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APCO President Bill Carrow Responds to Milestone for Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Bill
June 9, 2011On June 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted on and passed S. 911, The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Broadband Act of 2011. The legislation will now go to the full Senate for debate. Read the response from APCO International President Bill Carrow on the latest developments.
Read full articleNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Endorses Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Bill
June 9, 2011Washington, D.C.—New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg this week announced that he is supporting efforts by Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison to give first responders a dedicated nationwide communications network.
Read full articleCalifornia’s Largest Tribe Deploys First White Space Broadband For Remote Public Safety Environment
June 9, 2011Yurok Reservation, Calif. — June 1, 2011 — The Yurok Reservation in Northern California has a dedicated public safety line in order to access criminal databases and will soon have the ability to conduct live video training with their fire fighters, support clinics that can perform virtual telemedicine, and implement an emergency services plan that is completely self-sufficient. The new TV White Space technology and the backbone network being built to support it will transform the Yurok community’s public safety communications system.
Read full articleKnowledge Transferred at APCO Global Congress
June 8, 2011This week, APCO has gone truly international. The APCO Global Congress was held June 6-8 in Dubai, one of the…
Read full articleRockefeller, Hutchison Deliver Bipartisan D-Block
June 8, 2011Washington, D.C. — The Public Safety Alliance congratulates the overwhelming majority of Republican and Democratic members on the Senate Commerce Committee for working together in passage of S.911, supporting the nation’s first responders’ top priority communications issue.
Read full articleDispatch Recordings Highlight Law Enforcement’s Frustration
June 8, 2011Roanoke, Va. — The Roanoke Police Department on Monday released its recording of a city dispatcher struggling to get an explanation from a Franklin County counterpart about 9-1-1 calls that reported a man in a Franklin County sheriff’s car had shot someone at a convenience store lot on Memorial Day.
Read full articleGeneral Dynamics Itronix’s New Fully-Rugged GD8200 Notebook Delivers Fast, Reliable, Power-Efficient Computing for Mobile Professionals
June 7, 2011SUNRISE, Fla. – June 7, 2011 – General Dynamics Itronix introduces the new, fully-rugged GD8200 notebook computer. The GD8200 delivers powerful computing, razor-sharp images in full sun and highly sensitive global positioning in a compact, fully-rugged case. Equipped with the new high-speed Intel® Core ™ i7 processor, the GD8200 easily handles hefty imagery, video and data files enabling increased worker productivity. For mobile users in law enforcement, the military, field service technicians and others who work in cars, trucks, even combat vehicles, the GD8200 is the ideal balance between rugged durability and high-performance computing.
Read full articleHoneywell-Metropolis Chooses RealView’s CommandScope For Emergency Response Trailer
June 7, 2011Chicago, Ill. – June 6, 2011 – RealView LLC, a Microsoft® Partner providing mobile inspection and emergency pre-plan programs for fire departments, office buildings, hospitality, education and others, announced today Honeywell-Metropolis has chosen its CommandScope Fire/Emergency Pre-plan Solution to outfit its new emergency response trailer. The advanced command center was designed to ensure emergency response teams are prepared to handle a variety of scenarios, and will depend on CommandScope for vital strategy and data.
Read full articleSprint Certifies In Motion Technology on 4G Network
June 7, 2011Vancouver, BC, Canada – June 7, 2011 – In Motion Technology, a leader in mobile networking technologies that efficiently connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field, today announced Sprint’s certification of the onBoard™ Mobile Gateway for use on Sprint 4G.
Read full articleIBM APPLIES ANALYTICS TO CITY OPERATIONS TO BUILD SMARTER CITIES
June 7, 2011ARMONK, N.Y. – 6 June 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities, a new technology solution designed to help cities of all sizes anticipate problems, respond to crises, and better manage resources, by infusing digital intelligence into municipal operations through one central point of command.
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