Rugged computer designer and manufacturer, Getac, has announced the release of its second generation T800 fully rugged tablet -- the T800 8.1". Its thin and ergonomic design allows greater productivity for mobile field workers and those operating in tight spaces and extreme environments.
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.
Harting's MICA ruggedised computer now available
Jun 09, 2016
Harting has announced the UK commercial availability of its ruggedised computer, MICA (Modular Industry Computing Architecture).
Zebra Technologies MPact Beacons now support Eddystone protocol to enhance customer experience
Jun 09, 2016
Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced that through a collaboration with Google, the Zebra MPact beacon portfolio now supports the Eddystone protocol, an open beacon format that supports Android and iOS devices.
ByBox unveils new technology: Thinventory Mobile
Jun 09, 2016
International technology company, ByBox, is launching its latest technological development, Thinventory Mobile, which is claimed to vastly improve visibility of parts in the supply chain.
Datalogic unveils new UK & Ireland office with partners and customers
Jun 08, 2016
Datalogic, global provider of Automatic Data Capture and Industrial Automation solutions, and producer of barcode readers, mobile computers, sensors for detection, measurement and safety, vision systems and laser marking equipment, officially opened its new UK&I office with a celebration for partners and customers.
Handheld adds eTicketing capabilities to its Algiz RT7 Android rugged tablet
Jun 01, 2016
Handheld Group has announced the Algiz RT7 eTicket, a new version of its popular Algiz RT7 Android tablet that adds a specialized RFID reader so transit workers can use it for mobile ticketing tasks.
Getac and Bittium partner to improve productivity, security and user experience for field workers
May 25, 2016
Bittium and Getac have established a partnership to improve productivity, security and user experience for field workers in the most demanding environments.
New Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise technologies create network ideal for adopting mobility and Internet of Things
May 12, 2016
ALE is introducing new network infrastructure products that address two major forces shaping tomorrow's digital business: mobility and Internet of Things (IoT).
HID Global enters market for Citizen IDs on mobile phones
May 11, 2016
HID Global, the secure identity solutions provider, has entered the market for mobile citizen IDs that can be carried on smartphones, leveraging the success of the company's solutions that have proven the benefits of mobility across a wide variety of secure identity applications.
Rugged industrial notebooks for efficient automation engineering
May 05, 2016
Siemens has equipped the latest generation of its rugged, ready-to-run industrial notebooks with a multitude of practical functions for mobile engineering.
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.
