Archive for August, 2011

Behind the Sirens – Technological Advances

August 31st, 2011 by

No sight makes a motorist’s heart stop faster than flashing red and blue lights in their rear view mirror. More often than not, these lights are atop Ford’s proud Crown Victoria – for more than a decade the top choice of law enforcement. But, all good things must come to an end.  After 30 years, [...]

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Who’s Looking Over Your Shoulder?

August 18th, 2011 by

You’re on a flight from New York to London, LA to Chicago, or San Francisco to Honolulu. The flight is delayed – again – and you decide to catch up on e-mail from the airport bar. You grab the only seat available, pull out your laptop and scroll through Outlook, while taking a cool sip [...]

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3G and 4G Networks Will Coexist

August 16th, 2011 by

Nowadays, we often hear questions such as: - Do I need 4G? – When do I have to migrate my devices to 4G? – Does 2011 represent the end of 3G and beginning of 4G? It is true that each improvement in wireless technology has delivered an enhanced connectivity experience. 4G is the first network improvement [...]

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Making Sense of Wireless-Broadband Network Changes: Panasonic is Here to Help Guide You

August 12th, 2011 by

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding 4G networks recently, and I wanted to take time and address this, exciting and sometimes a bit confusing, time of change with you. First and foremost, I wanted to let you know that we have already gone through this transition with our customers before – with the [...]

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Mobile Computing Needs for Road Warriors

August 10th, 2011 by

In today’s world, business travel is a requirement for almost any job. According to IDC, the world’s mobile worker population will grow to nearly 1.2 billion people – more than a third of the world’s workforce – by 2013. For any executive or professional that spends a great deal of time away from the office, [...]

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Ideas for the New Federal CIO

August 4th, 2011 by

Today, former Microsoft executive, Steven VanRoekel, was announced as the replacement for the inaugural Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra. Kundra announced in June that he would resign this month for a fellowship at Harvard University. VanRoekel was most recently with the U.S. Agency for International Development, after a post as managing director of the of the Federal Communications Commission.

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Heart of Borneo Expedition Team uses Toughbook 30 in Rainforest Exploration

August 1st, 2011 by

The Heart of Borneo is a sustainably managed and extremely biodiverse rainforest found in Borneo, the world’s third largest island, located in Southeast Asia. This area is shared between Indonesia in the south and Malaysia and Brunei in the North. With roughly 140,000 miles of rainforest, this area of Borneo’s interior is almost completely unknown [...]

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