rugged smartphone designs ( FZ-X1 and FZ-E1 ), the Toughpad ( JT-B1 ) and many others . “ We had to create agile , mobile working solutions for engineers so they wouldn ’ t have to go to a depot every day to pick up paperwork ; they now have the convenience to start work from their house ,” Tucker says . “ Some of those models have taken off slowly and evolved into other types of solutions . But that innovation is why we ’ ve led the market .”

Panasonic ’ s Toughbook product displays its ethos of making technology which is durable , easy to use and tailored specifically to the people who use it . “ It ’ s a tool like any other ,” continues Tucker . “ It ’ s like a spanner or a screwdriver ; it ’ s the

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Title : Global R & D Director Company : Panasonic TOUGHBOOK Industry : Computer Hardware Location : United Kingdom

John ’ s first field IT project commenced with six elevator engineers in 1996 , since then he has been involved in the successful delivery of multimillion pound , complex field IT Projects to thousands of field workers for customers such as British Telecom , British Gas , ENEL , Daimler , EasyJet and Airbus . Working with everything from PDA ’ s to Tablets , GPS to RFID and Bluetooth to Zigbee , John ’ s expertise is in the innovative and realistic way to apply technology to reduce costs and improve productivity , creating real business benefit .

John has a Masters Degree in Data Communications from Kingston University and is currently responsible for the global R & D effort specifically looking at how technology can solve real world problems and add value to our customers business . businesschief . eu