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2008 News



AllBusiness.com (Health Management Technology)

Dr. Peter Schock, M.D., August-2008
Less Paper, Less Fuss, Better Patient Care: Paperless office solutions, such as electronic medical records (EMRs) have made strong in-roads by streamlining operations, and mobile technologies, such as laptops, and especially Tablet PCs, are changing the way many clinicians make rounds, prescribe medications and order procedures.

CTV News Toronto - Health

Monica Matys, August-03-2008
Technology (Motion C5) that gets kids to open up (video)

Materials Management in Health Care

Nancy Torner, July-2008
Mobile systems make the rounds: Today’s devices offer person-to-person communication or bring data collection technology to the point-of-care—a few can do both...

GCN - Government Computer News

Michelle S. Haase, June-20-2008
A tablet (PC) that's easy to swallow: The Motion Computing F5’s semi-rugged design, good performance and security features suit it for the field. When I first laid eyes on Motion Computing’s new semi-rugged F5 Mobile Tablet PC, I had what I call a paper-clip moment. These moments happen when I come across an innovation so clever I can’t imagine returning to life without it, yet so simple and obvious I can’t believe someone hadn’t thought of it before.

ZDNet Australia

Suzanne Tindal, June-20-2008
Blacktown Hospital test blood-and-guts proof PCs: Blacktown Hospital has run a trial of a tablet PC (Motion C5) designed specifically for the healthcare industry — even blood and guts won't slow it down.

HealthLeadersMedia.com

Gary Baldwin, June-16-2008
Does "IT" Measure Up? Clinical technology boosts quality. Everyone knows that, right? So prove it
The lighter C5 devices led to greater nursing satisfaction, and now data is collected at the bedside, Westcott says. As Westcott points out, the quality-improving features of IT mean little if caregivers are not comfortable with the equipment.

Health Data Management

June-13-2008
Hospital Switches from Carts to C5s: Anacortes, Wash.-based Island Hospital is no longer using computers mounted on mobile carts. Now the nurses are using the C5 devices to access a hospital information system, from Medical Information Technology Inc., Westwood, Mass. They also are using the bar-code scanner on the C5s to scan patient wristbands and medications to improve safety during medication administration.

NBC Today Show

June-05-2008
Motion C5 featured on the NBC Today Show: Hear How Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio is using the C5 to help make teenagers feel more at-ease sharing information with their doctors. Teens can answer questions privately, directly on the C5 before entering the exam room to help doctors more quickly identify those teens that are at risk.

Group Mobile - News Release

June-03-2008
Group Mobile Adds Its First Semi Rugged Tablet PC to Their Product Offering; The Motion Computing F5: Group Mobile prides itself in only carrying the top/leading brands in the rugged computer industry. The Motion F5 will be the first semi-rugged tablet pc to be added to the groupmobile.com website and line card. "Motion Computing's new F5 semi-rugged slate PC addresses the unique challenges of the mobile workforce and is the perfect addition to our product offerings.

TechRadar.com

June-02-2008
Motion Computing F5 Tablet PC Review: A slate-style Tablet PC with plenty of features aimed at the fieldworker. Good feature set; Responsive screen; Comfortable to hold; Speedy performance...

ABC News 7, Denver Water Board Story

May-2008
The Motion F5 was recently featured on Channel 7 News in Denver. Visit this link to see how the Denver Water Board is using the F5 to help in water conservation efforts. See Video News Story

eWeek - Channel Insider

David Strom, May-27-2008
Time to Talk About Tablet PCs?: Tablet PCs have firmly established themselves in certain vertical markets where users don't have offices or need to compute while standing. But as the tablet market matures, more sedentary office workers could benefit from using them, particularly when it comes to annotation and approval tasks. This presents opportunities for solution providers to spread the message about tablets.

DataCollection.eu

May-19-2008
Tablet PCs for Patient Care Equipped with Intermec EA15 Scan Engine: Intermec’s EA15 scan engine has been chosen by Motion Computing, the world's largest manufacturer of tablet PCs for the health care industry, to serve as the embedded bar code scanner for the C5 mobile clinical assistant (MCA) tablet PCs.

Computer Reseller News - CRN.com

Fahmida y. Rashid, May-14-2008
Review: Motion Computing's Vertical-Focused F5
The F5 is a semi-rugged tablet PC that offers mobility and durability in one package. Motion intends the F5 to be used in various verticals, including government, retail, utilities, distribution, and construction. The F5 tablet can be used by field service technicians, engineers, appraisers, and inspectors.

Vela Systems News Release

May-13-08
Vela Systems to Present a Three-Part Webinar Series on the Latest Trends in Construction Field Automation
The series discusses how field automation through software, tablet PCs and wireless connectivity is improving jobsite productivity and quality, accelerating project delivery, and reducing risk.

AuthenTec Press Release

May-05-08
AuthenTec Adds Security to New Motion Computing Tablet PC - New F5 Tablet is Motion's First Semi-Rugged, Fingerprint-Enabled Tablet PC Tailored for Today's Mobile Field Worker.

Baseline Magazine

David Strom, May-01-08
Easy to Swallow - Not just for doctors and cops anymore, the new breed of tablet PCs could be the cure for your company’s mobile computing headaches.

eWeek - Channel Insider

Frank Ohlhorst, May-01-08
A Real Tablet for Real Tablet Users: From an ergonomics point of view, Motion Computing has pulled off what could be considered a near perfect slate PC. All controls are located in easy-to-reach locations, the unit sports a nifty integrated handle and the weight is low enough to make the system comfortable to use all day.

Data Health Management

(Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor) April-01-08
Point of Care Part I: The Evolution Of Mobile Hardware: The C5 pilot resulted in a 62% increase in nurse satisfaction with the hardware and related clinical workflow changes. Further, the delivery system recorded a 42% improvement in point-of-care documentation when nurses were using the C5 devices.

Austin American Statesman

(Dan Zehr) March-03-08
Motion's new tablet computer designed for tough environments

ComputerWorld

(Sharon Gaudin) March-03-08
Motion Computing unveils rugged tablet PC

Network World

(Keith Shaw) March-03-08
Motion gets rugged with new slate tablet

InformationWeek

(Antone Gonsalves) March-03-08
Motion Computing Unveils Rugged Tablet PC

Engadget

(Darren Murph) March-03-08
Motion Computing unveils "semi-rugged" F5 Slate PC

GottabeMobile

(Rob Bushway) March-02-08
Motion Computing Announces The F5 Tablet PC

TabletPCReview

(Tiffany Boggs) Feb-29-08
Motion Computing F5 Release and Our First Look Review

GE Press Release

February-28-08
GE Healthcare Brings Mobile Computing to Point-of-Care for enhanced Vital Sign Collection at UCSF
Nurses at UCSF now use Intel Corporation’s Motion C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant to Electronically Collect Patient Vital Signs and Enter Directly into Centricity Enterprise EMR


Siemens Press Release

February-25-08
Alegent Health Sees Positive Results from Recent Clinician Usability Study Collaboration with Siemens and Motion Computing
The results from the study revealed: significant increases in end-user satisfaction; quality of care improvements as a result of increased ability to document at the point of care; increased clinician productivity due to increased mobility; reduced device performance issues and improved workflow; and projected cost savings.


Entrepreneur.com

(Heather Clancy) February-08
Tablet Tales: Demand for tablet PCs is going up. What are the latest features?


CRN.com, CMP Channel

(Jennifer Lawinski) January-22-08
Tablet PC Maker Shakes Up Its Channel - Tablet PC maker Motion Computing announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out a re-vamped channel program in an effort to make it easier to work with for its reseller partners.


McKesson Press Release: McKesson's Apps on Motion's C5

January-08-08
McKesson is First Health IT Company to Announce General Availability for C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant Tablet PC
Recognizing that a mobile platform helps break down barriers some clinical systems impose between caregivers and their patients, McKesson engaged early with Motion Computing and Intel to ensure it could obtain the full benefit of this new technology for its customers.


CES 2008: GottaBeMobile.com

(Rob Bushway) January-14-08
CES 2008: A Chat with Motion Computing's CEO Scott Eckert
Rob Bushway from GottaBeMobile.com talks with Scott Eckert, reviewing the previous year and also discussing possibilities for the future.


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