With more and more business travelers doing more while on the road – it’s no wonder why so many road warriors rely on their smartphone to stay connected with their office. In fact, according to a recent Forrester report, smartphone usage amongst adults increased by more than 50 percent from 2008 to 2009, underscoring a clear point – smarthphone usage is on the rise. With tens of thousands of users utilizing Concur Mobile today to help them manage travel and expenses from their smartphone, things just got easier. We have two exciting new Concur Mobile enhancements to announce!
The first is Concur Invoice on Concur Mobile. When a payment request is entered into Concur Invoice, the approver can use Concur Mobile to view line items, vendor information and images. After reviewing invoice related information, the approver can approve the payment request or send it back to the owner – all from the convenience of their smartphone, thanks to Concur Mobile. Plus, with the convenience of invoice approvals on Concur Mobile, invoice cycle time is reduced, which reduces the risk of late payment fees and provides the opportunity to take advantage of early-pay discounts.
Last week we announced Southwest content is now available for Concur clients. And now, clients have access to support for Southwest direct connect bookings and Southwest direct connect flights booked, through Concur Mobile as well! With Southwest available through Concur Mobile, travelers enjoy the following benefits:
-- Southwest trips appear in their trip list
-- Users can view their itinerary and other Southwest flights for that day, plus the status of their trip
-- Hotels, rental cars, taxi, and dining reservations can be added to Southwest itineraries
As our users continue to expand their Concur Mobile usage, enhancements like these will continue to meet their mobile needs.
Please add Palm support.
I would like to add that I am also interested in a version of Concur Mobile for HP/Palm webOS.
My company uses Concur for all travel expenses. I was impressed when I saw the Mobile option but very disappointed with the lack of a WebOS version. Would have made my life a whole lot easier :( Please consider adding a WebOS app!!!
It would definitely be a good idea to develop for all platforms including WebOS. There are lots of Palm users out there and with the recent acquisition by HP I can only imagine it will become even more relevant. Please bring Concur to WebOS!
Thank you for your feedback.
Currently, Concur's smartphone app is available for iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry devices.
As a part of our commitment to mobile technology, we are continually monitoring which platforms our clients are investing in most heavily. Although our plans don't currently include developing the application for Palm WebOS, we will evaluate demand from our users for all mobile operating systems to ensure Concur's mobile capabilities serve as many users as possible.
Kristel at Concur
I just set up my Concur account to do expense reporting and can't find the WebOS version of Concur Mobile. If you don't have one, that's very disappointing. Hope you develop one soon. Thanks!
My company uses Carlson-Wagonlit for our travel services. They offer Concur as part of the service. I recently switched from WinMo to Palm and miss your app. Given the HP purchase of Palm, are there any updated plans to support Concur on Palm WebOS?
I would also like to see a version of Concur Mobile for webOs
Thanks for your question. While Concur Mobile for Palm isn't currently on our roadmap, the rapid changes in the market mean that we will continue to look to demand from our customers to determine which platforms we support. - Concur
Are there plans to make a version of the software for Palm's WebOS?
Thanks