Kalidor Creates New Business Partner Program

Ruggedized pen computers have achieved a near-mythical status within the mobile computing industry, with visions of utility workers hanging from high-voltage lines to construction managers navigating an obstacle course of heavy machinery.

In fact, most mobile workers operate in a surprisingly harsh environment everyday and, for people that want to treat their mobile computer as they would their paper clipboard, rugged design can spell the difference between a workable or non-workable solution.

This leads us to Kalidor, a manufacturer of rugged pen-based computer systems. Recently, the company announced a new Business Partner Program targeted towards serious VARs, developers, and systems integrators.

Kalidor is hoping to attract companies that have demonstrated a history of experience with pen computing by offering a program including lead referral, promotional and co-operative marketing, pre-sales assistance and support, as well as a product evaluation program.

In addition, through the program, Kalidor offers volume pricing, the availability of credit terms, and private labelling for high volume accounts. In terms of mobile computing hardware, Kalidor is promoting its 486-based system, dubbed the Kalidor 2100.

The device, available with a rugged hard drive or solid state IDE flash disk, features a 6″ x 4.5″ VGA pressure sensitive display, local bus video, and up to 16 MB of RAM, all within a sealed casing weighing 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kg) including the nickel metal hydride battery pack.

The Kalidor 2100 has a retail price starting at $3200.

Kalidor
400 N. Mountain Ave., Suite 310
Upland, CA 91786
Fred Gladney
(909) 931-3888
(909) 931-3885 (fax)