Running
WebSphere Everyplace Access software on the Linux-based device,
remote workers are able to access Web applications like PIM and
e-mail and also be able to retrieve information from IBM's DB2
database software. The Sharp Zaurus also supports IBM's
WebSphere Everyplace Multimodal Environment for Embedix, which
allows end users to run multimodal applications.
Connecting the Zaurus wirelessly to the corporate network is now
easier than ever with a built-in Wi-Fi connection to the
corporate W-LAN through 802.11B. Users can also choose to
maintain their connection outside a corporate LAN by using an
optional high-speed 1xRTT service through a Compact Flash card
solution offered by Sprint.
In addition to a Compact Flash slot, the Zaurus SL-6000L has a
SD/MMC slot and an expandability jacket with an additional
Compact Flash slot and battery. By using an expansion jacket,
corporate users can actively update a server through a wireless
connection over 1xRTT service while scanning barcodes with an
optional barcode module plugged into the expansion jacket.
Headquarters and field-based mobile enterprise workers -- and
CIOs -- will appreciate the heavy-duty Zaurus SL-6000L. It
withstands rigorous field force use because of its durable case
design, which protects the unit and its screen, which has been
designed to survive a drop onto concrete from up to a meter
above the ground.
Business users will appreciate the larger screen to quickly view
content on the go. The SL-6000L makes Web page and spreadsheet
viewing easier by switching from portrait to "VGA
landscape" view at the touch of a button. It has a crystal
clear, four-inch, transflective, high-density TFT LCD screen.
This larger CG Silicon VGA display with 640 x 480 resolution
shows up to four times the information than the average handheld
product with a 320 x 240 resolution can display.
The SL-6000L is one of the first products to include Sharp's
proprietary CG Silicon view screen. This unique display provides
the user with extremely high resolution viewing of both moving
and still images. In addition, CG Silicon screens optimize the
properties of both transmissive and reflective modes, providing
outstanding resolution and clarity under virtually any lighting
condition, even bright sunlight.
The feature-packed Zaurus SL-6000L can be used as a laptop
replacement. It has 64 MB of protected flash memory and SDRAM, a
high-powered Intel Xscale 400MHz processor and extra long
battery life with a rechargeable, replaceable 1500 mAh Lithium
polymer battery supporting typical business use. Power users
with needs spanning more than the average business day can use
the supplemental battery equipped expansion jacket.
The enterprise user with a heavy workload will appreciate the
Zaurus' effortless typing capability, thanks to a built-in
QWERTY keyboard with an innovative sliding cover.
Like smaller laptops, it can run several applications
simultaneously with a true multi-tasking 32-bit operating
system. For example, a user can view mission critical data while
e-mailing or while web pages are being downloaded. It also has
an integrated speaker and microphone to record and playback
conversations.
