Leading the Charge: Mobile and Machine Learning Before it Was “Cool”

Due to the fact that we have produced mobile software for more than 20 years at Mi-Corporation, we often say we were “doing mobile before mobile was cool.” The iPhone was not even released until 2007! Did you know that our CEO, Greg Clary, was doing machine learning before machine learning was cool? Read More »

It’s Got to be NC and It’s Got to be Digital

If you live in North Carolina, you’ve undoubtedly seen the “Got to be NC Agriculture” advertising campaign over the last few years. If you’re not a resident, check it out and plan your next visit to our great state. But either way, one thing you probably don’t know is the North Carolina Department Read More »

Is your Mobile Enterprise Stuck in the Past or Ready for the Future?

The one thing we know for certain when it comes to mobility, there is constant change afoot. A blog article I recently read took me back to August 2014 and it got me thinking how much has changed in just the last 36 months. What did our landscape look like then? Read More »

True Offline Mobile Data Capture Has Never Been Easier with NextGen Designer

One of the features I’m most excited about in our new NextGen Designer release is what we’ve dubbed Frictionless Data Replication or FDR for short. FDR aims to solve a problem that plagues just about all mobile development projects, how to get data to mobile devices in a simple way that allows for its offline use without having to reinvent the wheel. Read More »

Increase Data Accuracy, Workforce Efficiency & Improve Reporting with NextGen Designer Smart Forms

At Mi-Corporation we often hear about the many headaches organizations face when they’re still using paper forms, or first generation electronic tools, for their mission critical inspection processes. Those headaches include missing forms, incomplete forms, illegible forms, and a whole laundry list of repercussions that inefficient data collection methods bring to the forefront. However, the... Read More »

Mi-Platform & Esri—a Great Match for Mobile Data Capture

Recently, we’ve been talking to a number of state and federal GIS coordinators. Esri is the clear leader in the GIS software market. They have great mapping functionality both in the cloud and on-premise. This week, they highlighted their mobile offerings in a blog post by Jeff Shaner. In the blog, they mention three specific use cases: Read More »

Getting Mobile Inspection Apps Right

If you’re an operations manager or IT leader with a mobile workforce, you’ve probably wondered why automating their jobs has been such a challenge. If your team collects a good deal of data, such as in field inspection activities, no doubt you’ve been doubly vexed. Mobile inspectors are the red-headed step-children of automation. For multiple (and often unique) reasons, they’ve historically had... Read More »

Finding Operational Excellence Through ‘Digital Transformation’

Everyone’s buzzing about ‘digital transformation’—and they’re right to be on their toes. Our customers talk about this all the time, particularly during meetings to discuss what Mi-Corporation’s tools and software can do for them. Not everyone describes digital transformation in exactly the same way, although you’ll note some common themes. According to Altimeter Group digital Read More »

Throw That App Away!!

In the business world, many have come to rely upon mobile apps to help achieve digital transformation of their organization. As a result, we’ve come to think of mobile apps with a certain amount of permanence. We’ll all come together, spend six months defining requirements, talking to subject matter experts, outlining the integration with our ERP system, and only then we’ll start building the... Read More »

Mi-Corporation at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference

The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), is the largest event for Microsoft partners. The conference brings Microsoft's partner community together for a week of networking and learning with the goal of increasing partner profitability and accelerating business growth. The WPC helps businesses align with Microsoft's strategy through a series of speakers and sessions. This week, over... Read More »