
The company was founded in 2008 and has offices in Auckland, New Zealand; Brisbane, Australia; and San Francisco, United States. The Board of Directors includes
Sam Morgan, who founded New Zealand’s highest-traffic website
TradeMe
Trade Me is New Zealand's largest online auction and classifieds website. Managed by Trade Me Ltd., the site was founded in 1999 by New Zealand entrepreneur Sam Morgan (entrepreneur), Sam Morgan, who sold it to John Fairfax Holdings, Fairfax in ...
in 1999 and sold it for NZ$700 million in 2006.
Product
vWorkApp is an online job dispatch and scheduling product for transportation and services industries. Some of vWorkApp's features include
GPS tracking
A GPS tracking unit, geotracking unit, satellite tracking unit, or simply tracker is a navigation device normally on a vehicle, asset, person or animal that uses satellite navigation to determine its movement and determine its WGS84 UTM ge ...
, step-by-step job instructions, automatic
data synchronization
Data synchronization is the process of establishing consistency between source and target data stores, and the continuous harmonization of the data over time. It is fundamental to a wide variety of applications, including file synchronization and m ...
, electronic signature capturing, and built in reporting. The vWorkApp smartphone application is currently available for the
Android OS
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android is developed by a consortium of deve ...
and
iOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also includes ...
.
With vWorkApp, a
dispatcher
A dispatcher is a communications worker who receives and transmits information to coordinate operations of other personnel and vehicles carrying out a service. A number of organizations, including police and fire departments, emergency medical s ...
can create and schedule jobs for mobile workers via an account on the app's website. After a dispatcher schedules a job, mobile workers receive real-time
push technology
Push technology or server push is a style of Internet-based communication where the request for a given transaction is initiated by the publisher or central server. It is contrasted with pull/get, where the request for the transmission of informat ...
notifications with job details on their smartphones.
The dispatcher will receive real-time updates when a mobile worker edits job details, completes a job, etc. within the smartphone application.
Awards
In July, 2011 vWorkApp won the
TUANZ
The Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) represents corporate and individual end users of telecommunications in New Zealand. Its previous stated mission was to "...raise New Zealand into the OECD’s Top 10 countries in inf ...
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Mobile Application of the Year Award
References
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External links
vWorkApp homepage
Software companies of New Zealand