Ruggedized PDAs
Some businesses and government organizations rely upon rugged PDAs, sometimes known as enterprise digital assistants (EDAs), for mobile data applications. EDAs often have extra features for data capture, such as barcode readers, radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers, magnetic stripe card readers, or smart card readers.
Typical applications include:
- military: notably U.S. Army
- supply chain management in warehouses
- package delivery
- route accounting
- medical treatment and recordkeeping in hospitals
- facilities maintenance and management
- parking enforcement
- access control and security
- capital asset maintenance
- meter reading by utilities
- "wireless waitress" applications in restaurants and hospitality venues
- infection control audit and surveillance within healthcare environments
- taxicab allocation and routing
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