Symbol Technologies introduces first rugged enterprise digital assistant

Offering multi-mode communications, including cellular voice/data communications, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth to enable real-time access to people, information and critical business applications.

The new flagship MC70 rugged handheld mobile computer joins the durable MC50 as the second device in Symbol's line of EDAs to offer increased productivity with investment protection and a low total cost of ownership. Targeted at the growing mobile enterprise market, the MC70 EDA, combines a rugged mobile computer and imager or laser data capture technologies with wide area connectivity for voice and data into one centrally managed rugged device to capture, move and manage information at the point of business activity.

"Symbol's MC70 EDA reflects our commitment to responding to the stringent needs of our enterprise customers for rugged, full-featured mobile computing solutions," said Tarek Hassaniyeh, sales manager, Symbol Technologies Middle East. "The company's history and expertise in delivering rugged mobile computers to the world's leading companies has uniquely positioned us to deliver similar capabilities in a smaller form factor to meet enterprise demands."

The mobile is lightweight, ergonomic and designed to withstand a variety of environments, including frequent four-foot drops to concrete and exposure to water and dust. It is intended for use both indoors and outdoors and across a variety of industries including field service, field sales, transportation and logistics, allowing users to perform applications such as asset management, parcel delivery, direct store delivery, medication administration, fleet management and mobile point-of-sale.

With support for high speed EDGE networks based on the GSM standard for wireless and Symbol's relationships with Cingular Wireless and other wireless carriers, the MC70 EDA is capable of delivering global coverage with voice and fast wireless data speeds that enable rich applications and enterprise-level security.

The MC70 EDA can also easily connect to an organization's wireless LAN (WLAN) and with wireless PAN functionality, via Bluetooth, customers can connect cordlessly to a variety of accessories to further increase employee productivity. Continuing Symbol's commitment to deliver products that incorporate industry standards, the MC70 EDA mobile computer is based on the latest powerful Intel XScale processor and the Microsoft® Windows® Mobile 5.0 operating system to provide improved memory management, security and push email capabilities for access to people and information on the go.

The ability to control and manage mobile devices on the corporate network is a major concern for IT managers and executive decision makers. Symbol directly addresses these concerns by providing the ability to manage the MC70 EDA via Symbol's Mobility Services Platform (MSP). MSP is an integrated solution that provides unified enterprise-wide management of mobile devices and wireless network infrastructure. By establishing secure enterprise mobility management architecture, like MSP, organizations can accelerate the rollout and deployment of mobile devices across the enterprise, remotely monitor the health and performance of the devices and expedite the resolution of user and device problems.