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By Andrea Harris

Mar. 2005 =97 What do you think of when you think of = mobile=20 technology? Probably the freedom of being away from the home = or=20 office, untethered by a desk or phone cord, right?

But, for some people, mobile technology delivers a = different kind=20 of freedom =97 the freedom to walk with confidence through a = world of=20 darkness, to explore new ways of learning, to spend more = time at a=20 patient=92s bedside, or simply to live and work = independently and=20 safely.

At HP, we believe that we should connect people to the = power of=20 technology, using it to lift their potential. Every day, = people use=20 HP mobility solutions to access information that truly = enhances=20 their lives and the lives of others. Here are some of their = stories.=20

Shedding Light on a Dark=20 Landscape

The increasing complexity of urban life makes modern = cities=20 difficult to negotiate for blind and partially sighted = people.

=93With=20 Trekker, you always know where you are. That means you = have=20 one less thing to worry about. It=92s also = non-intrusive: It=20 talks to you but you=92re not required to answer = back.=94=20 =97 Trekker user Doug=20 Wakefield of Arlington,=20 Virginia =

VisuAide=92s Trekker, a revolutionary computerized travel = guide for=20 the blind and visually-impaired, gives users access to = real-time=20 information about their location and surroundings.

VisuAide developed the global = positioning system=20 (GPS) to run on HP iPAQ Pocket PC handhelds. Trekker = combines GPS=20 data, talking digital maps and talking menus to announce = street=20 names, intersections, stores, restaurants and other = attractions as=20 the user approaches them, making it easier to negotiate both = new=20 cities and familiar territory.

Leveling the Playing=20 Field

Leveraging iPAQ Pocket PC technology, Freedom=20 Technology developed PAC Mate =97 one of the = world's first=20 wireless Pocket PC handheld computers for the blind. The PAC = Mate=20 enables people who are blind or with low vision to take = advantage of=20 the same technology advances as the sighted. The PAC Mate = also=20 provides a calculator, linear formatting editor, clock, = stopwatch,=20 and speech synthesizer, as well as other popular = applications=20 available to sighted people.

Lowering Life=92s=20 Barriers

What=92s the value of being a productive member of = society? Ask the=20 users of Kiwi, mobile computing software developed by = 4M=20 Automation for the iPAQ Pocket PC. Kiwi helps = people with=20 cognitive disabilities, such as Down Syndrome or cerebral = palsy, by=20 providing audio, video, or pictorial =93prompts=94 as task=20 reminders.

For example, a hospital employee with Down Syndrome used = to carry=20 a binder full of instructions to assemble surgical trays. = She now=20 carries an iPAQ Pocket PC equipped with Kiwi software to = access the=20 step-by-step instructions she needs to guide her activities. = She can=20 also check her schedule and look for new messages when she = synchs up=20 to the hospital=92s server.

Tim DeMarks, business development director of 4M = automation, says=20 hospitals notice an improvement in the quality of work from=20 employees using Kiwi, and an increase in job satisfaction. = =93It=20 bolsters their self-esteem,=94 DeMarks says.

Less Deskside, More=20 Bedside

HP=92s mobility technology even benefits immobilized = hospital=20 patients. At the Klinikum Bamberg Hospital = in=20 Germany, doctors and nurses use HP Compaq Tablet PCs to = access the=20 Medico//Os database to quickly link to patient records and = medical=20 data. Doctors can display radiology images to patients on = the Tablet=20 PC, making bedside conversations more personal and = informative.

The Fresno Heart Hospital in California = also=20 uses HP mobility solutions, to help caregivers spend more = time with=20 patients. In the hospital=92s completely wireless = environment, nurses=20 record patient information using HP Compaq Business Notebook = PCs.=20 Mounted on a cart and rolled from room to room, the notebook = PCs=20 make documenting vital signs easier and data more accessible = to=20 doctors. The notebooks also streamline workflow in the lab. = In=20 addition, the hospital uses HP Compaq Tablet PCs to take = patient=20 meal orders.

HP mobility technology also helps healthcare workers = access=20 information when they=92re =93on the road.=94 The = Royal District=20 Nursing Service (RDNS) in Australia conducts over = 1.3=20 million home visits a year, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. = By=20 equipping the nurses with HP Tablet PCs as they make their = daily=20 round of home visits, they can access and manage client = data,=20 download schedules and upload visit details in real time. =

With HP mobility solutions, it all adds up to less time = chasing=20 data and more time with patients.

Access Means=20 Safety

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"It=92s=20 impossible to overstate the value of making reliable,=20 comprehensive and current data available to emergency = response=20 personnel. Our department now has critical information = from a=20 variety of sources, integrated in a form that helps us = make=20 better decisions, which in turn, helps keep our = firefighters=20 and our citizens safe."

=97 Chief Don=20 Oliver,
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Firefighters racing to a disaster scene are the epitome = of=20 mobility. But without good information on city = infrastructure and=20 vacant buildings, fire fighters can be at risk. With HP = mobility=20 technology, the Wilson North Carolina = Fire/Rescue=20 team has the information they need to react more quickly to=20 emergencies, combat fires and analyze and mitigate serious=20 situations.

HP field-ready notebooks and handhelds instantly deliver = access=20 to the city=92s data - streets, water lines, hydrants, = electrical and=20 gas lines, and building and zone specifications - keeping=20 firefighters safer.

The Roseville California Police = Department found=20 that outfitting patrol cars with cutting-edge HP mobile = computing=20 services helps officers respond more effectively to any = situation.=20 According to Roseville Police Chief Joel A. Neves, each = patrol car=20 is not only a police vehicle, but also a mobile police = office.

=93The modern police vehicle is packed with numerous = communication=20 and information technology devices that deliver a level of = access to=20 data that was unheard of just a few years ago,=94 says = Neves. =93But the=20 project was about more than just the IT =96 ergonomically = integrating=20 all these devices in the demanding police car environment is = a real=20 challenge. HP partnered with us to deliver a turnkey = installation=20 that has resulted in police cars that are more functional, = reliable=20 and comfortable for our officers.=94

Transforming the Learning=20 Experience

"You=20 can see the smiles and pleasure on the kids=92 faces = while they=20 work on the HP laptops, and teachers are pleased = because of an=20 overall improvement in students=92 grasp of the = curricula, which=20 they attribute in part to the children=92s enthusiasm = for=20 working with these devices." =97 Domenic = Grignano,=20 = East=20 Rock = Magnet=20 School, = New Haven,=20 CT =

In the East Rock Magnet School in New Haven, CT, wireless = HP=20 Compaq Evo Notebooks enhance traditional learning, = invigorate=20 inquisitive children and withstand the rigors of young = users.=20 Students exhibit increased interest in their studies, = greater=20 productivity in class assignments, and better grades. Last = year,=20 students at all grade levels improved State Mastery Test = scores.

Kowloon Wah Yan College, one of Hong Kong=92s most = prestigious=20 secondary schools, provides all 70 teachers with HP iPAQ = Pocket PCs.=20 The teachers take attendance for each class on the Pocket = PC, and=20 have the results automatically tabulated and stored on the = school=92s=20 central server.

"We=20 believe the future education system should cater to = the needs=20 of individual students, so that each of them can have = an=20 all-round and unique development." =97 Mr. = Wong Wai=20 Leung, = Wah Yan=20 College =

Teachers equipped with Pocket PCs also enjoy uninhibited, = secure=20 access to crucial office documents. General announcements = and=20 records stored on the school=92s network are easily = retrieved on the=20 Pocket PC via the wireless connection. Wah Yan College hopes = that=20 eventually every student can be provided with a PDA so that = it=20 becomes a part of their daily learning journey.

Mobility + Access =3D=20 Freedom

HP=92s mobility solutions are well known as a proven, = dependable,=20 smart way to provide mobile access and increase productivity = anytime=20 and anywhere. But, as mobile technology enters every aspect = of our=20 lives, we continually discover more ways it can help people = connect=20 with their world and enhance their safety, knowledge and = well=20 being.

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