Product & Service Announcements
Design Alliance & Architects Design Group Selected for City of Johnston Public Safety Facility Needs Assessment and Conceptual Design
March 3, 2011Johnston, Iowa — Design Alliance and Architects Design Group were recently selected for programming the new City of Johnston Public Safety Facility. ADG’s responsibilities will include development of a spatial needs assessment, master planning, and conceptual design, with Design Alliance supporting those tasks as well as overseeing site evaluation and cost estimating.
Read full article4 Additional Georgia Law Enforcement Agencies Benefit from Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Deployment of Memex
March 1, 2011Sterling, Va. — The Memex Solutions Team at SAS announced that four additional law enforcement agencies in Georgia now have access, through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, to the Memex platform for automating tips and leads, known as suspicious activity reporting (SAR), intelligence and case management functions.
Read full articlePlantCML changes name to Cassidian Communications Inc.
March 1, 2011Temecula, Calif. — Plant Equipment Inc., dba PlantCML, today announced its official name change to Cassidian Communications Inc., an EADS North America company. As the largest source of mission critical communications in North America, Cassidian Communications is leading the way in standards-based 9-1-1 call center applications, notification solutions and services and P25 land mobile radio networks.
Read full articlePepro LLC Completes Unprecedented Lightning Safety Tests with Lightning Technologies Inc.
March 1, 2011Oil City, Penn. — Pepro LLC announced the successful completion of a landmark series of tests conducted at Lightning Technologies Inc. of Pittsfield, Mass. LTI is the testing facility relied upon by airframe, automotive and aerospace equipment manufacturers to test lightning safety and is the recognized authority on the nature and effects of lightning.
Read full articleLittle Gen-Set Packs a Big Power Punch
February 28, 2011Next Generation Power’s EPA-compliant UCI 2-5.5 kW Diesel Generator is a versatile solution for reliable back-up and auxiliary power. At just 240 lbs. and 23″ L x 20″ W x 21″ H, it fits easily onto trailer tongues and into tight spaces for mobile or stationary applications.
Read full articleEmergency Calls in Finland
February 24, 2011As follow-up to discussing the complicated system of eight emergency numbers in Austria, as well as providing an overview of the 112 emergency number used in Europe, I will focus on another European Union (EU) country: Finland. Finland is famous for being home to a company that started by producing rubber boots and car tires and is today a leader in cell phone production, and for its use of the Finnish sauna. Almost every business building in the country has a wooden sauna cabin adjacent to a meeting room(s), allowing executives to continue a business meeting at a dry heat temperature of approximately 90° C (190° F).
Read full articleGamber-Johnson Introduces New Dodge Charger Full Console Box
February 23, 2011Stevens Point, Wis. — Gamber-Johnson, an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of rugged docking stations and vehicle mounting solutions, introduces a new full console box designed specifically for the 2011 Dodge Charger. The new console box is a low profile, no-drill vehicle specific console box.
Read full articleFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Highlighted at 9-1-1 Honors Gala
February 23, 2011Washington, D.C. —The partners of the 9-1-1 Goes to Washington and 9-1-1 Honors Gala announced today that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski will be the featured speaker at the 9-1-1 Honors Gala for 2011.
Read full articleMotorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless Enter Alliance to Bring LTE Advantages to Public Safety Customers across the U.S.
February 23, 2011Motorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless today announced an alliance to bring all the advantages of an advanced wireless communication solution to public safety customers across the U.S. This first-of-its-kind solution combines a private public safety-controlled broadband network tailored for mission critical operations with the benefits of the most extensive and reliable commercial networks in the country.
Read full articleAugusta, Maine, Celebrates Tait P25 Digital System
February 23, 2011The City of Augusta, ME, Police Department and Tait Radio Communications, a global leader in providing radio solutions, have celebrated the successful installation of a radio communications system for public safety users.
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