While on a United Airlines flight over the Atlantic last week, I read an article in the December 2016 issue of United’s Hemispheres magazine, “The Future’s So Bright” by Boyd Farrow (see below). The article is about Snap Inc.’s new Spectacles video-recording sunglasses. In the article, Mr. Farrow points out that functional and simple are
Replacing paper and manual processes with seamless digital communication and workflow MADISONVILLE, Louisiana (November 21, 2016) – Continuing its response to calls from the Tug & Towboat industry, Cleargistix has launched Cleargistix Tug & Tow Version 2.0. This system enables seamless digital communication and workflow processes from Dispatch, to the vessel, to Accounting. “In the
Energy firms large and small have taken a hit thanks to an historic downturn in crude oil prices. Cleargistix is one of four New Orleans-area startups who see potential for growth despite the slump. The Idea Village this fall welcomes four startups to its EnergyX program, a 12-week business accelerator geared toward Louisiana oil and gas
Field data exists in many forms: work orders, manifests, revenue and job tickets, safety forms, inspection forms, and so on. Paper has been the go-to medium for recording and presenting this information. Given the alternatives that were historically available, paper had a great run as the best way to collect and present information. There are,
When designing business processes, a long-standing rule is to record the activity where and when it is happening. Many service companies using paper to document activities in the field, believe they are accomplishing this task by recording the information on paper. However, the documentation of the item on paper is not recording the activity. The
What is paper ticketing costing you in time and money? Can you read every ticket line? How often are safety forms incomplete? Do you have safety deficiencies that you do not know about for several days? Any chance someone transposes numbers when re-entering data? Do you wait for paper tickets to be returned to the
The Ideal Village selects Cleargistix LLC to participate in the 2016 ENERGYx Accelerator Program NEW ORLEANS –The Idea Village announced on Thursday, September 8th that Cleargistix, LLC was selected to participate in ENERGYx, a joint program of the Southeast Louisiana Energy Initiative and The Idea Village. ENERGYx is a 12 week accelerator program for
CONTACT: Curry W. Smith, The Idea Village curry@ideavillage.org 504.304.3287 For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 8, 2016 The Idea Village announces entrepreneurs selected for its 2017 Accelerator Programs 15 Louisiana-based startup ventures selected for DIGITALMEDIAx, ENERGYx, and IDEAx NEW ORLEANS – Today, The Idea Village announced the 15 new ventures that have been invited
Have you had a bad experience implementing, or trying to implement an integrated digital field ticketing solution? If you were successful, was it expensive and time-consuming? Did you give up and stay with paper tickets? There are now solutions that let any size implement a digital field ticket solution that is light, fast, quick and
Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to managing business activity. From revenue information and job details, to payroll, data must be collected, managed, and consumed for operations to function successfully. Absent good data and solid processes to collect and manage it, business processes come up short. Companies may be well served by reviewing data