Product & Service Announcements
Aeroflex MK12A IFF Mode 5 Test Set designated as Approved for Test by DoD AIMS Program Office
April 6, 2011Wichita, Kan.—April 4, 2011—Aeroflex Incorporated, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE:ARX), announced today that the Aeroflex APM-424(V)5 IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) portable test set has received an Approved for Test notification from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS International Program Office. This approval authorizes IFF end users and customers to utilize the APM-424(V)5 in their platform integration and validation efforts. The APM-424(V)5 is the first available, portable MK12A Mode 5 Level 2 test set with KIV-77 support that has been designated as Approved for Test by the DoD AIMS Program Office.
Verint Supports NG9-1-1 with Enhancements to Multimedia Public Safety Solution
April 6, 2011Impact 360 for Public Safety Powered by Audiolog Features Robust Recording and Incident Reconstruction and Analysis, Along with Enhancements to Improve Response Time, Advance Performance and Reduce Liability
Read full articleFormer Texas 9-1-1 Emergency Network Deputy Director Joins L.R. Kimball Team
April 6, 2011EBENSBURG, Pa., April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — L.R. Kimball (www.lrkimball.com) , one of the nation’s leading providers of architecture, engineering and communications technology services, is pleased to announce that Sharon Counterman, former Deputy Director of the Greater Harris County (GHC) 9-1-1 Emergency Network, has joined its team as Delivery Manager, Texas. Ms. Counterman assumed her new responsibilities on March 28, 2011 and will be based out of L.R. Kimball’s Southlake, Texas office.
Read full articlePictometry Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed by GeoSpan
April 6, 2011Rochester, NY, April 6, 2011 – Pictometry International Corp., the leading provider of aerial oblique imagery and measuring software, announced today that the United States District Court of Minnesota has summarily declared that
Pictometry’s oblique aerial image capture system does not infringe on GeoSpan’s patent.
Leading Public Safety Coalition Celebrates National 9-1-1 Education Month
April 6, 2011Washington, D.C. – “Today the National 9-1-1 Education Coalition announces a new resource for everyone across the nation, stated Gregory Rohde, Executive Director of the E9-1-1 Institute. We encourage you to visit www.know 911.org for ideas on what you can do for National 9-1-1 Education Month.”
Read full articleCooper Notification Introduces New Wide-Area Mass Notification System
April 6, 2011LONG BRANCH, N.J., April 6, 2011 – Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), today announced the launch of its latest Wide-Area Mass Notification System (MNS) solution. The WAVES High Power Speaker Array (HPSA) 7100 Series, which provides highly intelligible voice and tone announcements, can be integrated with an organization’s voice-capable Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) as well as Cooper Notification’s SAFEPATH®4 (SP40S) Voice Evacuation Systems and SAFEPATH Mass Notification Systems (SPMNS), providing a simple upgrade path to expand emergency communications coverage to outdoor areas. The launch was held today at ISC West, booth # 20061, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Read full articleCASSIDIAN Responds to New Zealand Emergency in Record Time
April 6, 2011Temecula, Calif., April 5, 2011– Cassidian, an EADS company, quickly responded to multiplerequests for increased mission critical communications capacity in the aftermath of a 6.3 earthquake that hit the country of New Zealand on February 22, 2011. The powerful earthquake struck near Christchurch – the country’s second largest city with a population of 386,000 – taking out buildings and power lines, and interrupting both landline and cellular networks.
Read full articleFCC Issues Notice about Membership on Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council
March 31, 2011Washington, March 31 — Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice called: Federal Communications Commission Recharters and Seeks Nominations for Membership on the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council.
Read full articleCitizen Heroes & Leaders Honored
March 31, 2011Washington, DC — The E9-1-1 Institute, in conjunction with National Emergency Number Association (NENA), the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO), the National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA), the 9-1-1 Industry Alliance (“9IA”), National Academies of Emergency Dispatch (NAED), 9-1-1 For Kids, and the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus, will present 11 awards to citizen heroes at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Center. This is the 8th annual awards ceremony where citizens whose heroism and dedication highlight the critical importance of 9-1-1 emergency communications will be honored.
Read full articleTexas Agencies to Benefit from Houston Radio Solution Provider
March 31, 2011Public safety personnel and emergency responders operating on the Texas
Wide Area Regional Network (TxWARN) will benefit from the continued
promise of open standards technology starting with the ability to incorporate
P25 portable and mobile radios from Houston-based Tait Radio
Communications, a global leader in providing radio solutions.
