Thursday, November 15, 2012

Law Enforcement Needs Durable Computers

By Allyson Westcot


The Border Patrol in America face danger each day while doing their risky jobs. They often call on local law enforcement agencies to help them. Law enforcement in Luna County, New Mexico, is close enough that calls come often. It's critical that all of the officers can be reached fast and can communicate with one another to share information. This is true for everyday law enforcement but it becomes rather more critical when the Border Patrol contacts them for help.

If the requirement was only to send officials who could be at work out into the field to help secure the border, communication and mobile computing would not be as important. But officers are usually already in the field working to keep the county safe. To minimize paperwork and keep all officials who are out in the field able to respond at a minute's notice, their police autos have been fitted out with reliable Panasonic Toughbook 31 PCs.

Law enforcement has already got a dispatch system, where a dispatch officer contacts each unit to announce them of any eventualities that need their attention. But it's even more efficient, and serves plenty of other purposes, for police to have durable laptops in their cars. Not only does that aid in better communication, but they can work on reports, get instant alerts and do their jobs more efficiently, all without needing to fret about their laptops breaking down.

The Luna County PCs were set up with mobile broadband through a cell phone provider. Wi-Fi isn't prevalent and trusty enough for mobile law enforcement, so always having an available broadband web connection to get online, send e-mails and communicate is crucial. The addition of broadband service turns it from a lightweight laptop to a portable communications center.

That connection permits law enforcement to get up to date reports from the office and from other officials. When they can be connected this simply, it not only permits them to do a better job of securing the border, but it also helps keep them safer.




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