December 2019

Durabook Americas, Inc. expands operations with new business units
Durabook the global rugged mobile solutions brand owned by Twinhead International Corporation, today announced the establishment of two Durabook Americas, Inc. business units: a federal business unit servicing military and federal government customers; and, a commercial business unit, focusing on commercial, enterprise, public safety, state, and local government entities. The move comes in response to growth in sales over the past few years. These changes will be effective at the beginning of the company's 2020 fiscal year in the US market. [See Durabook media release -- Posted Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Handheld introduces MaxGo manager, a smart MDM solution for improved efficiency
Handheld Group, a leading supplier of rugged mobile computers, today announced the release of MaxGo Manager, a free Mobile Device Management (MDM) software solution for Handheld Android devices. The MaxGo software suite is designed to facilitate easy staging and security configurations for Handheld's Android customers. [See Handheld media release] -- Posted Friday, December 13, 2019

JLT Mobile Computers reinforces its position as performance leader in the rugged computer space with upgraded VERSO Series
JLT Mobile Computers, a leading supplier of reliable computers for demanding environments, announces the launch of its upgraded VERSO Series vehicle-mount computers. Customers with high demands on computing performance now have the choice of powerful state-of-the-art Intel® Core i3 or Core i7 processors with the 7th generation Kaby Lake CPU architecture. [See JLT Mobile media release] -- Posted Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Panasonic TOUGHBOOK cements its status as European rugged notebook and tablet leader
Panasonic TOUGHBOOK has cemented its position as Europe's leading manufacturer of rugged notebooks and tablets — extending its run as Europe's rugged notebook leader to an 18th consecutive year, according to research from specialist analyst firm VDC Research. Panasonic TOUGHBOOK's rugged notebook and tablet share of sales by revenue (48%) was larger than its nearest four competitors combined in 2018. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Full review: RuggON's powerful PA501 rugged Android tablet
Unlike in consumer phones where Android dominates, both Microsoft Windows and Android have meaningful marketshare in industrial and enterprise tablets. As as a result, it makes sense to offer both Windows and Android versions of rugged tablets. RuggON does just that by adding a high-performance Android version, the SOL PA501, to its lineup of rugged 10-inch class tablets. RuggedPCReview has analyzed the octa-core Snapdragon 660-powered SO PA501 and found it to be a very compelling rugged tablet solution for those who need, or prefer, Android on the job. [See full review of the Android 9-based RuggON SOL PA601] -- Posted Monday, December 9, 2019