Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Airport Personnel Armed With iPAQs
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 11:00 AM
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1780911,00.asp
"...state troopers guarding the airport have an extra tool on their belts to secure the facility's perimeter. The officers carry Hewlett-Packard Co.'s iPaq Pocket PC handhelds running Bio-key International Inc.'s PocketCop software over Cingular Wireless LLC's high-speed EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) network...The software gives the iPaqs real-time access to driver-license data and photographs; vehicle registrations; stolen-vehicle information; arrest warrants; weapon registrations; and local, county, state and federal criminal databases."
There are a lot of other interesting details in the article. You should check it out if you like reading technical specifics on how Windows Mobile devices are impacting the world around us.
"...state troopers guarding the airport have an extra tool on their belts to secure the facility's perimeter. The officers carry Hewlett-Packard Co.'s iPaq Pocket PC handhelds running Bio-key International Inc.'s PocketCop software over Cingular Wireless LLC's high-speed EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) network...The software gives the iPaqs real-time access to driver-license data and photographs; vehicle registrations; stolen-vehicle information; arrest warrants; weapon registrations; and local, county, state and federal criminal databases."
There are a lot of other interesting details in the article. You should check it out if you like reading technical specifics on how Windows Mobile devices are impacting the world around us.
