Mobile business users are increasingly relying on stylus technology for a range of business tasks, and a well-designed stylus like Samsung s S Pen1 is now a powerful productivity solution for the mobile workforce. According to research on mobile productivity2 from analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, using a stylus to take notes or annotate documents is seen as an effective productivity booster by 56 percent of respondents across the financial services, government, healthcare, retail and transportation industries. In particular, workers are using styluses in combination with billing, compliance and resource management applications.
Healthcare Worker Productivity and the Stylus
Healthcare professionals are increasing their productivity3 by using secure mobile devices along with a stylus when treating patients. For example, floor nurses can update their notes in a patient s electronic health record (EHR) without having to return to the nurses station and wait their turn to enter patient information on a PC, translating to more time with patients. As more healthcare applications for emergency room/urgent care, patient engagement, general hospital and EHR gain stylus support, this technology is becoming a mobile IT standard in the hospital of the future.
Pen Productivity Streamlines Document Review
Creating technical documentation, presentations or other content often requires feedback and comments from coworkers and management. Using a stylus lets managers and others conduct reviews and approvals on the go a mobile productivity boost for folks who don t want to print out documents or pull out their laptop. With a stylus like the Samsung S Pen they can now mark up and annotate their feedback when they have a spare moment between meetings or on the train ride home at night.
A Stylus Supports Field Service Workflows
Field services workers who spend their entire workday on customer sites can use a stylus to remain productive and complete paperwork while being responsive to clients and coworkers and traveling light. A stylus also increases productivity for sales representatives, as it allows them to review and sign off on sales proposals and expense reports right from their device during a break between calls. As integration with advanced stylus technology becomes a mobile app standard, the productivity improvements will seep into customer relationship management (CRM), collaboration, resource management and productivity apps. The research from Frost & Sullivan shows that 29 percent of businesses are already using mobile field force automation apps, with more than 44 percent leveraging CRM apps on their smartphones. Further pen support across enterprise mobile apps should push that number higher and drive more advanced productivity features in the future.
At the Fine Point of Productivity
The Samsung S Pen is part of an increasingly refined generation of styluses, possessing a fine writing point that s essential to the mobile productivity today s workforce requires4. Workers can use it to navigate electronic forms and fill them out on the Samsung Galaxy Note75 screen instead of having to pull out their laptops for the task (or worse, having to head back to the local office). They can also skip printing fillable Adobe Acrobat PDF forms, instead filling out the fields digitally and signing off on the form with their real signature.
The new S Pen s tip is only 0.7 mm in diameter, allowing workers to experience pen-like handwriting that appears clear and legible. Utility service personnel and technicians can even use the S Pen to write on the Galaxy Note7 while wearing gloves and working outside in extreme weather conditions including cold, rain or snow. Stylus technology has caught up to the workforce s growing need for mobility, and more and more workers are making the shift to cutting-edge styluses.
In addition to the S Pen, the Galaxy Note7 has enhanced security and design features to help you work smarter. Learn more about its productivity features here6.
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