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BearingPoint, formerly KPMG Consulting, has deployed Tablet PCs running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition to its consultants. Based on its experience in Microsofts Rapid Adoption Program, BearingPoint estimates that its consultants are each saving 50 hours a year using the Tablet PC to capture and access information during meetings, and while travelingpotentially saving the company millions of dollars in compensation. Using technology to improve the productivity of its consultants means BearingPoint is building better customer relationships to improve its standing in the market.<!-- portable, computing, computer, laptop --> tech news

The City of Portland, Oregon Police Bureau needed to upgrade technology in police vehicles to enable mobile data communication, so cops could access mug shots and criminal records quickly, right from their patrol cars. Their previous system provided only green screens with no way to view a picture, forcing them to drive back to the central precinct with the individual in question to make a proper identification. The inefficient information system was causing unnecessary trips back to the police station, costing the Portland Police Bureau time and money and threatening the safety of their officers and the public. <BR><BR>To solve the problem, the department selected SEAGULL's WinJa technology, a component of LegaSuite to enhance its mainframe application with touch-screen technology and imaging software in a Windows-based PC environment. WinJa provides industry-leading tools and infrastructure software for Web-to-host and Windows-to-host access to mainframe back-office applications. tech news

In keeping with its modern image, theGetty Museum wanted to create a way forvisitors to see collections that weren t on display, gather back ground information oncurrent exhibits, listen to interiews with artists, and even create a personalized tour. The ArtAccess System is built around ThunderWaves TWIST (ThunderWave Interactive Streaming Technology), aWindows NT ODBC-compliant systemthat allows content to be easily added toor taken out of the system. tech news

Its a familiar image in many movies andtelevision dramas: the radiologist is facedwith an array of x-rays15 to 20 viewboxes filled with x-ray images, any one ofwhich can contain information vital to hispatients well-being. The sheer volume of images is overwhelming. So, when Dr. David Ryon, a radiologistand owner of Kingston DiagnosticCenter in Kingston, New York, faced thisproblem in 1995, he decided that he neededdigital image management technology. <BR><BR> tech news

David Mason, president of BCX Technology, Inc., began automating themanual counting process for hospitals. Two years later,Mason arrived at the decision that wouldmake the differencehe added hardwareto his software solution in the form of atouch interface.<BR><BR>With AccuTouch now his preferredinterface, Mason created BCXsScanREQ System that reduced the inventory control of hospital medical supplies to atwo-step process. A ScanREQ system isinstalled at each nursing station and atother supply areas throughout the hospitalwhere patient charging takes place. Thenurse simply touches the screen for theroom/patient to which the item is issuedand then scans the item label or shelf label.The button on the touchscreen displays theroom number along with the patientsname. In this easy two-step process, thenurse performs a charge for the patient (ifits a chargeable item) and debits the onhandinventory value of the ScanREQInventory Control Module in real time. tech news