Posts From APCO International
Carroll County Emergency 9-1-1 Center Implements APCO EMD
March 22, 2013Alexandria, VA – Residents in Delphi, Ind., now have the added strength of APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch behind their…
Read full articleNPSTC Releases Report on Impact of Legislation Requiring Auction of T-Band
March 19, 2013APCO International commends the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council NPSTC for its leadership in chartering the T-Band Working Group and facilitating its resulting T-Band report.
Read full articleAPCO and NPSTC Agree to Partner on Technical Standards Issues
March 15, 2013Today the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) voted during its meeting in Las Vegas to partner with the Association…
Read full articleUPDATED BULLETIN-TDoS Attacks
March 15, 2013As part of a coordinated federal response to Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) attacks, APCO International is sharing the following…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notification to Develop a Standard for Application Integration
March 15, 2013On March 4, 2013 the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to develop a…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notifications for Next Generation Technologies
March 15, 2013On March 1, 2013 the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to revise APCO…
Read full articleURGENT BULLETIN: Telephone Denial of Service Attacks Targeting PSAPs
March 13, 2013APCO International, working together with the Department of Homeland Security- National Coordinating Center for Communications – Cybersecurity and Communications, the…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notifications with American National Standards Institute
March 11, 2013The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification for Candidate APCO ANS 1.114.1-201x, APCO Recommended Best Practices for PSAPs When Processing Vehicle Telematics Calls from Telematics Service Providers and Candidate APCO ANS 1.113.1-201x, Public Safety Communications Call Handling Process.
Read full articleSunGard Becomes the Newest CAD Provider to Offer an Automated Secure Alarm Protocol Interface Solution
February 27, 2013James City County (VA) has gone live with the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) program, becoming the second county in the United States to implement ASAP. SunGard Public Sector completed its first ASAP integration solution with SunGard’s ONESolution CAD for James City County’s Emergency Communications Center. ASAP is an American National Standard developed by APCO and the Central Station Alarm Association that streamlines the delivery of alarm notifications between alarm monitoring companies and 9-1-1 PSAPs.
Read full articleAPCO International Issues Position on Public Safety App Development
January 31, 2013Recognizing the value of mobile applications (apps) and other tools made possible by new technologies, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has issued a new position on public safety app development.
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