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Grants Pass Department of Public Safety and Josephine County 9-1-1 Agency, Ore. select New World Systems’ Integrated Public Safety Solutions
September 20, 2011Troy, Mich. (September 16, 2011) — Grants Pass Department of Public Safety and Josephine County 9-1-1 Agency, Ore. have partnered to replace antiquated dispatch and records management systems with modern technology and integrated solutions from a leader in public sector software. The partnering agencies signed a contract to license New World Systems’ Aegis Suite of Public Safety software on the Microsoft® platform. The new software will increase efficiency, improve communication and enhance the effectiveness of officers in the field.
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September 20, 2011Daytona Beach, FL – September 20, 2011 – The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, today, released a statement in recognition of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency designating September as National Preparedness Month emphasizing the importance of the APCO/NENA Service Capability Criteria Rating Scale, American National Standard document [APCO/NENA ANS 1.102.2-2010].
Read full articleProposed Res. No. 870-A
September 20, 2011Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass and the President to sign into law the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act (S.911), which amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide public safety providers an additional ten (10) megahertz of spectrum to support a national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to hold incentive auctions to provide funding to support such a network.
Read full articleTriTech Software Systems Announces Acquisition of Leading Public Safety Solution Provider, VisionAIR Inc.
September 20, 2011SAN DIEGO, CA (Sept. 19, 2011) – TriTech Software Systems, a leading provider of Public Safety and Medical Transportation software solutions, today announced its acquisition of VisionAIR, a privately held company that specializes in providing mission-critical Computer-Aided Dispatch, Law and Fire-EMS Records Management, Mobile, Jail Management, Civil Processing and multi-agency data sharing solutions to public safety agencies primarily for the mid-tier market.
Read full articleOEC Publishes Case Studies to Highlight Progress in Emergency Communications since 9/11
September 20, 2011This month our Nation marked the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The events of that day revealed just how important coordination and interoperable communications are to the critical work of emergency responders who save lives, every day, in our cities and towns across the Nation. While the attacks were dramatic and tragic events for our Nation, they highlighted the concerns about the vital need for improved emergency communications and were an important catalyst for change.
Read full articleNew Pathfinder Radios by General Dynamics Instantly Form Secure Communications Networks for First Responders and Military
September 20, 2011SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – General Dynamics C4 Systems’ new Pathfinder™ handheld radio solves the global challenge of maintaining secure voice, data and video communications for first responders and military personnel working in areas where the local network infrastructure is destroyed, overloaded or nonexistent. The Pathfinder radio allows up to 32 radio users to communicate one-to-one or one-to-many as a single network, and individual networks can also link together for even greater coverage.
Read full articleLt. General Russel Honoré, U.S. Army (Ret.), to Deliver Opening Keynote Address at 9-1-1 Industry Alliance National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
September 20, 2011ARLINGTON, VA., Sept. 20, 2011 — The 9-1-1 Industry Alliance (9IA) is pleased to announce that retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré will be the opening keynote speaker at the 9IA National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload. The event is being held on October 4-5, 2011, at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
Read full articleIn Motion Technology Awarded Georgia State-Wide Contract for Trauma Transfer/Communications System
September 20, 2011Vancouver, BC, September 20, 2011 – In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking technologies that efficiently connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field, announced today that it has been awarded a state-wide contract for an Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVLS) for the trauma care network for Georgia. Phase 1 implementation is now complete, and it is expected that Phase 2 initial deployment will be completed by September 30, 2011.
Read full articleCongressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) and Chairman Peter King (R-NY) Introduce Bill to Fund Communications Equipment for First Responders
September 20, 2011Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) and House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King (R-NY), introduced the Help Emergency Responders Operate Emergency Systems (HEROES) Act. Together, they are fighting to ensure that First Responders, true heroes of our nation, have the communications equipment to do their jobs and that the already overburdened local taxpayers do not have to unfairly pay for an unfunded federal mandate.
Read full articleChattanooga Police Department Buys Two Leica ScanStations
September 20, 2011Early this year the Chattanooga, Tennessee Police department added a formidable tool to its already robust arsenal of law enforcement technology with the purchase of two Leica ScanStation C10 3-D laser scanners. The agency is the first in Tennessee to acquire the high-tech devices. To meet the needs of this sprawling city of 168,000, served by over 400 sworn officers, the department dedicated one Leica ScanStation C10 for traffic accident investigations, the other for crime scene mapping. For Assistant Chief Tim Carroll, head of the department’s Criminal Investigations Unit, the acquisition represented a quantum leap in the department’s crime scene mapping capability. What he could not anticipate was events would soon provide an opportunity to demonstrate the Leica ScanStation C10 extraordinary capabilities for crime scene investigation.
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