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The blogs from Mintek are a team effort. Contributing Authors include Stuart Smith, Chris Kluis, Ty Abrahams, Lee Reeves and Kevin McConnell.

About Mintek

Mintek Mobile Data Solutions is a turn-key solutions developer providing access to customer, employee and asset information beyond the 'traditional office.'

Through multiple devices and platforms, we strengthen our clients mobility by providing key information as they perform their work in the field. Timely access to data provides for better business decisions that improve operational efficiency.

Since 1987, Mintek Mobile Data Solutions has provided complete system solutions to hundreds of clients and thousands of mobile users throughout North America include the Fortune 100 and privately owned SMBs.

Our simple premise is that our technology must provide a rapid, verifiable return on the investment. Our promise to you is that it will.

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Enterprise Asset Management

What Can Happen in 100 Days When Maintenance Management Fails
Thursday, Jul 29, 2010 Stuart Smith
Readers of our blog will know that we are in Florida and have paid a fair amount of attention to the Gulf Oil Spill. The Gulf oil spill disaster started on April 20, 2010 with an explosion on Deepwater Horizon oil rig. It has been a hundred days...Read More
A National Maintenance Crisis?
Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 Stuart Smith
What happens when governments run out of money to perform asset maintenance on buildings? All across America, schools, jails, historical sites, police stations, fire houses, courthouses and so on are being neglected. Excuses come in the forms of...Read More
Top EAM and CMMS Stories of the Week 7.23.2010
Friday, Jul 23, 2010 Stuart Smith
As we approach the end of July, those of us near the Gulf of Mexico are on a constant lookout for tropical storm systems that can easily ruin a weekend. This weekend many of us will get a little extra rain as TS Bonnie makes her way up the...Read More

Cable Door-to-Door CRM

An Introduction Cable MSO Challenges
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010 Stuart Smith
The cable industry is undergoing major changes as a result of growth and technology. The two most important challenges Cable MSOs face are how to manage their business more efficiently and the integration of technological advancements into product...Read More
Cable CRM Can Blow Away The Summertime Blues
Thursday, Jul 15, 2010 Stuart Smith
It is the middle of summer, the heat is on and Direct Sales Managers ( DSM ) are trying to figure out how to light a fire under their DSR s. The summertime blues if left unchecked can reek havoc on sales goals. One method of reeling in DSR ...Read More
5 Reasons Cable CRM Can Still Take Advantage of the World Cup
Wednesday, Jun 30, 2010 Stuart Smith
The USA-Ghana match in the 2010 World Cup on Saturday was the third most watched soccer game in US history. Despite the heartbreaking 2-1 loss, Cable operators should recognize the opportunity presented by a record number of people streaming the...Read More
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Cable CPE & Warehouse Management

Introduction to the Cable MSO Industry
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010 Stuart Smith
The cable industry has come a long way since the first cable operations were established in the late 1940s. Originally designed to be able to provide television signals to remote areas, cable operators have developed a complex system of services...Read More
Beat The 2010 World Cup Warehouse Blues With Better CPE Management
Monday, Jun 14, 2010 Stuart Smith
What is worse than not doing a manual serialized CPE reconciliation in the middle of the summer? One answer is, scheduling a manual reconciliation during the 2010 World Cup. It is difficult enough to get people to show up for work on the dog...Read More
How to Justify a Cable Warehouse Management System - Part III
Friday, May 21, 2010 Stuart Smith
This is the third and final part of How To Justify a Cable Warehouse Management System. Part I covered how to get your head in the game and make a plan. In Part II, we discussed why you need to identify in detail where your operations are suffering...Read More