Sept '10 Skybridge getting smarter with phone app

Skybridge continues to provide innovative solutions with the recent launch of the smartphone 'Skyportal' application

Launched by the Skybridge software team, 'Skyportal' provides Skybridge's network of field engineers Australia-wide with a handheld version of its ground-breaking information management tool SIMON (Skybridge Information Management Online Network).

SIMON, Skybridge's nerve centre, automates jobs allocation and logistics, communicates with field engineers, facilitates interaction with customers, suppliers and eliminates manual processes.

Skyportal installed on a smartphone is a direct portal to SIMON and provides a real-time audit trail for Skybridge clients, offering real-time access to site information such as technical data, signed customer documentation and compliance photographs etc. Skyportal also saves our field engineers time and increases efficiency by eliminating time consuming after hours administrative tasks.

Glen Makin, Skybridge CEO said 'Skyportal is long- awaited for us. We can now be more efficient than ever before. This technology is crucial for us as we take on large-scale projects such as the Federal Governments Digital TV switchover schemes.'