Enel is one of the largest European utility providers, with a home base in Italy and subsidiaries in Spain, Russia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. In fact, Enel was the first utility company to roll out a large-scale smart metering project in Europe. The company’s rollout started at the beginning of the decade. By 2005, [...]
U.S. border security is a regular topic in the news today. From illegal border crossings to drug trafficking, local and state agencies have their hands full as they try to keep the country safe. With the U.S.-Mexico border stretching more than 1,960 miles, the U.S. Border Patrol looks for support from state and local agencies [...]
Panasonic made its first fully-rugged entry into the rugged mobile computing market back in 1996 with the Toughbook 25. As the demand for such devices grew, so did the market. However, these devices, often used in military and public safety settings, were over engineered for other markets such as insurance, military support and logistics, field [...]
In an effort to optimize one of their primary functions – communicating with constituents – government agencies are increasingly turning to social media. According to a recent study from the Human Capital Institute and Saba, 66 percent of all government agencies currently use some form of social networking and 31 percent of counties and municipalities [...]
Variety Care had previously been using commercial grade tablets that were not specifically designed for the demands of a healthcare environment; these tablets experienced breaks and failures which resulted in clinician downtime. Manager of Information Systems, Carl Flippin wanted to enhance the facility’s workflow with mobile devices that were durable, portable, lightweight, reliable and had wireless capabilities.
Flippin met with DataSource Mobility, a value added IT reseller with an expertise is mobile technology, to discuss the criteria for Variety Care’s next mobile computing solution. After research and evaluation, the Panasonic Toughbook T8 computers proved to be the ultimate solution.
