An interesting statement in the article: "...Other technicians just need to input one or two data fields and scan a barcode." If that is the case why get a tablet when the form factor of an EP10 is smaller and easier to carry?
http://proddownloads.vertmarkets.com/download/54b95f4b/54b95f4b-0893-481d-983d-4952483a924f/original/whyruggedtabletpart3.pdf?cid=99e5afa5-bb48-46e7-a198-386adf3ecf5d