Medical Grade in Technology Explained
September 15, 2023
Is your hospital planning a major deployment of cutting-edge medical computers? At the forefront of your specifications is the requirement that they must be “medical grade.” But what exactly does “medical grade” mean? Surprisingly, you won’t stumble upon this term at…
Defining Computer Reliability
June 21, 2022
Imagine you launch the messaging app on your phone and it turns on the camera instead. Or your laptop only powers up 30 percent of the time. Neither of these scenarios would be a pleasant experience. Most of us would probably ditch the offending device into the nearest trash bin. We expect our…
Advantages of Predictive Analytics in Manufacturing
June 9, 2022
Data analytics is the practice of examining raw data to find insight and even answers to a company’s select questions. For businesses like manufacturing, it’s used to figure out key information such as why plants are breaking down or identifying trends like customer purchases during hurricane…
Power Over Ethernet: What It Is and Where is It Going
June 7, 2022
Technology is wonderful. Electronics allow people to do many things more quickly, thoroughly, and with less effort. Unfortunately, all those devices require power which may not always be easily accessible. A former mall undergoing renovation into a medical clinic may not have enough power outlets…
SSD or HDD: Which Should I Choose?
May 31, 2022
Nowadays, it almost seems like consumers have unlimited digital storage space available to them. In 1983, a box of 10 5.25″ floppy disks with 360Kb of space cost $45. Today, a two-terabyte USB drive costs less than $20. Because space is no longer at a premium, the critical question customers…
Can Artificial Intelligence Solve Our Future Starvation Problem?
May 26, 2022
The agriculture sector is a major occupation in many countries, and its importance is greater than ever. According to UN projections, the world’s current population of 7.5 billion is expected to increase to 9.7 billion by 2050. Today’s farms will be hard pressed to feed the additional two billion…
4 Routes to Help Automakers’ Sustainability Efforts
May 19, 2022
Sustainability and other “green practices” are part of many industries’ strategic goals around the globe. Car manufacturing, especially, has it high on their objective list since transportation is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions. Being an environmentally-conscious company…
Does Better Cooling in a PC Improve Performance?
April 12, 2022
Not only does a cool computer work better, a hot computer is a sign of imminent–and expensive–damage. PCs generate heat, which slows performance and even damages components over time. Cooling systems keep PCs alive in normal circumstances: in extreme situations, PCs slow down and stop working when…
Tips in Choosing the Right Fleet Management Computer
February 22, 2022
Fleet management is the process of organizing, tracking, and maintaining a vehicle fleet. Fleets usually consist of commercial cars, trucks, buses, and cargo vans. Fleet management is done through a fleet management system (FMS). This combo of hardware and software collects data from an on-board…
What is Right to Repair and How Does it Affect Medical Devices?
February 1, 2022
Right to Repair (RtR, R2R) is a movement by consumers and repair shops to have Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) make available normally proprietary information of their products, as well as provide any necessary tools and spare parts. That way, product owners or such shops can make repairs or…
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