Getac has worked closely with the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) to digitise key race day operations, including safety and compliance checks, team communications, and vehicle diagnostics, in the latest phase of its ongoing strategic technology partnership.
Mobile Computing, Mobile Devices, Enterprise Mobility
Mobile computing involves interaction between the user and a small, portable computer device that can be used on site or in the field. The main aspects that comprise a mobile computer are: hardware, software, operating system and communication/wireless service provision. Modern mobile computers also often feature a raft of features; including camera, barcode scanner, phone and Internet access. This coming together of what have historically been features available on separate devices, is often referred to as Convergence.
Juniper Systems introduces all-new Mesa Pro Rugged Tablet
Sep 07, 2022
Juniper Systems Limited has entered the 10-inch rugged tablet market with the introduction and launch of the new Mesa Pro Rugged Tablet.
Brother UK partners with Newland EMEA to showcase next-generation warehouse tech at IMHX
Aug 26, 2022
Business technology solutions provider Brother UK is partnering with fellow Auto-ID vendor Newland EMEA, to showcase the latest in print, scan and barcode technologies for warehousing and logistics at the upcoming IMHX show.
Harnessing the power of connected data
Jun 28, 2022
Special Technology Report on Mobile Computing /Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC).
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with leading spokespeople within the vendor and analyst community about current trends and developments within the automatic identification & data capture (AIDC)/mobile computing solutions space, including those related to modern supply chain challenges and omnichannel.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT - June 2022 edition
Jun 21, 2022
In this issue we feature a Special Technology Report looking in depth at the latest developments in the world of Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)/Mobile Computing.
Also included is a special ‘Cover Story ’: Welcome to the industrial metaverse by James Asselmeyer and Rowan Litter, research associates, enterprise mobility & the connected worker at VDC Research.
Zebra Technologies introduces rugged tablets to help frontline work smarter and faster
Jun 20, 2022
Zebra Technologies Corporation has introduced the ET4x series including the Android-based ET40 and ET45 tablets designed to help workers work smarter and faster. Businesses can choose the easy-to-carry 8-inch or 10-inch model for the best viewing of information-rich applications.
If You Want Your Technology Investment to Payoff, Don’t Forgo Services and Support Offers
Jun 16, 2022
By Steve Mulroy, EMEA Portfolio Marketing, Zebra Technologies
I’ve seen it time and again. I’ve even been guilty of it. Regret, that is – regret that I didn’t spend a few extra pounds or euros a month or year on the service contract or extended warranty for devices, appliances, vehicles and other high-value, high-use items.
Getac’s X600 rugged mobile workstation offers high performance, expandability and reliability in a single solution
Jun 14, 2022
Getac has launched its X600 and X600 Pro, two powerful new 15.6” fully rugged mobile workstations for professionals needing both optimal performance and exceptional reliability when conducting complex operations in the field.
Smartphone technology calls for holograms
May 03, 2022
Dr Paul Dunn, chair of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, considers new possibilities for brand protection and anti-counterfeiting created by hologram validation using smartphone technology.
Protecting Your Hardware Away from the Office: Our 4 Tips
Apr 14, 2022
By Bernadine Racoma, content manager of WorkSmartr.com
Take a look at our guide to protecting your laptop when you’re away from the office.
As the world converts more and more of their businesses online, there is a rise in freelance workers, employees working from home or hybrid working, traveling for work, digital nomads and other lifestyle choices that ultimately means you’re taking your laptop home with you.
Mobile Computing
Today with the proliferation of a new generation of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and PDAs, the emphasis is increasingly shifting to mobile and multi-device user experience, mobile social computing, next generation mobile solutions, mobile cloud services and infrastructure. Information that is readily available on a personal device anywhere, anytime has been the driving vision of mobile computing for the past two decades.
Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software. The first aspect addresses communication issues in ad-hoc and infrastructure networks as well as communication properties, protocols, data formats and concrete technologies. The second aspect is on the hardware, e.g., mobile devices or device components. The third aspect deals with the characteristics and requirements of mobile applications.
Rugged Mobile devices and PDAs are used in field service and workforce management applications. They are particularly useful for field service engineers recording work in the field, communicating information back to an office environment -sending and receiving invoices, ordering parts. They are commonly used in parcel delivery with couriers using these devices to scan barcodes and record signatures as proof of delivery.
Innovations in wireless technology, energy-efficient portable hardware and adaptive software, has enabled a massive growth in the use of these devises for businesses across the enterprise or for personal and social use. These devices are now so versatile that employees are using smartphones for business applications (BYOD –Bring Your Own Device)
This phrase has become widely adopted to refer to employees who bring their own computing devices – such as smartphones, laptops and PDAs – to the workplace for use and connectivity on the corporate network.
BYOD Security - Employees using personal smartphones and mobile devices at work, pose a security risk. Many corporations that allow employees to use their own mobile devices at work implement a BYOD security policy that clearly outlines the company's position and governance policy to ensure network security is not compromised by employees using their own devices at work.
Email and Web access is a reality that is experienced by millions of users worldwide through their smartphones and tablets. Hot spot access points for Wi-Fi connection are becoming more prevalent and widespread, even in London`s underground network.
Cloud computing is evolving as a new paradigm of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. The confluence of hardware virtualization, cloud and mobile computing drives the new era of mobile cloud computing. Platforms such as android, iOS, Windows 7 erodes the power of computing platforms like Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS and is creating cross platform app centric environment in which end-users and in particular the consumer marketplace will drive developments in business computing. There are endless possibilities that can be brought about with the mobile cloud in the near future.
