Type | Publicly traded limited company |
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Industry | Telecommunications products |
Headquarters | Kinnegatan 17 A S-531 33 Lidköping, Sweden |
Area served | Europe, North and South America, Australia |
Website | Official Website |
Handheld is a global manufacturer of Rugged Computers and Rugged Mobile/Smart Phones, i.e. computers that are specifically designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions, such as strong vibrations, extreme temperatures and wet or dusty conditions. Handheld’s line-up ranges from PDA’s to tablets and notebooks.
Some of its products are PDAs and Mobile Phones at the same time such as the Nautiz 3,[1] and Nautiz X5,[2] and Nautiz X7[3] while the Nautiz X1[4] is a Smartphone.
Handheld was founded in Sweden in 1997 and has since grown very fast, Handheld's turnover is now 200 million[5][6] with about 40 employees. The company today has eight subsidiaries in addition to the group’s headquarters in Sweden: in Finland, UK, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the USA.