Motion Computing

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Motion Computing
TypePrivate
IndustryTechnology
Founded2001
Headquarters Austin, Texas
OwnerXplore Technologies
Website www.xploretech.com

Motion Computing was a developer of slate Tablet PC computers located in Austin, Texas. Motion Computing focused on vertical markets such as healthcare [1] government, [2] public safety, [3] [4] and construction. [5] [6] It was the first company to introduce Gorilla Glass, Bonded displays, built-in array microphones, and UV light-based disinfection stations for clinical environments. [7]

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History

Motion Computing was founded in 2001 by a team of former Dell executives including David Altounian and Scott Eckert, who served as CEO of Motion. [8] [9] [10] [11] In 2002, it launched its first product, the Motion M1200, a tablet designed as a successor of pen slates from the 1990s. [12] The M1200 was the first slate tablet available in a 12-inch size. [13] [14] That same year, Motion raised $6.5 million in funding. Its second funding round in 2003 raised $11.2 million, and the 2004 Series C round raised $25 million. [15] [16] In 2003, Motion launched the M1300, which was the first 1 GHz tablet using Intel Centrino mobile technology. [17] [18] [19] The M1400, released in 2004, was the first 12-inch slate tablet to have a View Anywhere display. [20] [21]

Through its independent software vendor partnership program, Motion paired with companies including Active Ink and Mi-Co to advance the development of tablet PC applications. [22] In 2007, Motion released the first mobile clinical assistant (MCA), the C5, at UCSF Medical Center. [23] [24]

Through a Series D funding round in 2008, the company closed $6 million. [25] In 2009, Motion secured $5.6 million in a round of financing from eight investors. [15] That same year, Motion announced that its C5 and F5 tablets would be the first rugged tablet PCs to use Corning's Gorilla Glass. [26] [27]

In February 2011, Motion introduced ReadyDock, the first chemical-free disinfection stations using ultraviolet technology, for the C5 tablet. [28] In 2011, Motion Computing announced the Intel Atom "Oak Trail"-powered CL900 running Windows 7, a fully rugged 10" screen ultra-light Tablet PC, weighing 2.1 pounds. [29] The company then announced the CL910 tablet in July 2012 and the CL920 in October 2014. [30] [31] Motion also released the LINCWorks RDA (Remote Data Access) series. [32]

In April 2015, Xplore Technologies Corp. purchased Motion Computing Inc. for $16 million. [8] At the time, Motion was the world's second-leading provider of rugged tablet PCs. [33]

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