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Creation of Public Safety Network to Lead to 100,000 New Jobs
September 15, 2011President Obama‘s proposal to fund the development and initial deployment of a public safety nationwide wireless broadband network would lead to the creation of an estimated 100,000 new jobs, according to a recently released report, APCO International announced today.
Read full articleHelp Sent to Silent 9-1-1 Call, Life Saved
September 15, 2011A 9-1-1 call came into the emergency communications center in Montgomery County Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 13, but the caller could…
Read full articleNational Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload: Oct. 4-5
September 15, 2011Emergency communicators—professionals representing the first connection to emergency response—do all they can with available resources to answer every call at the moment the public reaches out for their help. Unfortunately, 9-1-1 overload sometimes makes it difficult for even the most well-equipped, well-staffed PSAP to keep up with high call volume.
Read full articleCassidian Communications Announces Renewal of Emergency Notification Contract by Mendocino County, California
September 15, 2011Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company, today announced the renewal of its contract with the Mendocino County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office for hosted emergency notification services.
Read full articleEFJohnson Names New Senior Vice President of Sales
September 15, 2011EFJohnson Technologies Inc., one of the nation’s leading developers and manufacturers of communications technology for emergency responders, has appointed Kyle Connor as senior vice president of sales.
Read full articlePictometry Names Richard E. Jacobs as General Counsel
September 15, 2011Pictometry International Corp. announces the appointment of Richard Jacobs to the position of General Counsel. In this role, Jacobs will oversee rights management and licensing of Pictometry’s vast global image library and will join the Company’s Executive Management Team.
Read full articleTrimble’s Popular Nomad 900 Rugged Handheld Computer Achieves IP68 Rating and Adds Five New Language Options
September 15, 2011Trimble announced that its Trimble Nomad 900 handheld computer has received an IP68 rating–the top rating for protection against dust and moisture. In addition, five new languages options have been added.
Read full articleGIS Finds Its Way to the Cloud
September 15, 2011Cloud computing furnishes technological capabilities – commonly maintained off-premise that are delivered on demand as a service via the Internet. American Sentinel University Professor Gabriel Schmidbauer says cloud computing makes setting up the GIS system simpler, because the system is built into the servers.
Read full articleAPCO 2011 Conference Attendance Increases by 11% in Philadelphia
September 15, 2011Daytona Beach, FL: The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International saw increased attendance at the 77th Annual Conference, August…
Read full articleThe National Sheriffs’ Association Applauds Inclusion of Monumental Funding for COPS Hiring Within Jobs Act
September 9, 2011Alexandria, VA – Last evening, President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to unveil The American Jobs Act –…
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