Product & Service Announcements
IBM to Acquire i2 to Accelerate Big Data Analytics to Transform Global Cities
September 21, 2011ARMONK, N.Y., – 31 Aug 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire i2 to accelerate its business analytics initiatives and help clients in the public and private sectors address crime, fraud and security threats. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Read full articleIBM Business Analytics helps Police Service of Northern Ireland achieve Lowest Crime Rates in a Decade
September 21, 2011LONDON, UK – 15 Sep 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is using IBM Business Analytics software to help officers more quickly identify and respond to crime trends, reduce incidents and improve data sharing across its 29 policing areas and 80 stations. This improved insight has helped PSNI to identify and manage crime spots and assisted them with reducing overall recorded crime rates in Northern Ireland which are now at their lowest level in more than a decade (1).
Read full articleEaton Introduces Free-Standing Console for use in Multiple Command and Control Center Markets
September 21, 2011RALEIGH, N.C. …Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced the launch of Profile Genesys™, a new, high performance, modular, height-adjustable, command and control center workstation from Eaton’s Wright Line business. Genesys is designed for markets such as 911/emergency dispatch, medical imaging, network operation centers, process control, security, transportation management and trading desk environments. Genesys is an addition to Eaton’s Profile Advanced Console System.
Read full articleDigital Ally Introduces MDC-750 In-Car Video System Control Software at 118th Annual International Chiefs of Police Conference
September 21, 2011At this year’s IACP Conference, Digital Ally, Inc., which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance, speed enforcement and thermal imaging products, is introducing new software that allows a MDT or MDC to control the DVM-750 In-Car Video System.
Read full articleDigital Ally Introduces the DVM-400 In-Car Video System at 118th IACP Conference in Chicago
September 20, 2011Digital Ally, Inc., which provides advanced video surveillance, speed enforcement and thermal imaging products, is introducing another new addition to its line of in-car video systems. Like the recently announced DVM-100, the DVM-400 was developed for budget-constrained law enforcement agencies, but provides greater camera control than the DVM-100.
Read full articleGrants 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.
Read full articleAPCO/NENA Service Capability Criteria Rating Scale Emphasized in Conjunction with National Preparedness Month
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.
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