Posts From APCO International
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Taps IBM Watson Capabilities to Evaluate and Report on Emergency Calls
August 14, 2017The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that APCO International’s new guide card software called APCO IntelliComm™ will use IBM Watson Speech-to-Text and Watson Analytics to significantly enhance the scripted criteria guidance used by 9-1-1 emergency telecommunicators nationwide.
Read full articlePSAP Consolidation in 5 Months
August 14, 2017Is your PSAP facing a consolidation under a time crunch? If so, it is critical to understand the realistic opportunities and challenges you are facing and prioritize accordingly.
Read full articleText-to-9-1-1, The Past, Present and Future
August 14, 2017Text-to-9-1-1 brings with it many complex issues for which practitioners, standards bodies and private industry must all work together to craft solutions to ensure that text-to-9-1-1 provides the same level of service as voice-to-9-1-1.
Read full articleChanges in Building and Fire Codes for In-Building Emergency Responder Radio Coverage and How They Affect Your Radio System
August 14, 2017In recent years, standards dictating how well radios communicate inside buildings became more stringent in an effort to improve public safety communications.
Read full articleAPCO 2017 – First General Business Session
August 13, 2017APCO 2017’s First General Business Session opened with remarks by President Cheryl J. Greathouse, who then presented awards for service….
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol Expands in First Half of 2017 to Include More PSAPs and New States
August 10, 2017Bucks County PA Becomes First PSAP in Pennsylvania to Launch the ASAP Program The State of Pennsylvania became the seventh…
Read full articleCommittee Spotlight: The Conference and Exposition Committee
August 8, 2017By Jim Acosta Originally published in the July/August 2017 issue of APCO’s PSC magazine. For access to PSC magazine and more…
Read full articleAPCO and NENA Officials Meet
August 4, 2017On Saturday July 29, 2017, the Executive Committee and Executive Director/CEO of APCO International met with the Chair Officers and…
Read full articleSilent Key: Janet Roller
July 27, 2017Janet T. Roller of Meriden, Connecticut, passed away on July 24, 2017. She served her community as a police and…
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates New CPE Graduates
July 20, 2017APCO International is pleased to announce that the following individuals have successfully completed the Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) Program. A graduation…
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