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Facing nuclear proliferation threats, Los Alamos National Laboratory gets creative with handhelds
Computing Unplugged Magazine - February 2004
To help border patrol officers, police and emergency workers prevent someone from getting a nuclear weapon into the US and detonating it, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientists have developed a hand-held nuclear isotope identifier that can detect and identify a source of radiation and wirelessly send data about it to experts who can provide further analysis. Read this fascinating article to find out how it's protecting America's borders.
How Palm applications are helping homeland security
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - February 2002
TriTech Software Systems' Voyager family of applications for police, fire, EMS, public safety, and similar agencies were originally designed to allow field personnel to access critical incident information, query the Criminal Justice Information Systems database, transmit data, record incident details, and write tickets from a Palm handheld. Now, Christine Harland Williams will show you how the events of September 11 have now placed these Palm handheld applications at the center of state, federal, and private efforts to bolster homeland security and improve emergency response as well.
The U.S. Navy puts Palm handhelds into service
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - August 2001
Many of the tasks undertaken by the U.S. Navy are performed in environments such as cramped submarines, aircrafts, and ships and without access to power outlets. Considering these factors, it's no wonder the Navy is such a major consumer of Palm OS handhelds. In this article, Steve Niles looks at the variety of ways the U.S. Navy is putting Palm handhelds to use.
Learn how e-government goes mobile at E-Gov 2001
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2001
The business of running the government is changing everyday thanks to new technological developments. You can get up to speed on what's new at the E-Gov 2001 conference in Washington, DC. Most importantly, you'll learn how mobile technology is infiltrating this enterprise space. Steve Niles has the scoop on what to see and who to watch at this exciting event.
Wireless Palm handhelds provide animal control officers with information access
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2001
All manner of government agencies are adopting Palm handhelds to improve the efficiency of their staffs. In this article, Megan Obrist offers one fascinating example by telling the story of how animal control officers in Lincoln, Nebraska are using wireless Palm VIIx handheld computers, Kodak PalmPix digital cameras, and a Web-based, back-end server to more effectively respond to the city's animal control needs.
Senators enter the wireless world
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - April 2001
United States Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania held a press conference to talk about how Republican Senators have been making use of Palm VIIs to access Web-based content and applications. Steve Niles gives the full report.
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