ellisteph10 Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Hi, I see there is a SIMS.net app for iPhone and iPad. Does anyone know if there is a SIMS application for smartphones. Android or HTC? Thanks Ellis
CyberNerd Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 We publish SIMS on Citrix and then use the Citrix Receiver for Android/iphone.
Domino Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Have a read of the comments in the below post EduGeek.net - BETT 2010 - Capita and Stone Computers Demo Apparently there is a android version in the works....
Sdrawkcab Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Surely they'd release a windows phone app first, what with capita being a Microsoft gold partner and all?
Domino Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Surely they'd release a windows phone app first, what with capita being a Microsoft gold partner and all? Yeah, cause releasing to the smallest market first always works well?
localzuk Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Surely they'd release a windows phone app first, what with capita being a Microsoft gold partner and all? The app the OP talks of wasn't developed directly by Capita. It was developed by GroupCall, a Capita partner.
Sivadam Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 The app the OP talks of wasn't developed directly by Capita. It was developed by GroupCall, a Capita partner. We don't use GroupCall and I have WP7. So I am truly snookered! Hopefully we will one day see Capita (or Schoolcomms!) themselves produce similar apps and include WP7!
glennda Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Yeah there is going to be an android/blackberry version but its in the pipeline - they said they couldn't give a rough date on it but its going to happen, just a case of when. Might be available for next Bett might not be until the year after.
glennda Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 We don't use GroupCall and I have WP7. So I am truly snookered! Hopefully we will one day see Capita (or Schoolcomms!) themselves produce similar apps and include WP7! I'm not sure if capita will - they where actually promoting the app themselves on their stand - which for apps like school comms etc they don't do. But then if they see them making money they might join the market but knowing them it probly won't work very well! Toby
Sivadam Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 They also promoted GroupCall, Schoolcomms etc in the past and now have InTouch!
localzuk Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 We don't use GroupCall and I have WP7. So I am truly snookered! Hopefully we will one day see Capita (or Schoolcomms!) themselves produce similar apps and include WP7! GroupCall is a company, not a product - they make a variety of SIMS related programs now, so even though you don't use their stuff at the moment, you might in the future?
Sivadam Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Not a hope whilst ever I am involved! Then again that might not be that long ............ then you can all celebrate my passing! Edited January 19, 2011 by Sivadam
glennda Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) plus the bulk of the £300pa first license goes to capita by what i have heard - to cover the write back fee they charge providers. T Edited January 19, 2011 by glennda
localzuk Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Not a hope whilever I am involved! Then again that might not be that long ............ then you can all celebrate my passing! Seems a little bizarre, especially as you make out that people who slam SIMS/Capita are being unfair, and now you seem to be doing just that with GroupCall...
vikpaw Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Clearly the market is calling out for iPhone emulators on W7 and Android that would enable the app to work. On a more serious note, in light of the mac store, could the app be ported to work on a mac? Which would then do away with the need for using vmware/bootcamp/parallels and such like.
Sivadam Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Seems a little bizarre, especially as you make out that people who slam SIMS/Capita are being unfair, and now you seem to be doing just that with GroupCall... You are mis-reading the words that I have typed! As have so many others in the past. I have made no denigrating comments re. GroupCall as I have no experience of it - apart from the visits we made to schools using communications packages before we made the decision on which to adopt here! That is now a good many years ago! We use Schoolcomms here and we are totally satisfied with them! I do not want to comtemplate moving to any new providers of anything (apart from CHQ for the Extra-Curricular that is!), as replacements to what works excellently here, until I have 'retired'. Edited January 19, 2011 by Sivadam
localzuk Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 You are mis-reading the words that I have typed! As have so many others in the past. I have made no denigrating comments re. GroupCall as I have no experience of it - apart from the visits we made to schools using communications packages before we made the decision on which to adopt here! That is now a good many years ago! We use Schoolcomms here and we are totally satisfied with them! I do not want to comtemplate moving to any new providers of anything (apart from CHQ for the Extra-Curricular that is!), as replacements to what works excellently here, until I have 'retired'. Then you are not understanding what they are providing. They offer different products - eg. 'Alert' 'Messenger' 'Xport' 'Emerge'. Emerge is purely a program for mobile SIMS use, something that Schoolcomms doesn't do. So you wouldn't be moving to anything, you'd be adding extra functionality... So, what is your objection again? 1
truebluesteve Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 I'd love an Android version, however the big problem there is that Android cannot use proxy servers at the moment which makes them pretty much useless on our network.
Domino Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 I'd love an Android version, however the big problem there is that Android cannot use proxy servers at the moment which makes them pretty much useless on our network. Transparent proxying? Install a ROM that supports proxies?
Hightower Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Haven't read all the replies, but I spoke to a lady on the SIMS stand at BETT and she assured me there was a Droid version in the making. Couldn't give a date, and couldn't comment on Windows 7 or BlackBerry though. The iPad/iPhone app looked good - clean and simple to use, so looking forward to seeing this for Android.
glennda Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Haven't read all the replies, but I spoke to a lady on the SIMS stand at BETT and she assured me there was a Droid version in the making. Couldn't give a date, and couldn't comment on Windows 7 or BlackBerry though. The iPad/iPhone app looked good - clean and simple to use, so looking forward to seeing this for Android. Thats interesting as the man i spoke to at the Sims stand said no there wouldn't be anything for other versions! Although the Groupcall staff said there would (who tbh i trust more!)
Sivadam Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Then you are not understanding what they are providing. They offer different products - eg. 'Alert' 'Messenger' 'Xport' 'Emerge'. Emerge is purely a program for mobile SIMS use, something that Schoolcomms doesn't do. So you wouldn't be moving to anything, you'd be adding extra functionality... So, what is your objection again? Repeat in BOLD! I DID NOT OBJECT!!!!!!! And I did not see a 'yet' in your statement! (as opposed to a yeti!)
localzuk Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Repeat in BOLD! I DID NOT OBJECT!!!!!!! No, you said 'Not a hope whilever I am involved!' which infers there is an objection! Why is this so difficult to understand? In a thread talking about GroupCall software, you say that, then say that your reason is that you don't want to REPLACE anything, which is exactly what GroupCall Emerge doesn't do - it adds new functionality only. So, you are therefore objecting to this software being used at your school without providing a valid reason, something which, as I said before, you jump on whenever SIMS.net is talked about in the same way. Getting all colourful about it doesn't change it.
Sivadam Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 I never infer ANYTHING in what I type. I mean EXACTLY what I type. Nothing more and nothing less! I can't believe that I have to keep re-stating this publicly! Please stop INFERRING what my intentions are, when you have no idea what they are! Mind you - something good may come of this - I may go Red again!
localzuk Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 I never infer ANYTHING in what I type. I mean EXACTLY what I type. Nothing more and nothing less! I can't believe that I have to keep re-stating this publicly! Please stop INFERRING what my intentions are, when you have no idea what they are! Mind you - something good may come of this - I may go Red again! Why not answer the question then? Why are you dismissing this software whilst you are there?
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