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Mobile Expert Podcast Series: PSION's CEO John Conoley, Part 2

This is Part 2 of an interview with PSION's CEO John Conoley (listen to Part 1). In this segment John shares his strategies for managing a manufacturer of rugged handheld computers through challenging economic times and a rapidly changing mobile device landscape.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

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Mobile Expert Podcast Series: PSION's CEO John Conoley, Part 1

I had the honor of interviewing PSION's CEO John Conoley for this podcast last week. PSION is a manufacturer of ruggedized and industrial mobile handhelds and they have been around for over 50 years. I wanted to learn from John his strategies for managing and transforming his company during these challenging economic times that also include a rapidly changing mobile technology ecosystem. This is a two part podcast. You can watch Part 2 here.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

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Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of September 12, 2011

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According to a new ABI report, the health care Wi-Fi market will grow into a $1.3 billion industry in the next five years as more consumer devices connect to Wi-Fi networks. Read Original Content

Beginning in July 2012, New Zealand will require beef ranchers to track cattle using RFID tags. Read Original Content

Trucking companies can now install RFID tags on vehicles in order to pay for fuel at Love’s Travel Stops locations. This will prevent fuel fraud and speed up the fueling process. Read Original Content

FieldSaver has released its Android app v3.0 that provides paramedics a mobile interface allowing them to successfully collect, document and electronically share legally required emergency medical services documentation with hospitals, public safety, public health and other first responder agencies. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

Mobile Expert Podcast Series: PSION's Mike Petersen, Part 2

This is Part 2 of my interview with PSION's Mike Petersen on what makes rugged mobile devices different from consumer grade mobile devices. Mike reveals some surprising ROIs and TOC (total cost of ownership) considerations. Listen to Part 1 here.

When you are done listening to this podcast, I hope you will take a moment to complete the enterprise mobility survey. All participants will receive the survey results.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

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Mobile Expert Podcast Series: PSION's Mike Petersen, Part 1

I had the pleasure of interviewing PSION's Mike Petersen this week about rugged and industrial grade mobile devices, total cost of ownership and device strategies. This is Part 1, you can listen to Part 2 of this interview here. This article is a good one for those debating the merits of using consumer grade smartphones or rugged handhelds for specific jobs and tasks.

When you are done listening to this podcast, I hope you will take a few minutes to complete the enterprise mobility survey. All participants will receive the survey results in a report for free.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

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Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of September 5, 2011

Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Psion's Gregg Anderson, Part 2

This is Part 2 of this audio podcast with Psion's Gregg Anderson (listen to Part 1 here). Psion is the manufacturer of ruggedized mobile devices. They support the use of mobile devices in the dirt, water, dust, heat and cold. They have very interesting stories, experiences and advice to share.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

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Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of August 22, 2011

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Two German supermarket chains are using RFID tracking badges on employees to secure warehouses and storage areas from unauthorized access and to reduce theft. Read Original Content

General Dynamics has recently introduced a new rugged handheld device that is designed for mobile professionals. The device includes barcode-scanning capability, high-resolution camera and water resistant display screen. Read Original Content

Construction companies are beginning to provide workers with RFID tracking tags in order to streamline the payment process and to hold workers accountable for their clocked hours. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

With the help from a Canadian grant, lamb producers in Alberta are using an RFID flock management system to increase profits and efficiency. Read Original Content

Gresso has released a new rugged phone called the Extreme X3 that claims to be water proof at a depth of one meter, shock resistant from a seven-meter drop and able to survive harsh temperatures. Read Original Content

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Brazil’s Army and Air Force have been using RFID tags to track supplies since 2005. This effort has increased supply chain management and accountability since its implementation. Read Original Content

By using RFID transmitters attached to a patient’s finger and a tag worn around a patient’s neck, IT specialists at the medical school of Washington University in Saint Louis are working on a new patient monitoring system to track vital signs through RFID technology. Read Original Content

The U.S. Army will soon begin testing new tablet devices in order to manage medical records of troops injured on the battlefield. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

A group of Canadian farmers have begun making a safety-focused RFID enabled wristband to be worn by children or pets that gives warning to operators of machinery of delivery trucks when the RFID devices comes within a close proximity to the vehicle. Read Original Content

The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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Germany's Fraunhofer Institute has developed an RFID tag that is attached to a vehicle’s front window that pays for parking as the car drives through the main entrance of parking sites. Read Original Content

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project has required all employees to wear RFID tags to further increase safety after a recent security breach. Read Original Content

A New Jersey city has provided residents with RFID-enabled recycle bins that keep track of how many loads of recyclables each resident provides. The city keeps track of these numbers and rewards residents with coupons to local businesses based on the number of bin-loads. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

A new survey by cTrack shows that companies using GPS tracking systems for their vehicle fleets find many benefits which include fuel-cost savings, reduced overtime, and lowered communication costs. Read Original Content

The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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The Australian Live Exporters Council has made a new regulation that requires all cattle being exported from Australia to be equipped with an RFID tracking tag. Read Original Content

The FDA has announced the availability of the Mobile Medical Applications draft guidance that will go into effect sometime after October 19, 2011. The goal for the FDA is to provide accurate and up-to-date information for consumers and patients, partly to address the increasing number of health applications that may not always be accurate or may contain information from unreliable sources. Read Original Content

Italian gun manufacturers will begin putting RFID tags on their weapons starting next year. The new technology is set to become standard for inventory and tracking weapons manufactured in Italy. Read Original Content

A recent vehicle tracking survey conducted by Ctrack finds that more than 70 percent of customers using vehicle-tracking technology have used it for more than four years. This indicates that vehicle tracking is becoming an important operational tool for fleets worldwide. Read Original Content

Research conducted by TechNavio reveals that the RFID market in the healthcare industry is expected to grow at an annual rate of 29 percent. Read Original Content

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the New York City area awarded a four-year, $6.9 million contract to VeriFone Systems for delivery, installation, and warranty and maintenance services for 1,000 TransitPAY systems to provide real-time bus information to customers on Staten Island buses. Read Original Content

The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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A New Zealand farm inspector company has equipped employees with tablet devices to modernize the inspection process for local dairies. Read Original Content

A Chinese producer of RFID tags has designed a Velcro wristband specifically for events and festivals that require an admission ticket. The wristband is designed to reduce admission time and increase security for events with large crowds. Read Original Content

A John Deer factory has implemented wireless RFID tags on its equipment to increase manufacturing efficiency. The company has seen a 40 percent efficiency increase in certain phases of construction since introducing RFID tags. Read Original Content

Venture Development Corporation predicts purchases of ruggedized notebooks will increase 10 percent in 2011. Read Original Content

Doctors are increasingly using tablets and smartphones in their work as the medical field continues to experience a mobile revolution. A new survey from QuantiaMD found that one-third of doctors use tablets to research medical information. Read Original Content

Vehicle tracking specialist Quartix more than doubled its new fleet tracking installations in the UK in the first half of 2011 compared with the same period last year. Quartix installed over 10,000 tracking systems in the first six months of 2011 and receives over 100 new fleet customers every month. Read Original Content

The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
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According to ABI Research by 2011 the RFID market will reach and potentially surpass a total in sales of approximately $6 billion. Read Original Content

The U.S. Army is currently testing smartphones to be used in battlefield situations to increase surveillance capability. The Army is testing 500 off the shelf smartphones equipped with rugged cases for device protection. Read Original Content

Many hospitals and clinics are finding tablets useful. Benefits include easy access to medical records, mobility, speech-to-text capability, paperless billing, access to photos and the ability to electronically send prescriptions to pharmacies. Read Original Content

According to a recent airline industry study, 91 percent of airlines are planning to invest in mobility services for its passengers. This includes mobile check-in capability and digital boarding passes. Read Original Content

Simplot, a major player in the agriculture industry, is teaming up with electric utility companies to develop a smart grid-like irrigation system that responds to power demands. Read Original Content

In order to help prepare Filipino farmers for droughts, heavy rains and other variables, Senator Edgardo J. Angara is suggesting the use of remote sensors to provide better agriculture intelligence for the farming community of the Philippines. Read Original Content

The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized a small group of airliners to allow pilots to use iPads rather than the traditional paper documents required for flying. Read Original Content

Indian Railways is now accepting SMS text messages as passenger tickets. They have also created a mobile ticket app for smartphones, moving towards a more efficient process. Read Original Content

ABI Research shows that in 2010 the RFID market was valued at $5.3 billion and is projected to hit $6 billion by 2011. Read Original Content

Michigan State University recently created an RFID program that allows smartphones to scan a package of beef which shows the age, breed, grade and farm origin of the specific animal. Read Original Content

The city of Saint John in Canada has created a GPS mobile tracking system for the city’s mass transit fleet, allowing passengers to track bus progress and view arrival times from a mobile phone. Read Original Content

The new iPhone app “Skin Scan” is said to be able to detect melanoma by using the app’s camera feature. Read Original Content

The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
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ReboundTAG, based in the United Kingdom, has created a new solution focused on preventing baggage theft or loss for airlines and individual business flyers through the use of RFID technology. Read Original Content.

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense recently ordered 12,500 rugged tablet PCs at a total cost of £30 million. The tablets are for use by front line commands. Read Original Content.

The total smart grid market in the Asia Pacific region is predicted to be worth $28.8 billion by 2017, up from $11.9 billion this year. Cumulative smart grid investment in the region is expected to reach $171.3 billion by 2017. Read Original Content.

Traffic jams and travel time will be reduced greatly after Mumbai India equips toll routes and commuter vehicles with RFID tags. Read Original Content.

The Army Geospatial Center has recently awarded Technology Advancement Group a contract to build a rugged surveying tablet device. Read Original Content.

FleetMatics has received praise for its new mobile app that allows fleet owners to track their vehicles through a mobile app. Read Original Content.

The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Monthly

AT&T has created a cloud system that allows physicians to upload and share medical images over a secure network. This will allow doctors to review patient images securely through their tablets and smartphones. Read Original Content

By using RFID tracking devices on valuable equipment, Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City was able to save thousands of dollars and can now operate with more assurance that their inventory is secure. Read Original Content

Traklok has created a new device that can communicate its location and status via Wi-Fi, satellite and cellular communications, and when used with cargo shipments can secure a cargo container's door so that it unlocks only where and when authorized to do so. Read Original Content

The U.S. Army is currently leaning towards Research In Motion’s Playbook over the iPad, because the Playbook is more secure for military use according to an Army Lieutenant Colonel. Apple and RIM are competing among the branches of the U.S. military to tap into the billions spent on new technology each year. Read Original Content

A study by the University of Cincinnati has found that RFID monitoring of medical supplies could save hospitals 18 percent in labor expenses. Read Original Content

The U.S. Marine Corps recently submitted a request for information to the smartphone community on how handset devices could be used by the Marine Corps to meet their specific needs both on and off the field. Read Original Content

The Field and Medical Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field and medical mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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Research firm Technavio reports that by 2014 the global patient monitoring market will hit $9.3 billion. Read Original Content

General Electric and Analog Devices have created a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in order to help commercialize the mobile medical inventions of MIT. Read Original Content

The U.S. Army will be testing iPhones and Androids this week so that they may be used for surveillance, biometrics, mobile drone piloting and real-time updating of battlefield data. Read Original Content

The research firm RNCOS estimates the mobile health market will be worth $2.1 billion by the end of 2011. The firm expects the market to grow 22 percent from 2012 to 2014.
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By 2017 the global chipless RFID market will be a $2 billion dollar industry. Read Original Content

This is a special edition of the Field Mobility News Weekly. In this edition I have collected the best market and trend numbers from the past few months and aggregated them into one edition. You can save this edition and use these numbers in your own business plans and presentations.

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The global RFID market looks bright, as advancements in technology have spiked adoption across different fields. RFID tags accounted for more than 50 percent of the world's RFID revenues in 2009, with figures reaching between 1.5 and 2.5 Billion. Read Original Content

Juniper Research estimates that some 500 million people across the globe will use their NFC enabled mobile devices to travel on metros and buses by 2015. Read Original Content

According to a study, approximately 30 percent of physicians access medical information using a handheld device or smartphone. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

In the upcoming years mobile ticketing will spread beyond Europe and will increase in usage throughout North America. Read Original Content

Noteworthy News

Malaysia will give locally reared pigs embedded identity discs in a bid to stop the illegal slaughter and distribution of meat that is unfit for human consumption. Read Original Content

ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. Has announced that the UK's largest water and wastewater services company, Thames Water, has selected the ClickSoftware Service Optimization Suite. Read Original Content

Salt Lake International Airport was able to reduce its workload by 90 percent after implementing fleet management technology. Read Original Content

SAP is developing field service mobile applications that are aimed at technicians and other workers who are frequently away from a central location, servicing customers. Read Original Content

Handheld Group will supply Netherlands Railways with more than 10,000 rugged handhelds for ticket control, travel information and support of workflow processes. Read Original Content

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Kevin Benedict Ponders the Future

Mobile Expert Podcast Series: PSION's CEO John Conoley, Part 2

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