Weekly Update - is that really the sun up there?

Well, after our little distraction with Glastonbury, it is back to thinking about RouteShoot. This week we have mainly been focusing on promotion: Videos, PowerPoint presentations, business awards, AdWords etc etc. Sometimes this all seems a little frustrating - we would much rather be creating new features or talking to customers; but hey, we guess that promotion is all part of running the business - and we will be looking to reap the rewards further down the line.

We also tested out a new in-vehicle mount for the iPhone 5 this week, and the products from RAM Mount UK got a big thumbs up from us. A definite improvement on our previous mount which suffered from quite a bit of vibration due to the design. We certainly recommend the RAM Mount for people using RouteShoot in their car.

Finally a big thanks to the team at iGeeksBlog for the great review they gave us today. To find out what they are saying about RouteShoot please click here.

P.S. Looking back at Glastonbury, it seems our FD was wrong about Primal Scream - his kids report that the Stones were very good, and it seems that 65daysofstatic (@65dos) created a pretty big impression as well.

Weekly Update - it's festival week!

This week we are thinking a little less about RouteShoot and - like the rest of the UK's music enthusiasts - a little more about Glastonbury. One of our colleagues from Wilson Pym May and both of our FD's kids are currently at the festival. Let's hope it all stays dry and that the Stones play a fantastic gig - although our FD reckons they'll get some stiff competition from Primal Scream this year for the best set.

Having said we're thinking a little less about RouteShoot, that doesn't mean we haven't coerced one of our users to upload a little RouteShoot directly from the festival - you can view it here: Glastonbury Market Area

Apparently the 3G on site isn't that reliable, hence the short video. We're hoping we get a few more uploads when people get home. Have fun everybody.

Weekly Update

Wow - commercial interest seems to be picking up quickly. Gary (our MD) has set up two more meetings next week with potential commercial customers - one Local Authority and one, fairly local, maintenance and repairs company.

First commercial sale

Great news - it looks like we have secured our first commercial sale of RouteShoot.

Following a morning meeting with a very large multinational services company earlier in the week, we have been advised that an order will follow shortly. Needless to say we are extremely happy!

While we might have been in what could be consider a friendly environment, having dealt with many of the client's representatives in the past, we were really pleased that they understood the product right away. We were also very encouraged because, while they had asked to see us to deliver a solution for one particular issue, they were immediately thinking of additional applications.

We are really looking forwards to implementing our first system for this client and we are pleased that we will be working with some of our former colleagues and friends.

RouteShoot now available on Android

We are pleased to announce that RouteShoot is now available for Android devices.

To get the app from Google Play, please click here

RouteShoot goes on trial with second Local Authority

We are pleased to report further interest in our RouteShoot app for use in the highways maintenance market. Today a second Local Authority has taken the app on trial and their representative, who visited us at our offices, went away thinking of multiple practical applications.

If you are a business concerned with compliance issues, or you are looking for ways to introduce or improve collaborative working practices then please see our demo videos using the tab above.

RouteShoot featured on BBC Click

RouteShoot has been featured on the BBC’s technology programme Click. Our app was reviewed in the “Webscape” section during the 4th May episode which can be viewed or downloaded here:

Click to launch BBC iPlayer

Our coverage starts at around 18:10 into the programme with Spencer Kelly teeing up the piece by Kate Russell.

We are really delighted with the initial response which saw us achieve over 4,500 downloads over the bank holiday weekend; figures which pushed us into the top 20 free apps in the travel category on the Apple App Store for a few days.