Computers Tough Enough for the Factory Floor, Warehouse Aisles: Symbol Technologies Announces Highly Ruggedized Vehicle Mounted Computers

Symbol Technologies, Inc. world leader in mobile and wireless supply chain solutions, announced today at in Hannover, Germany, a new series of high-performance, rugged computers ideal for environments such as manufacturing and warehouse logistics.

The Symbol VRC 8900 offers a full suite of advanced features and productivity-focused enhancements that will maximize performance on the factory floor or warehouse aisle. It's built around the operating system and powered by a 32-bit, 206MHz, Intel StrongArm® processor for a host of programming and software options, and boasts a 12.1 SVGA touchscreen display -- which doubles the viewing area and data display of most rugged computers -- for ease of use. It also features an optional detachable keyboard.

The VRC 8900 can be mounted to a forklift, or to any fixed position within a facility allowing worker mobility and providing anywhere-anytime information. It easily interfaces with Symbol's family of ruggedized 1D and 2D bar code scanners

The VRC 8900 empowers traditional "on-the-floor" applications such as real-time receiving, tracking, put-away, picking and shipping applications. The VRC 8900 series integrates the Symbol Spectrum24® wireless local area network for real-time communications, and supports a variety of portable, fixed and wireless printing options.

How tough is it? It can operate in extreme temperature -- as low as minus 22º F/minus 30º C -- withstand the repetitive pounding of forklift applications, operate in a rain storm (it's sealed to IP65) and still perform shift after shift.

"Symbol has an extensive family of rugged computers for real-world operations and offers complete wireless mobile computing solutions for industrial use," said Barry Issberner, Vice President Vertical Marketing, Symbol Technologies. "The VRC 8900 is aimed right at the toughest environments, which are typically hostile to computing, but where mobile computing is essential to performance."