Panasonic India is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its industry-leading Toughbook mobile computers. During the past two decades, Toughbook computers have been an integral part of customer missions and expeditions around the globe.Ă‚Â From the summit of Mt Everest to the jungles of Borneo, across frozen Antarctica to the deserts of the Middle East, Toughbook mobile computers have continually evolved to deliver durability, reliability and performance needed to keep pace with the ever-changing mobile workplace.
Enjoying the past fourteen consecutive years as the undisputed market share leader of rugged laptops, Panasonic continues to pave the way in developing innovative new hardware, software and wireless capabilities – making Toughbook computers the choice for businesses and government customers around the world who are seeking a mobile computing device they can count on.
Gunjan Sachdev, National Business Head, Toughbook, Panasonic India, said, “The overwhelming evolution and recognition of Toughbook over the past two decades is a testimony of our diligence and engineering excellence. From our flagship Toughbook 25 to developing the industry’s first detachable computer CF-20, our constant endeavour is to evolve our products in accordance to the needs of our consumers. Toughbook’s strategy and vision is aligned to build the best mobile and productivity services for today’s mobile-first, cloud-first world. Serving almost all the key sectors such as Defence, Law and Enforcement, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Automation and Research & Survey we have gained a market leadership of 65%. We, at Panasonic, will continue to offer our customers with newer innovations in form factor, connectivity, reliability and performance to deliver customized mobile computing technology in the coming years.”
In addition to Panasonic’s ongoing investments in mobile computing R&D, Toughbook mobile computer users also benefit from Panasonic’s extensive vertical market expertise, key technology partnerships and its ProServices support organization that helps reduce the complexity of deploying and managing mobility projects.
Key Toughbook Milestones
The Toughbook product line has continued to incorporate the latest innovations as it has evolved over the last 20 years. The following are some of the highlights of Toughbook product milestones over the years:
- * 1996 – The Toughbook CF-25,Panasonic launched the first Toughbook product • 1999 – The Toughbook CF-27, the world’s first mobile computer to offer GSM communication
- * 2003 – The Toughbook CF-73Panasonic was the first to feature a pivotal touch screen, which transformed into the popular convertible tablet PC
- * 2008 –The Toughbook CF-U1The world’s first fully rugged ultra-mobile PC • 2012 – The Toughbook CF-53  Debut of first Windows-based Toughpad • 2016 – The Toughbook CF-20 The world’s first fully rugged detachable laptop (2-in-1)
To commemorate this milestone, Panasonic is also announcing the “Who’s The Toughest Contest”. To enter, members of the public are encouraged to submit a video of their oldest working Toughbook computer. The contest will run from October 6 to December 31, 2016 and the winner will win a trip to the Toughbook factory in Japan to build their very own Toughbook.
