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Mobile Epiphany – Round Two

April 13, 2011

Many of you may remember my one and only software review of a product called Touch Inspect back in December 2009, by a Denver, Colorado (Aurora)-based company called Mobile Epiphany. At the time I promised an in-depth review the software “real soon.” Well, real soon has turned into 16 months, and not a single week has gone by that I have not received several e-mails wanting to know more about the software and asking when the next review would be published. So for all of you who have been waiting, this is the promised in-depth review of Touch Inspect version 2.0, which the company now promotes as customizable software tools under the more apt heading of “Mobile Business Process Software.” But the base program is still known as Touch Inspect.


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A Look at the Rugged Handheld Algiz 7

March 15, 2011

The warfighters have spoken. My correspondence lately has been full of questions about tablet and handheld computers. My sources at AT&T and Verizon tell me that the number of iPads in Iraq and Afghanistan have doubled in the last year alone. The problem is that Apple iPads and iPhones, for all their ubiquity, are not rugged in any sense of the word. Enter Handheld US with the Algiz 7.


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Raytheon Interview: GPS OCX Program Status

February 16, 2011

Don Jewell, our intrepid Defense editor, finally stopped traveling long enough to catch up with Robert “Bob” Canty, the Raytheon vice president and program manager for the GPS OCX program. They managed to find time for a very interesting and uplifting conversation concerning the history, current status, and way ahead for the next-generation GPS operational ground control segment. Uplifting because, incredibly, this critical space program is actually on schedule and on budget. Alert the media and roll the presses!


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Col. Dave Madden Looks Back, and Forward into GPS Future

July 27, 2010

As he retires from the Air Force, Col. Dave Madden gives a status update on GPS modernization and outlines four steps the GPS Wing is taking to ensure worldwide PNT services are not interrupted during modernization, exploring a more robust means of ensuring compatibility, and becoming more involved in the development, integration, and testing of new military and possibly civil user equipment. He also announces the set-up of a GPS Directorate within the Department of Defense in October.


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