Hundreds of users from all over the country attended three day 17th annual seminar
The 17th Annual Orange Software conference has just ended. It was a great success, thank you to all that attended! We had a chance to visit with hundreds of customers and received valuable input. We also enjoyed many users’ presentations:
Allison Smith Sunnyridge Farms FL
Discussed Field management using Tiger Jill and Payroll data collection using PET Tiger
Brendon Flynn Pacific Farms & Orchards CA
Covered Orchard Management with Tiger Jill and Payroll data collection using PET Tiger
Jeff Butler Coastal Vineyard Care CA
Presented Vineyard and Orchard management using PET Tiger Tiger and Pocket Jill
Rick Hamman Hogue Ranches WA
Demonstrated Crop yield estimates and thinning using Tiger and Pocket Jill
Sara Savary Crop Care Associates CA
Explained recording Trap counts and PCA Recommendations using Tiger and Pocket Jill
Steve Thorpe The Dimare Company, CA
Overviewed how to use GIS ArcView interface with Tiger Jill
Shlomo Pleban
Gave an overview of using PET Tiger and conducted our User forum
Udi Sosnik
Presentation on Field to the Office use of technology to simplify data collection
Leslie Galvin
Presented I didn’t know you could do that Tips and shortcuts within the Tiger Jill Program.
For the first time ever we had vendor representatives for Opticon and Symbol devices displaying and discussing their hardware for our users to purchase.
Again thank you to all the presenters and attendees for this wonderful turnout at the conference.
Sincerely,
Udi Sosnik
Marketing Director
Our societal evolution as well as market forces presenting us with a challenge that will impact all of our operations.
1. - Labor is harder to get as well as becoming more costly and complex to mange.
2. - The consumer is after safer, traceable and environmental friendly food products.
Compounded with all other economic pressers we must deploy better management tools in our operations. The Tiger family of software will
Increase your profits by investing in better management tools!
Could creating your operation’s success be that simple?
Some of the New Enhancements and Features in Tiger Jill-
Yield Estimate Module: The user records measurement logs with clusters per vine and cluster weight. The program uses those measurements to calculate and produce reports for Yield Projections and Estimated Thinning Requirements taking into account user defined Growth Factors.
Material Mixes Module adds the ability to create material mixes The mixes can be created from an existing application or by going directly to the Mix Record. Then in applications you can select the mix for the material grid instead of having to individually select each material and input the rates.
Organic Module provides users the ability to input, verify and track certified organic applications and crops. TIGER JILL will verify when creating applications if the materials are Organically Certified and will not let you save the record if it is not.
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Traceability Module provides reports and record keeping ability to comply with General Agricultural Practices and commodity export requirements EuroGAP.
Tiger Relay Program: When using P.E.T. Tiger or Pocket Jill in a remote location the Tiger Relay program will allow the user to send as well as receive data. Via a remote PC with an internet connection the Relay Program would facilitate transactions linking the handheld to your server in the office. If you have a handheld with an internet connection or a cell card you can communicate with your office computer or server at all times.
New reports
CDMS Check Module: Via a web service CDMS ChemCheck automatically would check and verify against a manufacturer approved label database – recommendations written by Tiger Jill or Pocket Jill. The integration of these two proven and trusted systems allows Tiger Jill, Pocket Jill and CDMS users’ access to CDMS label checking database. They can print recommendations in the field and then send, email, fax or import to the office computer, grower or applicator. The ChemCheck user will have the portability, connectivity and power of a PDA to scout and write recommendations in the field.
Some of the New Enhancements and Features in Pocket Jill
New UI.History option in Applications allows quick search and or/sorting by Material, Charge, Irrigation, Measurement, Equipment, Planting and Crew.
History option in Blocks – Allows user to locate quickly applications or measurements created for selected blocks.
History option in Measurement Logs – Allows quick search and or/sorting by Measurement, Block, Type or Date.
Some of the New Enhancements and Features in PET Tiger-
New editing functionality.Multiple Edit in each record, Allows user to change the same input field in more than one record at a time with just one entry.
Multiple Delete of Time In, Time Out and Job Cards, Allows users to delete more than one record at a time based on selection criteria.
Filtering capabilities.Improved Find screens (allows sorting by column ie date, name, job etc) Recycle Bin.
Ability to duplicate Time In and Time Out records.
View mode automatically filters out transferred records for both Time Ins, Time Outs, and Job Cards.
Reference numbers added to Time In, Time Out, Crew In, Crew Out and Piece Out to insure uniqueness – Preferences were also added so users’ can define the formula and leading 0’s.
Crew in, Crew Piece and Crew Out procedures. Preferences for minimum and/or maximum pieces.
Ability to define if a record is Active – prevents records not needed from transferring to Pocket PET.
Option for selection criteria to print on reports – Users can see on report what choices were used to create data being printed.
Multiple synchronization folder capability – Allows program to automatically find data from multiple devices.
Improved handling of irrigation hours. More detail in employee records. Procedure to create temporary employees for new hires in the field.
Ability to interface with more accounting software systems. New Reports.
Some of the New Enhancements and Features in PET Tiger (PDA)-
New UI. Added Crew In and Crew Out records. Added Crew Piece Out records.
Procedure to create temporary employee records in the fields. Ability to define default, maximum and minimum piece outs.
Ability to duplicate Time In and Time Out records. Using larger touch buttons on screen so stylus is not required.
Microsoft® .NET
Our development team demonstrated the latest PET Tiger implementation with .NET true object-oriented software. Microsoft® .NET is a set of software technologies for connecting information, people, systems, and devices.
The digital revolution has made life a lot easier and more productive for growers, consultants, applicators, and other agribusiness. All important activities in agriculture production (such as setting up and maintaining a pesticide application, fertilization, irrigation, labor, harvest, mapping and more) are now done with the click of a button, and the Internet and e-mail have become key aspects of most operations.
But what happens when you need to gather information in the field, and take it home or to the office? In many cases, you still have to take notes manually and gather them together so you can input them. Fortunately, there are options. Using a variety of handheld devices, you can take down information while they are in the field, orchard or vineyard. At the end of the day, you can go home and transfer the information from this handheld to your home or office computer.
Orange Enterprises, Inc is leading the charge in actively helping growers find and effectively implement handheld computers into their business. Based in Fresno, CA - the company specializes since 1984 in software development. The company provides development, training and support for growers venturing into the world of portable technology.
According to Udi Sosnik, marketing director of Orange Enterprises, Inc. “the company's best software products is its hand held .Net - Pocket Jill & PET Tiger on a pocket PC platform”. This programs are perhaps most practical because of their functionality. Sosnik put in plain words “As you are scouting your fields or executing a work order you can engage in all record keeping and labor tracking as well as sending and receiving data in real time”. Your hand held can also be helpful for - calendar and contact information storage, a daily task list function, your cell phone and the ability to run most Microsoft programs, including Word and Excel. There are also features created by Orange to assist in capturing images as part of your record as well as full incorporation of bar-code and RFID technology.
Speakers at the 2007 Seminar
1. Allison Smith........... Sunnyridge FL
2. Sara Savary............. Crop Care Associates CA
3. Brendon Flynn........... Pacific Farms CA
4. Rick Hamman............. Hogue Ranches WA
5. Jeff Butler............. Coastal Vineyard Care CA
6. Steve Thorpe............ Dimare CA
7. Shlomo Pleban........... Orange Enterprises, Inc CA
8. Leslie Galvin........... Orange Enterprises, inc CA
9. Udi Sosnik.............. Orange Enterprises, Inc CA
10. Doug Thiel.............. Thiel Air CA
Tiger Jill -
The premier modular software program designed to record, analyze and report all applications,
Measurements, Cultural activities, Labor, Equipment, Inventories, Billing, Scheduling, Planning, Budgeting,
Mapping, Food Safety subject matter, Spray History, Lab information, Employee safety, Chemical applications,
Worker Protection Standard, Hazardous Manifest, Recommendation and many other Management, Reporting and Analysis
capabilities. 
Tiger JIll is the tool for crop and seed information, planting, tillage and irrigation, scouting reports,
soil and tissue tests, applications of NPK, lime, micronutrients, fertilizer, manure and chemicals, harvest,
yield and quality factors, Lab analysis,GIS Interface and more.
