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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
For the past 15 years Panasonic has been equipping field technicians in industries such as utilities and telecommunications with rugged, mobile computing devices. Extended battery life is essential as these technicians are often in the field for an entire shift. As a result, Panasonic has always offered industry-leading battery life in its rugged line of [...]
To meet the demand of police agencies in the U.K., the British subsidiary of General Motors, Vauxhall, now offers fleet customers the option of a built-in Panasonic Toughbook 19 in its Astra model. In this economic climate, spending cuts are widespread, forcing agencies, like police departments to improve efficiency. Without a mobile computer, writing a [...]
According to a report by VDC Research Group, most of the commercial workforce will be Generation Y and Millennial Generation workers by 2020. That means technology-savvy workers who have grown up in the digital age where mobile technology is not a luxury but a necessity, will be the face of our workforce in less than a decade.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mobility and wireless applications have traditionally been deployed to cut costs and improve productivity and decision making for mobile workers. According to a recent IDC report, “Worldwide Mobile Worker Population 2009-2013 Forecast,” 72.2% of the U.S. workforce was mobile in 2008. This number is expected to grow to 75.5% by 2013 with 119.7 million mobile [...]
Last month, Modern Materials Handling published a whitepaper titled, “How materials handling operations are using mobile technology to improve processes.” The publication interviewed 376 materials handling professionals – from company managers to distribution directors and plant engineers – in its study on mobile technology in the supply chain.
