The business and industrial gets another big boost as far as communication options as Intermec launches two new rugged 3G Wireless WAN mobile computers in the CN50 and CN4. Both are lightweight and ideal mobile computing solutions for industries that cover a lot of field work thereby covering the area of durability which is something that holds back businesses from investing in such gadgets.

“The CN50 is the smallest and most technologically advanced rugged mobile computer on the market today,” said Héctor Calva, chief information officer of Coca-Cola Femsa. “As an organization that accounts for almost ten percent of Coca-Cola’s global sales, our mobile workers need a rugged mobile computer that will make their workday more efficient and enhance the customer experience. The capabilities of the CN50 will revolutionize our delivery operations and enable us to increase the amount of sales transactions we complete.”

The addition of these two new rugged mobile devices are sure to be welcomed in the business field. Today, communication is pretty much important for productivity and with the CN50 and CN4, these areas of consideration are sure to be covered.

Both products will be available for volume shipment in the third quarter of CY 2009.

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We have seen different ways for using security measures in identity verification for some companies and surely this new development of using face detection is bound to be the next step towards ensuring reliable security management solutions via handheld devices. MaxID presents the integration of Animetrics face recognition into the iDLMax, a handheld identity management device. The iDLMax is the first commercially-available mobile computing device to incorporate Animetric’s superior 2D-to-3D face biometric technology.

The iDLMax’s camera and light source provides the mobile face camera for Animetrics thin-client application, Animetrics90 MobileID, which communicates seamlessly with Animetrics server based FIMS (Facial Identity Management System.) FIMS analyzes the camera images in realtime and is able to provide the face biometric applications including verification (1 to 1 matching) and watchlist look up (1 to many search).

The Animetrics patent pending 2D-to-3D face recognition technology provides important face biometric advantages such as pose and lighting correction enabling the iDLMax for practical real world conditions where other face biometric technologies have failed.

Animetrics integrated the A90 MobileID application into the iDLMax, a multi-modal, rugged mobile computer that offers a complete set of features for virtually any identity management challenge including contact card, contactless card, barcode, optical fingerprint, and optional magnetic swipe and MRZ readers with a digital camera, GPS, and comprehensive wireless communications. The iDLMax is a complete, integrated mobile solution for all badging and identity management requirements.

When users need to read fingerprints and now faces, TWIC, CAC, PIV, or FRAC cards, or driver’s licenses, as well as use the other on-board biometric functions to verify identity, the iDLMax connected handheld device does it all in a light, compact, easy-to-use form factor.

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MaxID has unveiled a new handheld theft management device in the Lumidigm’s fingerprint reader. The iDLMax is the first commercially-available mobile computing device to incorporate Lumidigm’s superior multispectral imaging technology.

The Lumidigm Venus fingerprint reader embodies a significant breakthrough in optical imaging technology. Based on patented multispectral biometrics, the robust Lumidigm sensor is uniquely capable of delivering high-quality images in the most difficult and demanding physical environments. This characteristic is particularly important in mobile applications because handheld devices are regularly used in conditions where other biometric technologies fail.

MaxID integrated Lumidigm’s Venus fingerprint reader into the iDLMax, a multimodal, rugged mobile computer that offers a complete set of features for virtually any identity management challenge including contact card, contactless card, barcode, optical fingerprint, and magnetic swipe readers with a digital camera, GPS, and comprehensive wireless communications.

The iDLMax is a complete, integrated mobile solution for all badging and identity management requirements. When users need to read fingerprints, TWIC, CAC, PIV, or FRAC cards, or driver’s licenses, as well as use the other on-board biometric functions to verify identity, the iDLMax connected handheld device does it all in a light, compact, easy-to-use form factor.

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