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Going Digital Eases 9-1-1 Pain in California County
December 2, 2013First responders across the region are ditching cumbersome clipboards filled with replicate paperwork and picking up computers to gather critical data during 9-1-1 calls.
Read full articleIllinois Village to Outsource Emergency Call Center
December 2, 2013Despite a heated meeting that included several impassioned pleas from 9-1-1 dispatchers and their supporters, the Oak Lawn Village Board voted 4-2 Tuesday night to outsource emergency calls to a private company.
Read full articleMutualink Introduces Five New Products That Bring Emergency Communications to the ‘Edge’ With Desktop and Mobile Apps
December 2, 2013Mutualink, Inc. announced the commercial availability of five new products that provide a significant expansion of its multimedia communication resource-sharing capabilities that places the power of Mutualink’s interoperable collaboration suite where the users are: in the office, on the road and in the field.
Read full articleLexisNexis Launches New Social Media Investigative Solution for Law Enforcement
December 2, 2013exisNexis Risk Solutions announced it has expanded its capabilities to assist law enforcement officials with investigations and critical incidents such as gang violence, drug dealing, crimes against children and human trafficking through the use of social media.
Read full articleShare the Benefits of NG9-1-1 with New Video from the National 9-1-1 Program
November 26, 2013In order to help educate the public, the National 9-1-1 Program has released a short video that explains the benefits of NG9-1-1 and is targeted to a general audience.
Read full articleFlorida Man Charged With Misuse of 9-1-1 System
November 25, 2013Police arrested the 20-year-old Thursday for making two non-emergency calls stemming from a fight with his older brother over an Xbox.
Read full articleIndiana County Hears New Haven on 9-1-1 Center
November 25, 2013The question of whether New Haven will continue to keep its own, separate 9-1-1 call center was not officially resolved Thursday, but it appears that, for now at least, officials are leaning in that direction.
Read full articleSouth Carolina 9-1-1 Center Starts Taking Calls for Charleston Police
November 25, 2013The department became the sixth and final police agency to join the center, where call-taking and dispatching duties are separate.
Read full articleCommunications and Technology Subcommittee Continues Oversight of FirstNet
November 25, 2013The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), continued its oversight of the development and build out of FirstNet and other emergency communications networks.
Read full articleCassidian Communications’ Emergency Call Taking System Supports Four-Agency Consolidation in Leon County, Florida
November 25, 2013Cassidian Communications announced the successful implementation of its next generation emergency call taking system, VESTA/Sentinel 4, in Leon County, Fla.
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