Business Info - issue 137

01732 759725 49 magazine magazine APP UPDATE New apps for business and leisure Vehicle geolocation Anchor Vans, the UK’s biggest commercial vehicle hypermarket, has launched an app to pinpoint the exact location of each of its stock vehicles. Where Am I Parked? uses geolocation to save time for sales, driver and prep teams involved in finding vehicles.With more than 500 vehicles parked on one three-acre site and a further 200 on two smaller van parks, it would previously have taken a team member 15- 20 minutes to locate each vehicle. Anchor Vans plans to use the data on its customer website, too, to help prospective buyers locate vehicles they are interested in. www.anchorvans.co.uk Stay organised FileCalendar combines a digital calendar and a file manager. The ability to attach files and contacts to events on your iOS device ensures you have the files you need for each appointment, e.g. a meeting agenda or presentation. The latest version includes a weekly viewing mode, making it easier to see and find the appointments and documents you need for the week ahead. www.filecalendar.com GDPR gamified Droman Solutions and the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) have produced an app to help organisations comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Constellate places users in a virtual office where they can achieve formal GDPR accreditation through fun and engaging training for a fraction of the time and cost of traditional classroom learning. The app provides realistic workplace scenarios and a glossary of GDPR terms to help businesses of all sizes achieve compliance. www.constellateapps.com On-the-go collaboration Lifesize, a provider of video collaboration solutions, has redesigned its app with new features for mobile participants. These include the ability to see presentations and video clearly on smaller phone screens using pinch to zoom; to keep distractions to a minimum with a simple swipe-to-listen- only mode; to send call invites and join calls via text; and to stay connected with chat and call notifications. www.lifesize.com Premium car rental Newly launched in London, Virtuo is an app-based car rental service that lets customers book, locate and unlock a premium car within minutes, without the paperwork, long queues and hidden fees associated with traditional rental car providers. If needed, a London-based customer service team can be contacted through the Virtuo app at any time. The service is designed for trips of over 30 miles and offers a Mercedes A-Class from as little as £35 per day. www.govirtuo.com Hotel helper Pocket Concierge enables hotels, resorts and attractions to communicate more effectively with their customers. As well as providing useful information, such as local weather conditions, check-in times, WiFi logins, emergency procedures and social media feeds, the branded app can be used to push messages and alerts to customers e.g. chef’s specials, event reminders or changes to facilities. www.pocketconcierge.uk Parental consent BT and TechHub have awarded London- based tech start-up Trust Elevate £10,000 to help develop its parental consent app Veripass. By enabling parents to provide consent before their child makes online registrations, purchases and downloads, and to verify their age, the app helps providers of online products and services comply with GDPR, which stipulates that parental consent must be given for the lawful processing of data relating to children under the age of 16. Veripass also helps child-focused sites serve age-appropriate content to site users and make sure that children only interact with those in the same age- group. www.btplc.com Say goodbye to the visitor book The Sign In App visitor management solution, which replaces paper-based visitor books with sign-in via an iPad touch screen and the online storage of visitor data, has been enhanced with a Sign In App Companion. The free download simplifies staff and visitor management through personalised QR codes for quick staff sign in; the ability to pre-register guests; and the generation of real-time fire/evacuation roll calls directly from a smartphone. www.signinapp.com Lifesize File Calendar Streamlined app management YourAppBox from app developer Dogfish gives enterprise clients an all-in-one solution for hosting, distributing and managing apps for employees. Based on feedback from users of the company’s previous mobile app management platform, InstallFish, the new solution was three years in development and features significantly enhanced security, reporting, analytics and design. This includes the ability for customers to tailor their app store appearance to match their corporate identity. Suitable for both iOS and Android apps, the new app distribution and management platform has a simple, intuitive user interface so that anyone from HR leads to CEOs can create app stores and manage the employee app portfolio.  Subscription pricing is on a cost-per-tier model, with three levels to suit all customers, from individual developers to global enterprises. There are no restrictions to the volume of users, enabling customers to scale freely without fear of spiralling costs. YourAppBox has approximately 1,000 beta users already and is backed by a support and development team. www.yourappbox.com businessinfomag.uk 6