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City ~ <br /> Paver <br /> <br />Police Department <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Chief Thomas D. Zerwas & Assistant Chief Jeffrey Beahen <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />August 15, 2001 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Mobile Computing Devices <br /> <br />Our police software vendor (Visonair) has recently introduced a new <br />product called I-Force. This is a handheld, transportable communication <br />device based on PDA, or Personal Digital Assistant technology. In other <br />words, it uses a Palm Pilot or similar device to communicate with our <br />computer network. <br /> <br />Each PDA is equipped with an inexpensive CDPD modem, just like the <br />squad computers. It is then capable of being utlilzied to run the same <br />queries, communications and message windows that any squad <br />computer (MDC) can. <br /> <br />The major differences are that these devices are very inexpensive, are <br />completely portable and can be used in any assignment, as they are not <br />squad car based. They can be transferred to an officer or assignment as <br />easily as handing the device to the officer who needs it. <br /> <br />Current costs for a mobile data computer (MDC) are: <br /> <br />Visionair mobile license: <br />Motorola CF-27 MDC <br />Enfora CDPD modem <br /> <br />$1,100.00 <br />$3,400.00 <br />$850.00 <br /> <br />Total: $5,350.00 per car <br /> <br /> <br />