MobileDemand is pleased to announce the xTablet T8700 rugged Tablet PC has been certified by the Anheuser-Busch (AB) Mobility program.  AB Mobility provides Anheuser-Busch wholesalers with a complete software and mobile computer system for sales and delivery operations.  The xTablet T8700 is the third generation of MobileDemand rugged xTablet Tablet PCs to be certified by AB Mobility, continuing its tradition of providing superior customer service and Tablet PCs that withstand the harsh environment of beer sales and delivery. 

MobileDemand has several thousand rugged Tablet PCs installed at beer wholesalers nationwide with the majority of them being Anheuser-Busch wholesalers.  Of all the industries we serve, we see the beer delivery operations take a tremendous toll on the mobile computers used by the sales / delivery field force!  When they are expected to make 6-12 stops per day, they use the xTablet Tablet PC as a tool to sell more beer and get it delivered fast and efficiently.  Viewed as a tool, they trust it to withstand repeated drops and bumps, liquid spills (soda, beer, Gatorade, etc.), rain, as well as hot and cold temperatures.

The original xTablet, the T8400, was first certified by AB Mobility in the fall of 2004.  After its successful implementation in dozens of beer wholesalers, MobileDemand followed suit with the launch of the xTablet T8600 model in September, 2006, which has far surpassed our initial T8400 sales and included direct installations with thirteen Anheuser-Busch owned wholesaler operations in the United States.  Today, MobileDemand is installed in roughly 200 beer wholesalers nationwide.

The certification of the xTablet T8700 model now brings an exciting new era to MobileDemand and its customers - not just in the beer industry.  The xTablet T8700 is the industries fastest performing Rugged Tablet PC, designed and built as a tool to get a particular mobile field worker’s job done.  It’s slate style, yet with a full integrated numeric keypad, lends its use as a data collection and work process device - not a full fledged laptop that is cumbersome and unwieldy on the road.

With this certification, MobileDemand is securing upgrade business to existing customers who originally purchased in 2004 and 2005 and are upgrading from previous generations of MobileDemand xTablet Tablet PCs.  It demonstrates that MobileDemand continues to release the right product and hold superior, personalized customer service to keep these customers coming back for their next purchase of rugged Tablet PCs.  It is the only slate style Rugged Tablet PC certified by AB Mobility.  See this video below or follow the link here to the Tablet PC used in a Beer Truck! video to see how the xTablet is used in and out of the vehicle cradle, mounted in a beer truck.

See the Tablet PC used in a Beer Truck!

We are proud to announce that Google has released a success story video about MobileDemand, highlighting the success we’ve had with Google AdWords advertising.  This follows the success story about MobileDemand they printed and released back in October, 2007.  Google sent a video production team to visit MobileDemand in late June and released the video on YouTube in late July.  As we have had fun with videos that creatively demonstrate how rugged our Tablet PC is, Google took that same theme in their production to highlight our Tablet PC in their video.  See for yourself, and especially pay attention to the ending!

Google Success Story Video about MobileDemand

Tune in on Monday evenings, 8pm Central on ABC to watch the new show Wanna Bet? as you will see the MobileDemand xTablet Tablet PC used by the celebrity panel to record their bets. 

Show Synopsis:  Wanna Bet? is a weekly, one-hour prime time event in which celebrities wager on challenge-performing contestants. The celebrities judge the performers and have the chance to earn big money for the charity of their choice by betting on the success or failure of the wildest tricks and mental challenges that ordinary Americans — housewives, truck drivers, dentists — can dream up and perform in front of a studio audience. Wanna Bet? is executive-produced by Phil Gurin (The Singing Bee, Weakest Link) and Marc Jansen (Lingo) from The Gurin Co.

See a variety of pictures here of the xTablet Tablet PC being used by the celebrity panel.

We’ve had a few exciting months here at MobileDemand.  Our xTablet Tablet PC and MobileDemand can be seen in videos and ads by large accompanies as well as on TV and the big screen!  Here’s the scoop:

• Wanna Bet, ABC, currently airing on Tuesdays, 8pm Central - the Tablet PC is used by judges on the set to place bets via wireless transmission. 
• Rock the Cradle, MTV, aired in April and May, 2008 - again the Tablet PC is used by judges on the set to score contestants via wireless transmission.
• Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California - Our xTablet Tablet PC is used by audio and set production specialists to control audio system at the concert / entertainment venue during the summer of 2008.  Special thanks to Linda Epstein with www.TabletPC2.com for her assistance.
• War, Inc. - The MobileDemand xTablet appeared in many scenes in the arms of Joan Cusack, who runs a "war" trade show in this parody about outsourcing war.
• Narnia - Prince Caspian - We have partnered with a company by the name of HDR-CAM who provides lighting calibration systems used for computer generated graphics for movie sets.  Our tablets were used on the set in New Zealand during the filming of Narnia.
• Google Success Story Video - Google visited MobileDemand the last week of June to tape a success story video about how we use Google AdWords in our marketing efforts.  The video was posted on YouTube recently and should on the AdWords site soon.  This supplements the case study (printed) they did on MobileDemand in October, 2007.
• 3M Advertorial - The MobileDemand xTablet is featured by 3M in their print, on-line and e-mail promotions and advertising in the summer of 2008.

Each one of these deserves their own blog entry - so look for more details following several days.

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Our friend Conrad Blickenstorfer at RuggedPCRevew likes our creative videos that shows the durability of our xTablet.  So he took it upon himself to have a little fun on his own by doing a video taking our xTablet on an underwater test!  While we don’t officially certify that the unit is immersion proof, you can see that it works!  Great job, Conrad!   It keeps true to our spirit of showing the ruggedness and durability of our Rugged Tablet PCs in a unique way!  A picture is worth a thousand words.  A video of a Tablet PC going Scuba Diving is worth even more.