The iPhone fever has also caught up in Australia and business houses are leaving ‘no stones unturned’ to cash on the rising phenomena. Although Apple iPhone is set for an Australian release too, the stage to be set for the launch still awaits another 18 months. In a recent development, Canberra-based software development firm Furnishing Industry Software House has launched a web application designed specifically for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices.

The new web application called ‘Quote Sheet for iPhone’ besides being a customizable business quotation is also software for scheduling and customer management. This product designed for small and medium businesses, provides workflow for managing the quotation process, from recording customer details and scheduling appointments to providing pricing options and assembling a detailed quotation.

This new application software for the iPhone is considered to be of immense importance for the pre-launch Australian iPhone market, as the software development firm, Furnishing Industry Software House is hell bent on taking this opportunity of hogging the limelight when the market in Australia gears up for a phenomenal iPhone release.

The company is also quite confident of its new development, as it has already tasted success in the U.S with its first iPhone application, a live web-cam viewer, within weeks of the iPhone’s launch. Therefore, the software firm is confident that it will be able to set the mood for local companies to start planning in order to develop ways in which they can influence the iPhone to better interact with their customers.

The new software application will allow user to email a professionally designed quotation inclusive with company letterhead and logo directly from their iPhone, in addition to providing customers with a secure site where they can view and modify their own quotes online.

Furnishing Industry Software House is hopeful that they will be able to leverage their product base and knowledge with the iPhone platform through partnerships with other local firms. It can be either with reputable software houses in search of new target markets or with businesses looking to the iPhone as a new way of communicating with their existing customer base.