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Ham Radio Operators’ Field Day
June 22, 2011Walnut Creek, Calif. — Try your hand at ham radio and learn about local emergency communications at the 2011 Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club’s 2011 Field Day, being held from 11 a.m. Saturday through 11 a.m. Sunday — 24 hours — at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek.
Read full articleReview of the Emergency Alert System
June 22, 2011The FCC seeks comment on proposed changes to its rules governing the Emergency Alert System to codify the obligation to process alert messages formatted in the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and to streamline and clarify these rules generally to enhance their effectiveness.
Read full articleProvidence Health & Services, Oregon Region Deploys RadioMobile Software
June 22, 2011SAN DIEGO, CA, June 14, 2011 — RadioMobile’s turnkey installation of its newest offering IQ CAD Security dispatch software marks a new milestone in its quest to provide end-to-end dispatch & tracking solutions to public safety, security & fleet management operations. Providence Health & Services, Oregon region’s Security services division uses “IQ Secur-CAD” towards dispatch, tracking and management of security personnel with affiliated hospitals & clinics. The software utilizes Microsoft SQL Server over a client-server architecture that allows for continuous 24×7 operations.
Read full articleSIMPLEX REPEATER MAKERS
June 22, 2011Midian Electronics now offers the PR-10 and SVR-1 simplex repeater makers. The units record incoming audio based on COR or…
Read full articleNational 9-1-1 Assessment Guidelines Released for Public Comment
June 22, 2011Ebensburg, Pa – June 20, 2011 The 9-1-1 Resource Center, sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation, National 911 Program has a project underway to develop consensus-based universal guidelines to serve as the basis for a 9-1-1 statewide program assessment process. The National 9-1-1 Assessment Guidelines are now available for public comment on the 9-1-1 Resource Center at www.911resourcecenter.org/911Guidelines/. Comments received will be considered prior to the release of the final guidelines.
Read full articleMajor U.S. Metropolitan Fire Department Implements Audiolog for Public Safety Solution from Verint
June 22, 2011MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. AND MELVILLE, N.Y., June 21, 2011 — Verint® Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT) today announced that one of the nation’s largest fire departments has implemented its Audiolog™ for Public Safety software, part of the company’s Impact 360® for Public Safety Powered by Audiolog solution. Due to the organization’s initiative to replace its legacy 9-1-1 equipment and update its call recording system, it selected technology from Verint to help its large network of public safety answering points (PSAPs) and emergency services centers perform more efficiently, reduce liability and risk, comply with industry standards and regulations, and deliver rapid, accurate and quality responses to the metropolitan areas it serves. The Verint solution not only offers the agency a superior recording, playback and archiving solution, it also integrates seamlessly with the organization’s existing infrastructure.
Read full articleLightSquared Solution to GPS Issue Will Clear Way for Nationwide 4G Network
June 22, 2011RESTON, Va. – June 20, 2011 – LightSquared™, the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated wireless broadband and satellite network, today outlined a comprehensive solution to the problem of interference with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. This solution will permit LightSquared to proceed with its business plan, protect the public’s stake in GPS and lay the foundation for the future co-existence of a variety of wireless broadband services and GPS.
Read full articleIntrado Announces Suite of i3 Products
June 22, 2011LONGMONT, Colo., June 16, 2011 — Intrado Inc., a subsidiary of West Corporation and a leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, today announced products designed to provide safe and stable transition to advanced next generation 9-1-1 functionality.
Read full articleArchitects Design Group Selected for Horry County Emergency Operations Center
June 22, 2011Winter Park, Florida (June 22, 2011) – Architects Design Group (ADG), with Myrtle Beach associate architect Pike‐McFarland‐Hall Architects, was recently selected as the architect for the detailed spatial needs assessment of the Horry County Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
Read full articleCity of Tarpon Springs Police Goes “Live” with EnRoute’s Latest Generation Computer Aided Dispatch
June 22, 2011TAMPA & TARPON SPRINGS, Fla.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–The City of Tarpon Springs Police Department is expected to go “live” this month with EnRoute Emergency Systems’ latest generation computer-aided dispatch (CAD) software.
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