Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Harris Unveils Tablet for Defense and Public Safety Mission-Critical ... - ElectroIQ

Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, said it has introduced the Harris Ruggedized Tablet, a secure, portable device that delivers a "smartphone-like" experience to military personnel and first responders who require secure real-time information at their fingertips to execute their missions.

In a release on Feb. 20, the company said the new Harris RF-3590 is a 7-inch ruggedized Android tablet that provides high-performance application and computing capability at the tactical edge

Highlights include:

-Integrates "seamlessly" to the most military and public safety communications platforms, including Harris Falcon III wideband tactical radio networks and 3G and 4G LTE Solutions;

-Delivers targeted suites of mission-critical software applications to users on the battlefield and in first responder roles;

-Supports emerging requirements for video, monitoring position locations, accessing secure databases and other crucial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks;

-Rated as a ruggedized device to provide reliable operation in heat, cold and other extreme environments.

Harris said it has received initial orders for test and evaluation purposes and is optimistic the product will be well received.

"The new Harris tablet builds on our leadership in mission-critical communications to provide a powerful device for processing mission-critical information,'' said Dana Mehnert, group president, Harris RF Communications. "This tablet was fully designed for the tactical and public safety environment with optimized features for reading in sunlight and size, weight and power. As an Android device, the tablet also is fully upgradeable for emerging applications."

In addition to serving as a network peripheral, the RF-3590 also offers stand-alone computing power. It comes with built-in cameras, an accelerometer, digital compass, pressure and temperature gauges, gyroscope, proximity/ambient light sensors and more. Harris' RF-3590 includes standard USB and Ethernet data interfaces and expansion capabilities. The RF-3590 is built around a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor and supports up to 128 GB of internal non-volatile memory.

Headquartered in Melbourne, Fla., the company has approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and about 17,000 employees, including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.
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