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Similar Products
We believe that it is in your interest to make
the best possible informed decision concerning the acquisition
of a handheld school administration system. While we think
very highly of our product, Pocket eSchool, we are not going
to make any unsubstantiated claims that it is the best that
is available. We do not claim that it will meet all your needs.
Each of the vendors listed below have made tremendous efforts
to develop programs that may meet your needs. Every one
of the vendors has taken a different approach -- each with its
strengths.
We encourage you to study each vendors offerings
and, whenever possible, download their demo program. Please
run the demo and review the user documentation.
If you find that another vendor's product meets your needs better
than ours does, we would appreciate it if you could drop us
a line to let us know what influenced your decision. Use
the space provided on the Contact Us
page. We value your comments, both positive and negative;
we are constantly striving to offer the best possible product
we can to meet our users' needs.
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Vendor |
Link |
Platform |
Product Name |
Demo Available As Download |
| Educational Administration
Data Systems, Inc. (EADS) |
pocketeschool.com |
Palm and Pocket PC |
Pocket eSchool |
Yes |
| Discovery Software Ltd. |
principalm.com |
Palm |
Principalm |
Yes |
| Trusmart Technologies Corp. |
trusmart.com |
Palm |
ScheduleFinder |
Yes |
| Austin Sky Technology |
austinsky.com |
Pocket PC |
EVA |
No |
| Student Tracking Solutions,
LLC |
schoolid.com |
Palm |
Tracker and Seeker |
Yes |
| Media-X Systems Inc. |
media-x.com |
Palm |
ePrincipal Mobile |
No |
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Hardware Sources
Local electronics stores such as
Best Buy and
Circuit City
seem now to have a limited offering of Palm and Pocket PC handhelds;
their on-line offerings are usually better. Office super
stores seem to have a much better selection. In our area,
Staples
has the best selection, followed by
Office Max
and then
Office
Depot. Smart phones, such as the
Treo 650,
can be purchased from local
Sprint
and
Cingular
dealers.
The best possible deals are usually found on the web.
The official Palm site,
www.PalmOne.com,
is the best place to start for Palms. For the Pocket PC,
the market leader is Hewlett Packard. HP's official store
site, www.shopping.hp.com,
shows the latest HP handheld offerings. For the best bargains,
however, we like two sites in particular:
www.buy.com
and www.overstock.com.
We've found refurbished, open box, and blemished Palms and Pocket
PCs at bargain basement prices at overstock.com. The units
come with the usual manufacturer's warranty; we've had no failures
to date. Before making a purchase of a handheld,
be sure to check with your chosen software vendor for any special
requirements. In our case, Pocket eSchool needs
a Palm which has an Secure Digital (SD) card slot.
Pocket eSchool runs on any Pocket PC. For memory
cards, buy.com's prices and selection is hard to beat; we've
purchased 128 mb SD cards for less than $18 each.
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