toughbook in action. for matines it makes omelettes

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TOUGHBOOK IN ACTION. FOR MATINES IT
MAKES OMELETTES WITHOUT BREAKING EGGS
Hardly an innovation in the field of egg production
each year and guarantees freshness and quali-
which does not originate from the French company
ty for 365 days of the year. In order to live up
Matines: in 1991, eggs with a printed laying date;
to the company’s expansive development plans,
in 1992, organic eggs in wholesale trade; and in
since 2000 the sales team has been working with
1997, eggs enriched with omega-3 fatty acids. With
Panasonic Toughbooks – now with the fourth
23 decentralised packing plants and over 800
generation, the CF-T4 from the “Business Rug-
employees, Matines sells over 1.7 billion eggs
gedized” category.
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TOUGHBOOK IN ACTION.
A RELIABLE PARTNER
FOR FRAGILE GOODS
Even in the earily phase of their devel-
further benefit since the sales forces
tions, the robust Panasonic Toughbooks
opment,
Panasonic
seldom have the opportunity to re-
are more in demand than ever. Jean-
Toughbooks for live tests and for
charge the unit at a power point. Thanks
Claude Carpentier sums it all up: “Just
adapting applications. Working closely
to its low-glare 12.1-inch “Active Matrix”
because we’re dealing with fragile prod-
Matines
used
together with an external service pro-
TFT colour display, it is possible to
ucts every day, this does not necessarily
vider, the result was tailor-made sales
compile visitor reports, update appoint-
mean that we handle our technology
software. “The demands we made of
ment diaries and forward data online
with care. Reliable, robust notebooks
the notebooks were high – they had to
even in difficult lighting conditions. The
are absolutely essential for us.” So
be very powerful and at the same time
Intel M Processor 753 running at 1.2
the cooperation between Matines and
reliable. If a unit is ever dropped, it
Gigahertz and with 1,024MB RAM ena-
Panasonic is one for the future.
still has to keep on working properly,”
bles fast access to databases and sales
explains Pascal Poisson, who is respon-
support tools from over 1,200 Microsoft
sible for the sales expansion of Matines.
PowerPoint files – wireless thanks to
Naturally, the CF-T4 was just right
modern Intel® Centrino® processor
®
for this: its robust magnesium casing
technology, which supports the current
protects the inner workings from bumps
IEEE 802.11 a/b/g WLAN standards and
and the display from cracks. It will even
transfer rates of up to 54 Mbit/s.
withstand 100kg of pressure. The hard
drive is encased in special foam to
ensure total data security in the event
of vibrations or if dropped from a height
of up to 30cm.
Practical helpers
With a weight of only 1,510g, the 12.1inch Touchscreen display and the carrier strap, the CF-T4 makes their work
considerably easier. If they are wanting
to record the data for shelf space and
reorganise the shelves, thanks to its
Touchscreen display they always have
one hand free, and so entering data
using their fingers or a pen means that
handling products is not a problem. The
long battery life of up to 12 hours is a
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Compact construction,
stylish design
In contrast to the sales staff, the Matines
management use the similarly robust
Toughbook
CF-W4.
Equipped
with
virtually identical features, it is even
lighter (only 1,290g) and has a combination DVD drive. The elegant design
of the Toughbook has a positive effect
on the company’s image: “The design
and compact format of my Toughbook
reflect Matines’ innovative capabilities.
Many customers have spoken highly
of my notebook, and that generates a
feeling of confidence,” says Jean-Claude
Carpentier, area manager at Matines.
With the company’s international ambi-
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