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Bob Iannucci, Anton Dahbura, Steve Eddleston, Bob Hanson and Ed ChangCompaqIn this paper we present an integrated computing system designed to help increase the efficiency of mobile workers, specifically field service engineers. Our solution, a Mobile Communications and Computing Architecture (MoCCA), consists of both a futuristic award-winning concept design and a first-generation working prototype. The prototype has support for collaborative multimedia: on-the-move networking for high-tech equipment maintenance using voice, video clips, and access to maintenance databases. We describe the user interface, software, and hardware architectures of our prototype. The hardware architecture uses a multi-tier networking scheme to trade off a small lightweight client and high computation power and battery life. Finally, we present lessons learned from user tests in applying a novel mobile computing architecture to a complex real-world task.