Panasonic launches Toughpad for retail environment

Able to access vital and classified information in the field, it gives retail staff the integrated features and options required to find answers and make decisions.

Tough casing

With its American military certification, it can easily withstand extreme drops, water, dust, levels of fire exposure and freezing temperatures. This elevated level of durability results in tablets that deliver unmatched reliability in practically any environment - assuring maximum productivity.

It is FIPS 140-2 (Level 2) compliant, with a dedicated security core for data encryption and includes preinstalled, persistent drivers for approved smart card readers. It is designed to operate for many years beyond a consumer tablet and each tablet features a full daylight-readable display developed specifically for use in difficult (fluorescent-lit) environments.

In combination with solutions such as the Retail Mobile Manager, it allows sales associates to integrate multiple sales channels to provide fast and easy price and inventory checks without leaving the customer's side. Moreover, with back-office applications for labour costing, workforce management, merchandising, point-of-sale and warehouse management, it provides the ultimate mobile retail management device for more efficient employee deployment, out-of-stock reduction and increased sales.

Peripherals available

Panasonic and its partners design a wide assortment of heavy-duty docks, mounts and other peripherals - including readers, printers and adapters - to expand and enhance its capabilities. From docking stations that secure it to vehicles; to smartcard and magnetic strip readers that scan data from credit cards, driver's licenses and other IDs; to mobile printers, few other tablets offer all the capabilities of this one.

Craig Nowitz, MD of Syntech, says, "Since 1989, Panasonic has been a leader in designing, testing and building innovative and reliable handheld, professional, mobile computing solutions. With this vast experience, the company is unrivalled in offering a tablet that combines data and device security, seamless connectivity, enterprise-grade technology and worry-free operation. Syntech is proud to be affiliated with this brand and with the Toughpad tablet."

Distributed by Syntech, it is now available for purchase via resellers and online retailers at a recommended retail price of R17,929.