Caterpillar Central Japan, Ltd. is one of Caterpillar, Inc.’s dealers providing service and diagnostic support for the company’s construction equipment in Japan. Its mechanics conduct on-site construction equipment maintenance, and Panasonic’s rugged Toughbook computers have become an essential part of this service. Over the past ten years, Caterpillar has been moving to a computerized system [...]
For ArborMetrics Solutions (AMS), a leading vegetation management service company in North America, connectivity and durability were two significant factors when it came time to choosing the proper mobile technology solution for its field workers. AMS “arborists” are constantly on the go to cover the thousands of distribution lines they support. Complicating matters, their work [...]
Military Embedded Systems understands that data security is “imperative”* for any mission critical device. Moreover, in awarding Panasonic Solutions Company the Editor’s Choice award for our collaboration with Mobile Armor’s DriveArmor data security management, it recognizes PSC’s commitment to providing end-users with the most secure and efficient mission critical tools.
We’re pleased to publish this guest blog post from our software partner, Audatex. It was written by Keith Bohling, Senior Project Manager, Training & Web Services for Audatex. At Audatex, we work with collision repair shops and insurance companies on an ongoing basis to improve the electronic estimating process. Audatex manages millions of automotive [...]
Motorcycle officers in the Traffic Enforcement Division of the Tucson Police Department used to be cut off from critical information, unable to access the CAD system and dependent on radio transmissions for communication. Now they’re equipped with the Toughbook® U1, an extremely rugged ultra-portable computer that runs a full Windows® OS and features embedded Gobi™ [...]
In 2006 an international group of climbers from different faiths and cultures – including Palestinian and Israelis, embarked on a journey of peace and friendship to the summit of Mt. Everest. The expedition was an enormous success as 10 people made it to the top of the world! I was proud to have organized and [...]
For almost 90 years, Zurich Engineering has been helping businesses identify, manage and control risk. As part of Zurich, a leading commercial insurer in the UK, the division’s 500 engineer surveyors perform upwards of 3.5 million safety inspections a year on items ranging from escalators, elevators and industrial machinery to kettles and computers. Zurich Engineering [...]
In 2009, Matsushita Memorial Hospital in Moriguchi, Japan, made the switch to electronic health records (EHRs) from a pen and paper data entry method. The hospital eventually deployed Panasonic Toughbook H1 Health Mobile Clinical Assistants (MCAs). The change was initiated after Matsushita Memorial created a hospital-wide standard of one nurse per seven patients, in 2006. [...]
We are in constant discussions with law enforcement agencies to design products that directly fit their needs. These conversations have shown us that many patrol officers now turn primarily to their laptops to communicate in the field, and are reserving their radio dispatch for emergencies. This trend has been gradually progressing for awhile, but is [...]
Yorkshire Water manages 40,000 miles of water and sewage main lines in Yorkshire County, located in Northern England. It also supplies 1.24 billion liters of drinking water every day to local residents. In an effort to improve worker efficiency, the utility outfitted each of its water engineers and samplers with a Panasonic Toughbook. The company [...]
