Windows to Android – an easy migration path

27 January 2022
Windows to Android
– an easy migration path
For many years TouchStar
has been the leader in in-cab ePOD solutions for downstream fuel
logistics. With over 5,000 current
installations, we are the supplier of choice for 14 of the top, 20 fuel delivery
fleets in the UK & Ireland.
This success has been
built on our unique offering of robust, feature-rich and highly integrated
software, as well as our ATEX-rated tablet devices for drivers daily usage.
Historically, the TS3000
had been our most successful device to date. However, support
for Windows CE 6.0 and Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 ended. With
the withdrawal of support for the mobile platform by Microsoft, it became clear
that change would be required.
In 2019 we developed our
Android replacement device, the TS3200. These feature-rich tablet devices are now successfully working within
many of our customer fleets. Many of our
customers have now completed the transition from Windows to Android, with
others now actively engaged in migration projects.
The Android platform has
given us the chance to increase the capabilities of our solutions, with
improved workflows and communication and customers are telling us that this has
had a major impact on their digitisation journeys.
Recognising that a ‘big
bang’ approach to hardware upgrading would not be preferable for some of our customers,
we have been careful to include the ability to run Android and Windows CE
devices in parallel within the fleet.
This means transition can happen at a pace that suits each business.
Importantly, FuelStar
Android can be deployed with NO CHANGE to FuelSoft, CODAS or similar systems required. Our new middleware system handles all the
data and file transfers, in and out of back- office systems, so there is no
impact to other software providers.