Testing in the Real World

Even before Pocket Pollster is officially available for sale, an engineering client wanted to try it out. So they purchased 4 new HP iPaqs, 4 Rhinoskin cases, and 4 x 1GB memory cards.

The software installed flawlessly, each unit taking less than 1 minute to configure. All mobile installations were done with just 1-touch, and that can even be reduced to hands free installation if so desired.

As part of our agreement, I added one major new feature to the product and a few minor ones. These I will describe in a subsequent posting.

Pocket Pollster was tested on a prominent construction project in Vancouver and then another one in the Canadian Maritimes. At such time that I'm at liberty to provide details, I will. But all reports back were very positive. In fact, the Desktop's graphical Summary screen was used to present the field testing results to top executives of the company, much akin to a PowerPoint presentation. I never envisioned the software being used in this way but there's an old adage amongst software professionals to never assume your customers will use your software in the same way you would!