Panasonic has also tweaked the hardware's polycarbonate-encased magnesium alloy chassis, with MIL-STD-810G1 ensuring that the gear will survive drops from six-feet, as well as IP651 weather-proofing.
But Barclays has the advantage of easy maneuverability in this bid battle, something which the three-way consortium of RBS, Banco Santander Central Hispano (nyse: STD - news - people ) and Fortis (other-otc: FORSY - news - people ) lacks.
Comfortably fitting in an adult's hand, the computer fully meets MIL-STD 810G specifications for ruggedness.
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Santander ( STD - news - people )--as non-executive director.
There's even a model that meets MIL-STD-461F standards for electromagnetic protection -- useful if your day job involves battling superheroes.
Banco Santander (nyse: STD - news - people ) give to one other when seeking extra funding, and it is based on unobservable rates.
Designed to meet the to meet MIL-STD-810G testing, a United States Military test standard where systems are subjected to the harshest conditions, the 14-inch Latitude takes durability to new extremes .
In terms of design, this is indeed made of mag-alloy, with a total weight of three pounds, and it was tested in accordance with the military's MIL-STD 810G standards.
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In accordance with Casio's own standard with reference to the US MIL-STD-810F Method 516.5-Shock, the camera passed a test in which it was dropped from a height of 2.13 meters (7 feet) onto lauan plywood at 26 different angles.
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Going beyond the MIL-STD-810G certification with the ability to withstand a six-foot drop, and with a shock-mounted hard drive, magnesium alloy case and UL1604 Class I Division 2 certification, this mobile computer is optimized to operate in hazardous and mission-critical environments.
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They are certified to MIL-STD 810G for extremes in temperature, vibration, shock and four-foot drops and have an IP65 rating for ingress protection, which means they are fully protected against dust and can withstand low pressure jets of water from all directions.
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Both are rated to pass the MIL-STD-810F standards, which are a suite of tests encompassing the device's ability to operate under high temperatures, low temperatures, and resist dust -- even how susceptible its circuitry is to cause an explosions in a flammable environment.
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The RBS group wants to break up the lender into three parts, so that Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis would get ABN's Dutch operations, Spanish bank Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (nyse: STD - news - people ), acquires ABN's Brazilian and Italian arms, and RBS getting Chicago-based LaSalle.
She noted that Spain's Banco Santander (nyse: STD - news - people ) might also be planning to do something with its 25.0% stake in Sovereign Bancorp (nyse: SOV - news - people ), which has just gone on the hunt for fresh capital, but it was not clear what.
They're also tech-savvy, and that's driving the development of new high-tech STD prevention tools geared toward them.
Most current STD check-ups for women involve taking a swab from high inside the vagina, which is not only an unpleasant experience for the patient, but an unreliable method of testing.
The anonymous e-mail has information about the STD exposure and where the recipient can go to get tested.
The district says it recognizes parents may be uncomfortable with their children using technology to text and share their STD status, but notes its tech-savvy students have a different perspective.
There is no strong indicator that an STD causes prostate cancer, and researchers suspect that trichomonas is just one inflammation-causing factor that may contribute to the cancer or make it grow faster.
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