06-29-2004, 04:00 AM
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11,000 XDAs Rolled Out Worldwide From European Kone
http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=131575&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=2&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1
"Lift and escalator manufacturer Kone is deploying 11,000 Microsoft XDA Pocket PC phones to its field engineers. The move is one of the largest roll-outs of Windows mobile devices in Europe. The initial deployment of Microsoft XDA and XDA II Pocket PC phones will be to 11,000 technicians, with plans to extend the roll-out to the sales force later."
Cool. 8) This is where having a device that can be totally wireless and still be able to interact with back office data warehouses really pays off.
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06-29-2004, 07:22 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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This kind of reduces the coolness factor of my XDA 2, now that Lewisham council workers and german lift technicians have the same hardware :worried:
What we dont have to give up to ensure the dominance of the pocketpc ! Anyways, Im sure an Mpx will restore my exclusivity 
Surur
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06-29-2004, 08:05 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: 11,000 XDAs Rolled Out Worldwide From European Kone
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
Cool. 8) This is where having a device that can be totally wireless and still be able to interact with back office data warehouses really pays off.
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Actually.
I insist that PDAs are working tools first and its value as that increases in environments like construction sites and, I dare to say, while inside an elevator's shaft. Concerning coolness, well, an electronic device I own must appeal to me by itself, and not on its exclusivity. In due time, package's impression to eyes can change, but funcionaly should never do.
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06-29-2004, 05:32 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Field Tool
Now all it needs is a good headset / mic combination and an extensible speech interface system. Then people can query data, get notifications, and update databases without having to look at the device
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06-29-2004, 10:45 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: 11,000 XDAs Rolled Out Worldwide From European Kone
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Originally Posted by Prevost
I insist that PDAs are working tools first...
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Well, perhaps not around here. :wink:
Very cool tech, but Surur, such snobbishness. :wink: :lol:
The more PPCs the merrier! 8)
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07-01-2004, 12:57 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Yes they're cool....
but of course it's a primarily a business tool, if there was no commercial need for these things they would not be mass-manufactured and sold at the prices they are.
you should be grateful to Kone :wink:
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07-07-2004, 01:31 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: Yes they're cool....
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Originally Posted by SpeckledJim
you should be grateful to Kone :wink:
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....and of course we are.
Welcome SpeckledJim. Can't wait to see your Avatar. :wink:
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