Palm announced that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is using Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones to increase workflow productivity by enabling employees to collect information while out in the field and share it with press, customers and colleagues on the spot.(1) For emergency management and general business, the nation's largest animal-protection organization relies on Treo smartphones with Bluetooth(R) headsets, running on the nationwide(2) Cingular Wireless EDGE network with Good Technology's robust wireless email software and service, GoodLink(TM).
After evaluating several competing options, HSUS chose the Treo/GoodLink solution because of its ease of use, flexibility and all-in-one form factor. Employees working in field services, communications and legislative affairs as well as senior executives organizationwide use the solution for access to email, contacts, calendaring, instant messaging, tracking and phone for emergency management.(1)
"The Humane Society of the United States protects animals 24 hours a day, seven days a week around the globe," said Laura Folden, director of IT for HSUS. "Without our Treo smartphones, it would have been nearly impossible to keep up the pace over the last year, especially given the scope of our disaster-response efforts. Treo smartphones created a surge in our communications and productivity."
HSUS needed a simple, affordable and reliable way for its highly mobile staff to stay in touch, even in disaster areas where power for laptops and traditional phone lines is unavailable. Treo smartphones were crucial during and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Employees were working 24 hours a day managing calls, searching for and rescuing animals. With so many HSUS staff traveling, they needed email access to stay in touch with vendors, constituents, animal shelters and people who needed assistance.
With the all-in-one power of Treo smartphones on the Cingular EDGE network now at their fingertips, HSUS staff effectively manages emergencies, tracks disaster information, stays abreast of breaking developments, communicates with the press and receives HSUS monitor alerts via text.
"Treo smartphones give mobile professionals, like those at HSUS, the freedom to leave their laptops behind and still stay connected to the office and the critical information they need most," said Tara Griffin, vice president of enterprise markets for Palm, Inc. "With Treo smartphones, HSUS emergency workers are readily available to coordinate animal-rescue efforts, especially in disaster-ridden areas with no power."
More than 8,000 companies have deployed the Treo/GoodLink solution to take advantage of Palm's expanding product portfolio and business solutions for mobile professionals. Palm's flexible, standards-based approach and customer-centric model meets the needs of mobile professionals at small, medium and large global businesses.
After evaluating several competing options, HSUS chose the Treo/GoodLink solution because of its ease of use, flexibility and all-in-one form factor. Employees working in field services, communications and legislative affairs as well as senior executives organizationwide use the solution for access to email, contacts, calendaring, instant messaging, tracking and phone for emergency management.(1)
"The Humane Society of the United States protects animals 24 hours a day, seven days a week around the globe," said Laura Folden, director of IT for HSUS. "Without our Treo smartphones, it would have been nearly impossible to keep up the pace over the last year, especially given the scope of our disaster-response efforts. Treo smartphones created a surge in our communications and productivity."
HSUS needed a simple, affordable and reliable way for its highly mobile staff to stay in touch, even in disaster areas where power for laptops and traditional phone lines is unavailable. Treo smartphones were crucial during and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Employees were working 24 hours a day managing calls, searching for and rescuing animals. With so many HSUS staff traveling, they needed email access to stay in touch with vendors, constituents, animal shelters and people who needed assistance.
With the all-in-one power of Treo smartphones on the Cingular EDGE network now at their fingertips, HSUS staff effectively manages emergencies, tracks disaster information, stays abreast of breaking developments, communicates with the press and receives HSUS monitor alerts via text.
"Treo smartphones give mobile professionals, like those at HSUS, the freedom to leave their laptops behind and still stay connected to the office and the critical information they need most," said Tara Griffin, vice president of enterprise markets for Palm, Inc. "With Treo smartphones, HSUS emergency workers are readily available to coordinate animal-rescue efforts, especially in disaster-ridden areas with no power."
More than 8,000 companies have deployed the Treo/GoodLink solution to take advantage of Palm's expanding product portfolio and business solutions for mobile professionals. Palm's flexible, standards-based approach and customer-centric model meets the needs of mobile professionals at small, medium and large global businesses.