Motorola today announced the MC55, the newest, smallest and lightest addition to Motorola’s family of Enterprise Digital Assistants (EDA) offering a 3.5 inch display. The MC55 EDA combines the power of a cell phone, two-way radio, bar code scanner, digital camera, and mobile computer into a compact and lightweight design.

The MC55 mid-range EDA supports the GSM/GPRS/EDGE standard for wireless wide-area networks, offering voice and data services to provide the information needed for better decision making and business results. With an array of features, like integrated GPS, the new MC55 EDA supports a host of real-time location-based applications, including directions for drivers and real-time fleet location, geo-fencing and bread-crumbing for dispatchers.

When available, the new MC55 EDA will be made in two models and multiple configurations. The MC5590 EDA offers wireless 802.11a/b/g LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth connectivity for workers mostly inside the four walls – including healthcare workers in a hospital environment, as well as retail or hospitality associates. The MC5574 EDA comes equipped with wireless WAN (WWAN), wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth to support workers in the field, including maintenance personnel and postal and delivery workers. In addition, the MC5590 and the MC5574 EDAs are VoIP enabled offering the capabilities of Push-To-Talk (PTT), as well as the ability to support soft phone clients and integration with installed IP PBXs.

The MC55 is based on the Marvell XScale PXA270 520 MHz processor and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system to provide increased interoperability with existing enterprise infrastructure. The MC55 EDA family of products also offers a variety of data capture options to provide increased flexibility among mobile workforces, including a 1D laser scanner or 2D imager. A 2-megapixel auto-focus high-resolution digital color camera can be added to either the scanner or imager to allow for easy capture of a signature (document capture) or a photograph (image capture) for proof of condition or delivery.