vWorkApp, Inc.
Company typePrivate company
IndustrySoftware as a Service
Founded2008
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
ProductsvWorkApp job dispatch software. iPhone and Android smartphone applications.
ServicesJob dispatch and scheduling.
Number of employees
11 - 50
Websitewww.vworkapp.com

vWorkApp is an online dispatch and scheduling product for small and medium-sized businesses. The product is sold and distributed over the the Internet using a distribution model commonly known as Cloud Computing.[1]

History

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The company was founded in 2008 and has offices in Auckland, New Zealand; Brisbane, Australia; and San Francisco, USA.[2] The Board of Directors includes Sam Morgan, who founded New Zealand’s highest-traffic website TradeMe in 1999 and sold it for NZ$700 million in 2006.

Product

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vWorkApp is an online job dispatch and scheduling product for transportation and services industries. Some of vWorkApp's features include GPS tracking, step-by-step job instructions, automatic data synchronization, electronic signature capturing, and built in reporting. The vWorkApp smartphone application is currently only available for the Android OS and iOS.

With vWorkApp, a dispatcher can create and schedule jobs for mobile workers via an account on www.vworkapp.com. After a dispatcher schedules a job, mobile workers receive real-time push technology notifications with job details on their smartphones.[3]

The dispatcher will receive real-time updates when a mobile worker edits job details, completes a job, etc. within the smartphone application.[4]

Awards

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In July, 2011 vWorkApp won the TUANZ Mobile Application of the Year Award.[5]

References

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  1. ^ vWorkApp. "vWorkApp". vWorkApp. vWorkApp. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ PRWeb. "vWorkApp Extends into the US with Opening of Office". PRWeb. PRWeb. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ vWorkApp. "vWorkApp Features page". vWorkApp. vWorkApp. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. ^ Software Review Boffin. "vWorkApp Review". Software review. Software Review Boffin. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  5. ^ TUANZ. "TUANZ Innovation Awards 2011". vWorkApp. TUANZ. Retrieved 30 September 2011.