SingleTouch, which has offices in Arizona, Alberta and Northumberland, provides data management and field management software to industrial, electrical and energy construction firms. The software, and the handheld devices that come with it, is meant to be used by all stakeholders in a project, the company said -- from equipment managers to project managers to purchasers to executives, who can receive weekly or even daily P&L statements.

Employees in the field can use SingleTouch to manage crews and to submit purchase requisitions, work orders and invoices. The devices on which this data is entered then sync up directly with the server back at the office, according to SingleTouch. Meanwhile, maintenance personnel can use the handheld devices to raise work orders and materials and get signatures before syncing their handhelds, the company said. By having employees complete this work in the field, a contractor can improve information workflow and, as a result, reduce error rates, re-work rates and administrative costs by up to 73%, the vendor said.

SingleTouch's data management and field management software is client-based and can be accessed through a Citrix connection or a Web application.