Ghost pattern software gwavacon emea 2012

Delivering Mail, Calendar, and Contacts to Your Mobile GroupWise Users Daniel Shelley GWAVAcon EMEA 2012 October 2012

Ghost Pattern Software

•  Founded in 2009 •  Headquarters, development in Utah •  Focus on GroupWise mobility solutions

Constant change in the Mobile Market

•  Starting in 2007, Nokia and RIM started to be displaced by Apple’s iPhone

•  In 2008 Android entered the market •  iPad created a new market in Spring 2010 •  Amazon releases Kindle Fire in Fall 2011 •  More new devices coming!

Who Is Winning?

•  Phones –  Apple’s iPhone –  Android – Samsung is the only one that is making money –  Windows Mobile is a viable platform, but needs to sell

more devices. Watch this space! •  Tablets

–  iPad dominates –  Amazon’s devices are popular –  Google’s Nexus 7 will do well Q4 2012 –  Windows 8 tablets? Maybe.

What Users Want

•  Support for their new smartphone •  Easy to use, setup •  GroupWise features •  It should just work

IT Department Response?

•  Some put their heads in the sand! •  Others embrace a BYOD policy •  Enable your users to be more productive •  Use tablets in ways that laptops can not

be used

What About GroupWise?

•  Smartphones do not come with support for GroupWise out of the box

•  ActiveSync solutions can be good, but… – Possibly expensive licensing –  Limited to Exchange functionality – Requires IT department support and installation

•  GroupWise WebAccess – not quite what people want

From Ghost Pattern Software

•  For iOS – GW Mail with notifications – GW Calendar – GW Contacts

•  For Android – GW Mail – GW Calendar

•  For Samsung BADA

From Ghost Pattern Software

•  Native applications •  Easy to setup •  Support for iOS, Android •  Easy to get:

– Apple App Store – Google Play or Amazon Appstore

•  Works with phones and tablets •  Supports GroupWise 2012, 8, 7 and 6.5

How Does It Work?

GroupWise  WebAccess  

•  Native App •  Connects to GroupWise

WebAccess just like a web browser

Easy To Get

Apple App Store

•  Open the Apple App Store app

•  Search for “GroupWise” •  Buy the app and

download •  Just like buying “Angry

Birds”

Setup

•  Enter the URL to your GroupWise WebAccess server

•  No server changes/configuration required

Fast

•  Access to your mailbox in a handful of minutes

•  No server configuration required

GW Mail for iOS

Mailbox

•  Native iPhone interface •  Automatic login •  Support for

– GroupWise 2012 – GroupWise 8 – GroupWise 7 – GroupWise 6.5

Read an Email

•  Read an email, appointment, task or note

iPad Support

Setup

•  Easily setup the app to connect to GroupWise using GroupWise WebAccess

•  Securely stores password

Mailbox

•  Shows unread status •  Reply/forward status •  Attachment icon

Swipe to Delete

•  Swipe your finger left to right over the date area of the email you want to delete

Folders

•  View items in other folders, like your cabinet

•  Move items to a folder

Folders

•  View items in other folders, like your cabinet

•  Move items to a folder

Read an Email

•  Read an email, appointment, task or note

•  Mark unread •  Delete

Read an Email

•  Reply •  Forward •  Move

Properties

•  View item properties •  Access status tracking

Attachments

•  Use the GroupWise document viewer

•  Use the iOS document viewer

•  Open attachment with other apps on device: e.g. pdf, .doc viewers

Attachments

•  Example: view a .docx MS Office document using the iOS document viewer

Compose

•  Compose new email •  Reply •  Forward

Address Books

•  Search your address books to compose

•  Uses the following order 1.  iOS device contacts 2.  Frequent Contacts* 3.  Other GW address books 4.  GW System address book

Address Books

•  Search your address books to compose

•  Uses the following order 1.  iOS device contacts 2.  Frequent Contacts* 3.  Other GW address books 4.  GW System address book

Demo

Notifications

Notifications

•  New! We have a notification service available for GW Mail

•  Push notification to app •  The Notification server polls

GroupWise server •  Monthly cost for the service •  Can be purchased for your

users •  IT department can request that

this be disabled for their users

What about push notifications?

GroupWise  WebAccess  

•  Normally the app communicates directly with your GroupWise WebAccess server

•  Apple does not let apps run in the background in order to check for new data (battery concerns)

What about push notifications?

GroupWise  WebAccess  

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No8fica8on  Server  

Apple  Push  No8fica8on  Service  

•  Notification server polls GWWA

•  When new email is found, Apple’s APNS server is notified

•  APNS server does push to devices

GW Mail for Android

Mailbox

•  Updated interface! •  Native Android app •  Features of the iOS app,

but with an Android look and feel

Read an Email

•  Read an email, appointment, task or note

Android Features

•  Read mailbox, other folders •  Delete, move, read later, properties •  Compose, Reply, Reply All, Forward •  Search GroupWise address books when

composing •  Attachments: view with GroupWise

WebAccess or open with available app

GW Calendar for iOS

GW Calendar

•  Native iPhone interface •  Automatic login •  Support for

–  GroupWise 2012 –  GroupWise 8 –  GroupWise 7 –  GroupWise 6.5

•  View appointments, tasks and notes

•  New month view!

iPad Support

Core Features

•  View an item •  Reply, Forward, Delete •  View item properties •  GroupWise document

viewer, iOS document viewer or open with app

Calendar Actions

•  Accept, decline, complete appointments, tasks and notes

•  Resend (modify)

Compose •  Appointments •  Tasks •  Notes •  Posted appointments •  Posted Tasks •  Posted Notes •  Search your address

books to compose

Calendar Selection

•  Pick the calendars you want to display

•  Can include shared calendars

•  Only works for calendars that show in GroupWise WebAccess

•  Requires GroupWise 8

Demo

GW Calendar for Android

Android

•  Updated interface! •  Native Android interface •  Like iOS app, but with an

Android look and feel

Calendar Views

•  Day, Week, Month Views •  Calendar picker

Core Features

•  View an item •  Reply, Forward, Delete •  View item properties •  GroupWise document

viewer or open with app •  Compose appointments •  Search your address

books to compose

GW Contacts for iOS

Search Address Books

•  Search by first name, last name or email address

•  Uses the following order 1.  iOS device contacts 2.  Frequent Contacts* 3.  Other GW address books 4.  GW System address book

Contact Detail

•  Find a phone number (tap to call)

•  Find an email address – Launches GW Mail – Launches GW Calendar – Launches iOS Mail

•  Address launches map

Why this solution?

GroupWise Features

•  Tasks and Notes •  Search all address books •  Status tracking •  GroupWise WebAccess document

converter •  Open attachments on device •  View attached/forwarded emails •  View shared folders

GroupWise Support

•  GroupWise 2012 •  GroupWise 8 •  GroupWise 7 •  GroupWise 6.5

Device Support

•  iOS – Supports iOS 4.3+ – Supports iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

•  Android – Supports Android 2.1+ – Works with phones and tablets

Connectivity

•  Connects to GroupWise WebAccess server directly from the device

•  Requires internet connection •  iOS supports NAM •  Android supports NAM

How Users Buy

•  iOS – Buy on the Apple App Store

•  Android – Buy on Google Play – Buy on the Amazon App Store

•  Simply search for “GroupWise”

iOS Volume Purchases

•  Apple does not allow sales outside of the app store •  Apple does have a volume purchase program for

education –  Requires a minimum initial purchase of 20 copies –  Apple sends you promotional codes that users can redeem on

their devices –  50% price discount

•  Volume Purchase Program for Businesses –  Get set up with Apple to buy in volume

•  App “gifting” option •  Notification service can be purchased directly

Android Volume Purchases

•  You can buy volume licenses directly •  I send you .apk files preset to use your server •  Email me at Daniel@ghostpattern.com •  50% discount for education

Better than other solutions

•  Simple setup, no server changes •  Inexpensive •  No sync problems •  Supports older versions of GroupWise •  Supports GroupWise specific features •  Shared folders, all address books

GW Lite

•  To test your server with these apps prior to buying, install the free GW Lite app.

But I want more!

•  The updates will keep coming with new features and bug fixes

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Contact Us

•  Enhancement requests? Questions? – Daniel@ghostpattern.com

•  Support – Support@ghostpattern.com

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