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Cassidian Communications to Display Public Safety Innovations at 2011 NENA Conference
June 16, 2011• Company will exhibit breadth of current and future security and communications products in booth #701
• NG9-1-1 Innovation Demo Suite will showcase the future of emergency call handling with higher levels of integration and management
Cassidian Communications Provides Gaston County, N.C., 9-1-1 Communications Center with Proven Emergency Call Processing Solution
June 16, 2011• The cost-effective and proven NG9-1-1 call processing solution, Sentinel® Patriot® , now supports Gaston County 9-1-1
• No single point of failure and redundant servers ensure 9-1-1 calls are answered efficiently
Toddler Calls 9-1-1 Singing ‘Fire Burning’
June 16, 2011Brentwood, N.H. — A 5-year-old boy dialed 9-1-1 prompted by song lyrics, “Somebody call 9-1-1. Shawty fire burning on the dance floor.” The call prompted a reponse by police.
Read full articleMom in Pa. 9-1-1 Kidnap Hoax Set to Plead
June 16, 2011Philadelphia — A suburban Philadelphia mom who staged a racially charged hoax kidnapping amid a $700,000 fraud investigation appears ready to admit the financial crimes. She served nearly a year in county prison for the false 9-1-1 call and has been detained in federal prison ever since on the fraud charges.
Read full articleRockefeller Says White House Public Safety Meeting Will Advance Bipartisan Legislation
June 14, 2011Washington, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV praised the Administration today on its plans to host a White House meeting on Thursday with national, state and local public safety representatives on the need to provide first responders with the first ever nationwide, interoperable communications network.
Read full articleNew Command Overview for Emergency Operations with PlanView Sliding Whiteboard Multi-Track Systems
June 14, 2011Macedon, NY – June 2011 – Magnatag’s PlanView multiple track cabinets hold up to 10 sliding magnetic steel whiteboards, maps and bulletin panels, turning an ordinary wall into a flexible, easy to use visible Emergency Information Center. A Rocky Mountain Search and Rescue operation says, “Our PlanView boards give us an overview. They hold all the relevant details about the subject and search plan. Before, we kept everything on paper making it hard for multiple people to read and update. Having all the information in front of the planning group works much better and allows teams to self brief.” A Department of the Navy operations team leader from Virginia says, “We use it as a multi-purpose operations information center. We slide the boards out for briefings and use the front panel to cover sensitive information. It’s nice to be able to put our own maps on the boards and change them when we want. The fact that it can be moved is important if we ever have to change facilities.”
Read full articleGreatCall® 5Star™ Safety Survey Reveals Americans Admit to Being Unprepared for What Life Throws at Them
June 14, 2011San Diego, Calif. – June 14, 2011 – As part of the company’s support and sponsorship for the National Safety Council’s June Safety Month initiative, GreatCall, Inc., a leader in wireless services focused on helping its customers stay connected, safe and healthy, today announced the results of its own 5Star Safety survey conducted by TNS Global. This press release is part one of a three part series from the company. The national independent Omnibus poll of 1,000 U.S. adults reveals that Americans are putting themselves in harm’s way with behavior they know is risky.
Read full articleBountiful Police Department Launches New Reporting Features by FATPOT Technologies to Better Serve and Protect Communit
June 14, 2011Bountiful, Utah (June 8, 2011) – In today’s world of heightened public safety, the demand for fast and efficient emergency response times and reporting data has never been greater. That’s why the Bountiful Police Department is taking a proactive approach to community safety – by implementing new features to its existing reporting technology.
Read full articleMicrosoft’s Solutions Architect to Vice-Chair IJIS Institute Committee
June 14, 2011Ashburn, Va., June 9, 2011. The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, announces that Iveta Topalova, Solutions Architect at Microsoft, has been selected as the Vice-Chair of the IJIS Institute’s Emerging Technology Committee.
Read full articleOrem Woman Meets Dispatcher Who Helped Save Her Life
June 14, 2011Orem, Utah — A 26-year-old school teacher, her mother, a 9-1-1 dispatcher and Orem paramedics reunited on Monday to share a story about a life saved thanks to quick thinking, teamwork and CPR.
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