July 2025

Transforming ICU efficiency with Winmate's 32" multi-touch surgical display
Winmate's latest newsletter features a Success Stories link to the company's report how their 32" multi-touch surgical display helped a hospital with a high-volume ICU unit face the challenge of quickly accessing patient data for critically ill patients while maintaining a sterile environment. The report describes the background, the major challenges, the core product, and the key features of the system. [Read Transforming ICU efficiency with Winmate's 32" multi-touch surgical display] -- Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Getac and Eclypsium partner to deliver Secure, rugged solutions for Federal and Public Safety Agencies
Getac Technology Corporation (Getac), a leading manufacturer of rugged computing solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Eclypsium, the infrastructure supply chain security company protecting critical hardware, firmware, and software infrastructure. The collaboration aims to deliver integrated, secure and compliant technology solutions tailored for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), federal agencies and public safety organizations. [See Getac media release] -- Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Geneva10 Fulfillment selects Zebra's automation solution to boost productivity by over 40%
Zebra Technologies, (NASDAQ: ZBRA) announced Geneva10 Fulfillment (G10) has chosen Zebra Symmetry™ Fulfillment, a comprehensive AI-powered solution combining the functions of a warehouse execution system (WES) with robot fleet management and powerful analytics, to increase productivity and reduce costs in its warehouse operations. Using this solution along with Zebra Symmetry Connect Fulfillment AMRs, G10 expects to increase productivity by more than 40%, lower costs, and manage higher order volumes more effectively. [See Zebra media release] -- Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Cincoze MXM GPU computers: The AI solutions for nanufacturing, transportation, and defense
Rugged embedded computer brand Cincoze's Red Dot Award-winning MXM GPU computer series GM-1100 has the high performance, compact design, and expansion flexibility that make it the ideal choice for space-constrained Edge AI applications. The GM-1100 series supports the latest 14th Gen. Intel® Core™ processors and NVIDIA MXM GPU modules, providing the ultimate computing performance and graphics processing capabilities for real-time decision-making and high-speed AI Edge computing. The GM-1100 maximizes expansion flexibility and can easily meet the application needs of multiple vertical industries, especially in transportation, manufacturing, and defense. [See Cincoze media release] -- Posted Thursday, July 24, 2025

Zebra Ventures makes strategic investment in Xemelgo to support intelligent automation
Zebra Ventures, the corporate venture capital investment arm of Zebra Technologies, announced a strategic investment in Xemelgo, a leader in cloud-based RFID software solutions. Xemelgo leverages AI, cloud and RFID technologies to create seamless, automated manufacturing environments, bringing unprecedented real-time visibility and control to factory operations. Its platform enables manufacturers, retailers and other industrial sectors to effortlessly track inventory, work orders, and assets, minimizing delays and errors while maximizing efficiency and traceability. [See Zebra media release] -- Posted Thursday, July 24, 2025

Honeywell reports Q2 2025 financial results
Honeywell reported Q2 2025 sales of US$10,352 million, up 8% from US$9,577 million Q2 2024. Operating income for Q2 2025 was US$2,366 million, up from US$2,199 million for Q2 2024. "Honeywell delivered outstanding results in the second quarter with both organic growth and adjusted earnings per share exceeding guidance despite the unpredictable macroeconomic backdrop," said Vimal Kapur, chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell. Full-year sales are now expected to be $40.8 billion to $41.3 billion with organic sales growth in the range of 4% to 5%. [See Honeywell Q2 2025 financials] -- Posted Thursday, July 24, 2025

Winmate at Drone International Expo 2025
Winmate is participating in at Drone International Expo 2025, Booth H12-D2, July 31 to August 1 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Winmate will show their latest advancements in robotic controllers, edge AI computing, industrial-grade panel PCs, and enterprise mobility solutions, all built for unmanned systems and mission-critical applications across defense, logistics, and industrial automation. -- Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Panasonic on what is shaping federal tech decisions now
Panasonic issued an interesting infographic that lists and illustrates what currently is shaping federal technology decisions, including the top challenges, the technology priorities, and the barriers to AI adoption. The graphic is based on Panasonic surveying defense and agency decision makers that uncovered how staffing gaps, AI hurdles and security issues shape tech priorities. [See What's Shaping Federal Tech Decisions Now: Top Challenges, Tech Priorities, and Barriers to AI Adoption] -- Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Memor K20-25: the most versatile key-based mobile computer is here
Datalogic, a global leader in automatic data capture and industrial automation markets, proudly announces the launch of the new Memor™ K20-25, the next-generation key-based mobile computer designed for businesses that demand speed, precision, and flexibility from their data capture tools. The Memor K20-25 is set to redefine industry expectations by addressing the diverse needs of both touchscreen and keypad applications, making it suitable for organizations of all sizes across different verticals, regardless of budget constraints. [See Datalogic media release -- Posted Monday, July 14, 2025

IDC: PC shipments remained strong in Q2, 2025
PC shipments during the second quarter of 2025 grew 6.5% from the prior year, with global volumes reaching 68.4 million shipments, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Despite PC market growth in other geographies, the US market is starting to feel the pinch of import tariffs. “We expected the US market to cool down this quarter, given the inventory buildup to begin the year, but what we're witnessing here might highlight US PC demand slowing down in anticipation of the import tariffs looming deadline,” said Jean Philippe Bouchard, research vice-president with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. "Despite a flat US PC market, the rest of the world demonstrated an appetite for PCs, fueled by an aging installed base and by a steady transition to Windows 11.” -- Posted Thursday, July 10, 2025

Teguar's new products
The first half of 2025 saw three strong product series enter the Teguar catalog — a medically certified all-in-one computer, a fully waterproof box PC, and a high-performance panel PC joined our collection and brought something for everyone. All of Teguar's computers are built with industrial-grade components to ensure reliable 24/7 operation. Designed for continuous use in the toughest environments, our units routinely sport features like fanless cooling systems, IP/NEMA rated waterproof housings, and extended operating temperature ranges. [See Teguar media release] -- Posted Thursday, July 10, 2025

VDC report on the 2025 global market for rugged handheld computers & smartphones
VDC says the rugged handheld computer and smartphone market is rebounding in 2025, driven by large-scale enterprise refresh cycles, on-device AI integration, and a growing emphasis on extending device lifecycles. As these devices become mission-critical across logistics, retail, field service, and public safety, organizations must rethink how they deploy, support, and sustain frontline mobility solutions. [See VDC Executive Brief] -- Posted Friday, July 4, 2025

Nordalp AB is established and will develop, produce and sell rugged computers and services for the global market
Nordalp is pleased to announce that Nordalp AB has started its business. Nordalp AB will cooperate with Nordalp in Germany and Switzerland. Together we will provide innovative and rugged mobile devices for demanding applications. Before founding Nordalp, our team worked closely together for over 13 years in the manufacturing of rugged mobile computers for the industrial market. Through this long-standing collaboration in hardware and software development, we gained valuable experience and continuously expanded our expertise. [See Nordalp media release] -- Posted Tuesday, July 1, 2025

JCB Phone launches new rugged smartphone range to power global expansion
JCB Phone unveiled its latest lineup of rugged smartphones, the JCB Toughphone E10, M20, and P20, as the company embarks on international expansion across Europe, Africa, Australasia and Latin America. Engineered for professionals in construction, logistics, agriculture, and emergency services, the new range delivers a powerful combination of durability, intelligent design, and performance in the toughest conditions. [See JCB Phone media release] -- Posted Tuesday, July 1, 2025

What happened in rugged computing 15 years ago: July 2010
In July 2010, Intermec's Q2 2010 revenues were US$161.2 million with a net loss of US$2.7 million, both a bit better than the year before. Datalogic's Q2 2010 revenues were US$132 million (up 33.3% from Q2 of 2009), with a net profit of US$9.3 million. MobileDemand Tablet PCs were used by the Red Bull Racing NASCAR teams, and the company launched a Public Sector Group. Juniper Systems introduced the Mesa Rugged Notepad. In-Stat predicted that the transition to 4G wireless would be slow, with just 3.6% of WWAN-enabled devices using it by 2014. Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies wrote about "The Trials and Tribulations of Team Android" but concluded that "they may stay competitive yet." Motion Computing announced that it will resell ritePen 4.0, and Microsoft licensed the ARM architecture. [See July 2010 news archive] -- Posted Tuesday, July 1, 2025