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LANpoint 7 Vehicle Mount Features & Benefits

Feature/Benefit

Industrial, Purpose-Built PC for demanding Vehicle-Mount applications, NOT a consumer desktop/laptop PC in a box

- NEMA-4/IP66 design waterproof spraydown and dustproof industrial case for wet/harsh environments

- Wide operating temperature range - 20C to 55C (-4F to 131F)

- No moving parts that wear out and need maintenance - no fans or rotating disks

- Non-volatile data storage in solid-state FLASH memory

- Vibration and shock tested to MIL-STD-810E/SAE J 1455 ensures long operation in less than optimum conditions

- Power-takeoff connector reduces wiring complexity and need for extra power supplies for peripherals like barcode scanners, RFID reader/writers

- "WedgeCE" serial port data wedging software included

- Wide range of accessories for adaptability to almost any application

- Many, many more software tools and utilities and hardware features and accessories for getting the most efficiency from your investment, too numerous to list

Industrial components and design for long, dependable life

- Intel® XScale 400 MHz PXA255 ARM processor - embedded technology specifically for long product lifecycles and continuing value

- ½ VGA 64K color LCD display (640x240) with bright backlight and wide viewing angle

- Sealed integral full keyboard with widely-spaced keys for easy use even with gloves. Keycaps are epoxy-coated to protect legends from wear over lifetime.

- Web-based remote management tools for easy deployment and management

- Optional touch screen display available - or use a pointing device of your choice

- Quick-disconnect RAM mounting arm system and quick-disconnect wiring harness for easy swap between fleet vehicles - or bolt-on

- RAM mounting arm system allows quick positional adjustment for different drivers & preferences

- Power filtering via high quality external power converter/filter; protect electronics from debilitating voltage spikes, short power drops, short-circuits and reverse polarity

Open architecture to take advantage of current and future technology

- Windows CE.NET version 4.2 or Windows CE version 5.0 for easy application development and use of party add-ons, economical deployment and support

- familiar tools to develop user menus, graphics, icons

- Program with Visual Studio.NET 2003 Professional, Visual Studio 2005 Professional, Visual Studio 2008 Professional, or Visual C++ 4.0, or use as a thin client:

- Thin client software:Microsoft Terminal Services included

- Thin client software for legacy system support, optional:IBM5250, IBM3270, VT/HP

- SQL CE - SQL Server Client for local and remote real-time database access (for Windows CE.NET version 4.2)

- MSMQ - Microsoft Access Message Queue

- Microsoft Web browser Internet Explorer version 6 for multi-platform application compatibility

- "lock-down" kiosk-style Web browser available - complete control of viewed pages; eliminates unauthorized web browsing

- Use your choice of III-provided or 3rd-party decoded PS/2 (keyboard port) or RS232 decoded laser scanners

- Wireless Ethernet IEEE802.11b/g available to take advantage of wireless infrastructure investments

- GPRS/GSM/EDGE WAN support for data communications via public telecom carriers