Government Embraces Mobile Computing Notebook sales soar as public sector searches for greater efficiency. By Steve Towns Editor Demand for mobile computers continues to grow across all levels of government as public agencies make these machines a key part of their effort to provide better services and boost efficiency. Public-sector applications of mobile computing are as varied as government itself. For instance, IRS field agents now carry laptops to streamline the audit process.
Major brands remain most popular.
Large screens and CD-ROM drives are key features. And public works departments are linking notebooks to sophisticated GPS systems that give workers accurate locations of gas and electric lines. All of this translates into expanding mobile computer sales for government resellers, according to major distributors. You used to see nothing but servers and desktops. What s more, government program executives at several distributors said the strongest growth appears to be taking place at the higher end of the spectrum.