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Eventide NexLog Logging Recording Achieves Avtec’s Highest Compatibility Level Certification
March 30, 2017Lexington, S.C. – March 27, 2017 – Avtec Inc., the leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) dispatch console systems,…
Read full articleAvtec Selected for Membership in the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies
March 30, 2017Lexington, S.C. – March 24, 2017 – Avtec Inc., the nation’s leading independent provider of mission-critical Radio over Internet Protocol…
Read full articleJPS Interoperability Solutions Launches Next Generation ACU gateway
March 30, 2017RALEIGH, N.C., March 22, 2017 – JPS Interoperability Solutions, Inc., the industry leader in communications interoperability, announces its new ACU-Z1 radio…
Read full articleAPCO Celebrates FirstNet’s Selection of AT&T
March 30, 2017Alexandria, VA – Today, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International celebrates the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet’s) selection…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Jeffrey Smith (Maine)
March 30, 2017Jeffrey Smith started his Public Safety Career in the Town of Cape Elizabeth at the age of 16 as an EMT for the local Ambulance. At 18 years old, he was hired as a part-time public safety dispatcher and at this time he was still a senior in High School. About a year later he was hired as a full time Dispatcher at the Falmouth Police Dept and then became a police officer within a few years.
Read full articleFederal Engineering to Present at the 2017 APCO Western Regional Conference & Exposition
March 23, 2017FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, March 20, 2017 — Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) Chief Consultant Neil Horden will present at the 2017 APCO…
Read full articleSilent Key: Thomas Wahl
March 23, 2017Thomas Wahl passed away on March 20, 2017. He had been a member of APCO since 1998, as well as…
Read full articleAvtec Inc. and Harris Corporation Announce New Strategic Alliance
March 23, 2017Lexington, S.C., March 22, 2017 – Avtec Inc., the leading independent provider of dispatch consoles, and Harris Corporation’s Public Safety and Professional…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: James Westover (Wisconsin)
March 23, 2017James Westover serves as the state frequency coordinator and LMR system manager for the statewide P25 trunked radio system for the State of Wisconsin at the Department of Transportation, Division of State Patrol. Additionally, he sits on the State Interoperability Council’s LMR Subcommittee and is active in the state’s COMU program. James has been a licensed amateur radio operator and active in the LMR industry for over 20 years in a variety of capacities and has also been an APCO Local Advisor for about a year. Previously, he was the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) and a public safety dispatcher.
Read full articleCelebrating APCO’s First CPE Graduates
March 16, 2017In January, APCO International proudly hosted the capstone course of its inaugural Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) Program. Graduates of the program, who represent 13 states and Canada, were honored January 13 during a beachside ceremony at the Hilton Daytona Beach.
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