February 2021

Union Built PC Inc. and Durabook Americas announce strategic alliance
Union Built PC Inc., a leader in labor specific hardware solutions, and Durabook Americas, Inc., the global rugged mobile solutions brand owned by Twinhead International Corporation, have entered into a strategic alliance agreement with the goal of providing Labor Unions and Organizations with cost-effective, ruggedized laptops and tablets. These are high-performance products designed to increase productivity, drive a clear return on investment, and deliver a low total cost of ownership. [See Durabook media release] -- Posted Friday, February 26, 2021

faytech and Kastus bring light-powered antiviral & antibacterial protection to touchscreens
The global pandemic has transformed how we interact with touchscreen surfaces forever. Businesses had to rethink sanitation and hygiene practices like never before as consumers and staff are concerned about exposure to germs and viruses when using touchscreens. It's not surprising when you consider that recent scientific studies have shown that Human Coronavirus can last on surfaces such as glass for up to 28 days. [See faytech media release] -- Posted Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Panasonic updates fully rugged 2-in-1 TOUGHBOOK 33
Panasonic announced enhancements to its fully rugged 2-in-1 TOUGHBOOK 33. Bringing better performance, greater flexibility, enhanced functionality and more security, the TOUGHBOOK 33 updates were driven by the evolving needs of mobile workers in extreme field conditions every day. Since its introduction to the market in 2017, the TOUGHBOOK 33 has been one of the best-selling fully rugged models of any laptop, 2-in-1 or tablet. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Wednesday, February 17, 2021

JLT Mobile Computers opens customer pilot program for new Android 10-based rugged vehicle-mount computer
JLT Mobile, a leading supplier of reliable computers for demanding environments, announces the launch of a pilot program for its state-of-the-art Android 10-based JLT6012A vehicle-mount computer designed to boost productivity in warehousing and other logistics deployments. Bringing Android 10 to the popular JLT6012 platform brings convenience and exciting new opportunity into forklifts and many other types of vehicles. JLT delivered its first advance JLT6012A unit to a customer last month and additional interested customers can now apply to the limited pilot program. [See JLT Mobile media release] -- Posted Wednesday, February 10, 2021

American drone manufacturing plant takes root in Connecticut
Aquiline Drones (AD) meets the increasing demand for "Made in America" drones by opening the first drone manufacturing and assembly plant in Connecticut. The Hartford-based aviation cloud solutions provider and commercial drone manufacturer now produces Drone Volt's Altura Zenith and Hercules 2 drones — re-branded by AD as the Spartacus line of drones: Spartacus MACKS and Spartacus HURRICANE. [See Aquiline media release] -- Posted Monday, February 8, 2021