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™ …
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Mobilizing and Keeping Arborists Connected Helps Utilities and Contractors Trim Vegetation-Management Costs
A 2008 article in USA Today notes that, “Trees falling onto wires in storms or wires sagging in the heat into tree limbs are to blame for most of the major U.S. blackouts going back to 1996, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC). The institute estimates that 90% of weather-related outages are …
Apps.gov Raises Priority for Reliable Mobile Broadband
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra recently announced the launch of Apps.gov, a GSA-operated Web site that government agencies can use to both install and purchase cloud computing applications. Apps.gov features a multitude of applications designed to help government employees work more productively online.
Clinicians Going Back to Their Roots Through Mobile Technology
I recently came across in interesting article in Healthcare IT News, “Health calls thrive with IT,” reporting that the number of medical house calls is steadily on the rise thanks to innovations in information technology. According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the number of house calls paid by Medicare has increased by …
Embedded Wireless Success Stories with FierceWireless
On June 9, I had the honor of speaking at FierceWireless’ Embedded Wireless Devices, an interactive, virtual executive summit. The session I participated in, moderated by Derek Kerton from the Kerton Group, focused on embedded success stories, highlighting current industry trends for both, enterprises and consumers. Two industry experts, John Horn from T-Mobile USA and …
