Technology
2010 Hot Products
November 3, 2010Gear, gadgets and great ideas could be found in abundance at the 76th Annual APCO Conference & Exposition in Houston in August. This year, a select few APCO experts patrolled the exhibit hall for PSC. Incognito, they hunted for the most innovative solutions available to the public safety communications market. Our reviewers have asked all the tough questions, played with the technology and drawn conclusions, identifying the best of the best released in 2010. Here’s what our reviewers have to say about 20 solutions that could soon be coming to an agency near you.
Read full articlePublic Safety Alliance D Block Activity Update
November 3, 2010The Public Safety Alliance is continuing to make great strides in advancing national policy to allocate an additional 10 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band (D Block) as well as funding to public safety to establish a nationwide broadband network.
Read full articleNENA i3 Standard Available for Review
October 12, 2010NENA Technical Standard Document on Detailed Functional and Interface Specification for the NENA i3 Solution – Stage 3 NENA 08-003, Version 1, Sept. 30, 2010, is available for the 45 Calendar Day Public Review and Comment. The comment period ends Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 5PM ET.
Read full articleGoing Mobile
October 12, 2010It’s no longer astounding that an officer in a patrol car has the ability to receive a dispatch call or access a subject’s arrest record via computer. But how about an officer in Arkansas finding a missing person only hours after an Oklahoma department posts the report? Cutting-edge departments are pressing the boundaries of what’s possible with mobile data systems.
Read full articleNew from RAM Mounting Systems
October 11, 2010Check out four new products from RAM Mounting Systems.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Exploration of Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons
September 30, 2010“As consideration is given to provisions for radio frequency jamming equipment to be deployed in correctional facilities in the United States, [APCO] strongly urge[s] Congress and the FCC to require that vendors of such devices demonstrate that use of such equipment will have no harmful impact on public safety radio systems.”
Read full articlePanasonic Introduces Newest Member of Toughbook U1 Family
September 23, 2010Panasonic Solutions Company, provider of collaboration, information-sharing and decision-support solutions for government and commercial enterprises, today announced the newest member of its Toughbook® U1 ultra-mobile PC product family, the Toughbook U1 Ultra.
Read full articleiPhone App Provides Real-Time Access to Response Activities
September 21, 2010A new — free — iPhone application provides a “virtual window” into one California agency’s dispatch and emergency response activities. The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District’s FireDepartment.org application is drawing rave reviews from local residents and first responders, as well as national and international interest. The application enables users to listen in real-time to the actions of dispatchers, firefighters and paramedics in San Ramon Valley.
Read full articleNlets PRISM Transactions
August 26, 2010The Performance and Registration Information Systems Management program was developed to reduce the number of commercial vehicle crashes. The program, which requires motor carriers to improve their identified safety deficiencies or face progressively more stringent sanctions, has proved effective. Nlets provides a transaction for law enforcement on these vehicles.
Read full articleAPCO Standards Update
August 25, 2010Read about the latest success of the EAIE standard. Also review and comment on the candidate standard for minimum training for public safety telecommunicators.
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