Product & Service Announcements
Government Sues to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
September 1, 2011The Justice Department took the unusual step Wednesday to try to block AT&T’s $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, arguing that the proposed merger would lead to higher wireless prices, less innovation and fewer choices for consumers.
Read full articleEFJohnson Awarded Order from Wise County for $1.5 Million Radio System
September 1, 2011IRVING, Texas – August 29, 2011 – EF Johnson Technologies, Inc., one of the nation’s leading developers and manufacturers of…
Read full articleU.S. Forest Service to Purchase Faraday Cage Enclosures from Pepro LLC in 2011 and 2012 to Protect Communications Equipment at Radio Tower Sites
August 31, 2011Oil City, Penn. – August 31, 2011 – Pepro LLC (www.peprollc.com), the leading manufacturer of shielded enclosure systems for stationary and mobile applications, has been chosen by the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service, the national agency that manages public lands in national forests and grasslands, to provide protection of sensitive communications equipment at many radio tower sites across the country. Pepro enclosures have been proven to protect equipment from lightning, electromagnetic interference, radio frequency interference and other threats to mission critical communications.
Read full articleSan Luis Obispo County Uses Cassidian Communications REVERSE 911 System to Raise Public Awareness, Help Find Missing Boy
August 31, 2011• Child reported missing in City of Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California; prompted need for widespread communication, all-out search
• REVERSE 911 system alerted 19,000+ residents, helping bring missing four-year-old boy safely home and alleged child abductor to justice
ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System Efficacy Study
August 31, 2011CSG Analysis, a police officer-owned independent commercial research firm, has published the results of its ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System® (GLS) Efficacy Study. The independent report, endorsed by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), examines the effectiveness of the ShotSpotter GLS at locating and reporting gunshots, informing investigations, increasing arrests, simplifying the jobs and increasing the safety of police officers and communities. It specifically compares the ShotSpotter GLS to 9-1-1 in terms of the reporting of gunshots, and examines how having data produced by ShotSpotter GLS has affected the work and procedures of patrol and detectives who respond to and investigate gunshot crimes.
Read full articleIntrado and GuideSTAR Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership
August 25, 2011LONGMONT, Colo., Aug. 24, 2011 — Intrado Inc., a subsidiary of West Corporation and a leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with GuideSTAR Technologies, Inc.
Read full articleEmergency CallWorx® Selected by East Texas Council of Governments
August 25, 2011Corpus Christi, TX, August 23, 2011 – Hitech Systems, Inc., an end-to-end public safety solutions provider and reseller of Emergency CallWorx, Inc., a leading provider of NG9-1-1 and incident management software for the public safety industry, announced today that it has been selected to supply its Next Generation E9-1-1 Call Taking and Mapping solution to the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG). The integrated, multi-agency solution will be locally hosted with regional deployments serving ten counties, including eighteen Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP’s) and administration.
Read full articleFCC to Investigate Cell Phone Logjam after Earthquake
August 25, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – Aug. 23, 2011 – The magnitude 5.9 earthquake in northern Virginia once again underscored the critical need for allocating the D Block spectrum and funding to public safety to build a nationwide interoperable broadband network, announced APCO International. This moderate earthquake, which was felt from North Carolina to Toronto and beyond, demonstrates why first responders need a nationwide interoperable network. A more severe earthquake could have resulted in devastating loss of life and property in the heart of our Nation’s Capital.
Read full articleThird annual IJIS Institute award honors industry and federal partners for their work on the National Law Enforcement Data Exchange (N-DEx) project
August 23, 2011Ashburn, Va., August 22, 2011. The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, along with Emergency Management Magazine, sponsor of the Innovation Award, are pleased to announce the Raytheon Company and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division as the co-recipients of the 2011 IJIS Institute Innovation Award.
Read full articleJamie Barnett, Chief of FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, to Deliver Keynote Address at 9-1-1 Industry Alliance National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
August 23, 2011ARLINGTON, VA., Aug. 22, 2011 — The 9-1-1 Industry Alliance (9IA) today announced that Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett (ret.), Chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), will be the luncheon 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.
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