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 [...]
EDF Energy is one of the largest energy companies in the UK, generating around one-fifth of the country’s electricity and delivering it to around a quarter of the UK’s population via its electricity distribution networks. When EDF Energy needed a simple solution to replace an outdated paper system used by its field sales force, it [...]
The Hospital Comarcal de Inca employs about 760 medical professionals, and meets the healthcare needs of approximately 114,000 people on the Spanish island of Majorca. In July of 2009, the hospital accessed the ability of mobile healthcare technology to improve clinician workflow and offer access to data at the point-of-care. At the heart of this [...]
Crimes are usually solved at the scene, not in the office. But information nevertheless needs to be processed and passed on. The police in the English county of Leicestershire have come up with a way of reducing bureaucracy without adversely affecting data management. The solution the Leicestershire Police deployed was the fully-rugged Toughbook 19 convertible [...]
The Dakar Rally started in Buenos Aires for the first time in 2009. Previously, the race had run from Europe to Africa (The Paris-Dakar), but security threats resulted in the move to South America. The 2009 event was also the first outing for Ellen Lohr – one of Germany’s most accomplished female drivers and a [...]
What sort of breeding strategies do Galapagos sea lions pursue; how do their young grow and how does their diving behavior develop? The Galapagos Sea Lion Project is searching for answers to these questions in the unique and remote world of the Galapagos Islands. And the ruggedized convertible Toughbook 19 is involved in the research.
