automatic data capture


solutions," said René Torres, director of marketing, Netbook and Tablet Group, Intel. "With the power and performance of our upcoming 'Oak Trail' Intel Atom processor, along with the mobility and durability of the CL900, Motion is delivering an ideal productivity tool for workers on the move."


Versatile and configurable


Additionally, the design of the CL900 offers multiple optional features and connectivity ports to improve functionality for a variety of uses. Documentation and expansion features include: Front and rear-facing cameras to support documentation, video conferencing and collaboration; a full complement of ports, including USB, SD Card, audio and video to simplify the use of industry standard peripheral solutions; a countertop docking station that optimises the CL900 for touch input and adds a simple and easy way to integrate peripherals; and a variety of cases and straps to accommodate multiple usage patterns.


Mike Stinson, Motion's VP, marketing, commented: "The CL900 has been designed to be used while standing, with the device conveniently held in one arm. It also features a wide-aspect ratio HD display. In retail Point of Sale, for example, a user might use video to give product demonstrations, or for training or hospitality purposes. And within the field service environment users might be tasked with repairing, say, an elevator; for this purpose, they could access video content on the CL900 in order to study how to conduct a specific type of service or repair function. The CL900 also has the same type of internal frame that the J Series features, and so is fully MIL-STD- 810G.”


Stinson continued: "The CL900 works as a stylus or four-finger capacitive touch device. Many users will use touch for navigational purposes within applications. When they access the app they might want to blow it up to a more convenient size,


point of sale


then use a finger to move around the app, and maybe use the stylus to enter data etc."


Powerful and affordable


With a typical MSRP of less than £825 the CL900 offers a competitive entry price point to other tablet PCs with a unique design that supports a lower total cost of ownership over non- durable devices. The CL900 will be available to ship early in the second quarter of 2011 while the optional peripheral module will be available later in the first half of the year.


Nice University Hospital’s Biobank now uses RFID to guarantee sample traceability and confidentiality


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sion plc and partner Frequentiel have successfully implemented a pilot project with Nice University Hospital that uses RFID technology to track living tissue samples. The solution aims for better traceability of samples and specimens in the Hospital’s Biobank. Psion’s Workabout Pro PDA is used for the project’s automatic identification component, to carry out the various operations of reading Frequentiel’s RFID chips placed on the containers of living tissue samples. While RFID is already used in healthcare structures for various applications such as patient, file and mobile equipment management, the confidentiality and ease-of-use it offers also make this technology a unique tool for traceability of living tissues. The experts have confirmed that it is possible to secure,


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control and track sample transfer times, time-stamp the operations each sample undergoes and facilitate specimen locating at every step in the process, from taking the sampling through to temporary and then final storage. By combining the technologies and know-how of the Mistrals consortium members and Frequentiel, the project has been successfully carried out in real-life conditions on thoracic samples since July 2010. Boosted by the success, the teams are now looking to industrialize the solution and implement it in other Hospitals in France and Europe.


More ‘industrialised’ scale


Professor Paul Hofman, head of the CHU-CLCC tumour bank, director of the Biological Resource Centre CRB


INSERM CHU-CLCC and director of the Region-INSERM 21 team explained: “Biological analyses are increasingly important in medicine. The collection of samples within the tumour bank can be used to make diagnoses but also to develop new, customised therapeutic strategies thanks to experiments that can only be done on frozen specimens. Given the amount of information processed, the sensitive and confidential nature of the data transferred and the need to preserve the frozen specimens, a solution to track and keep the specimens confidential was a great advantage.” The proven benefits of this pilot project, in operation since July 2010, raise hopes for a specimen traceability project on a more ‘industrialised’ scale due to RFID technology.


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