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DeSoto 9-1-1 Panel Pays Off Recorder System
May 1, 2013DeSoto’s 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District commission approved larger-than-usual monthly expenses — some $304,893 — but it was welcome, with the bulk signaling final payment for a long-desired new recorder system for dispatchers.
Read full articleWith Study Delayed, EMS Change in Limbo
May 1, 2013In a move that may head off a legal battle, Pinellas County officials are set to delay a controversial change to the county’s 911 medical-emergency system until at least the middle of July.
Read full articleDeputies Put Stop to Free Rides
May 1, 2013A Dorchester County woman is accused of feigning illnesses to bum free ambulance rides around the Low country on the state’s dime, authorities said.
Read full articleCity of Rowlett Finds Quality Assurance Through HigherGround
May 1, 2013The City of Rowlett is served by a combined 911 communications center which processes calls for police, fire and EMS. Beth English is Communications Director of the center and oversees 14 dispatchers, 2 of which are supervisors, with a minimum of two dispatchers on duty at all times.
Read full articleMistakes by 9-1-1 Staff in D.C. Blamed on Training Shortfall
May 1, 2013A 9-1-1 dispatcher has no idea where a D.C. police officer is located when he radios that he’s been stabbed and has shot his attacker. An officer is put on standby for 25 minutes while seeking information on a suspect. A car chase turns chaotic when no one monitors the location of the vehicles involved.
Read full articleNICE Introduces Situator Express, a Situation Management Solution for Core Security Operations
April 29, 2013NICE Systems announced the roll out of Situator Express.
Read full articleNG9-1-1 Services Provider and Technology Innovator Synergem Emergency Services LLC Announces Corporate Conversion and Name Change to Synergem Technologies Inc.
April 29, 2013Synergem Emergency Services, L.L.C., has become a Delaware corporation and changed its name to Synergem Technologies, Inc.
Read full articleLifeProof to Offer Total Water Protection Program for Apple iPhones and iPads
April 29, 2013LifeProof announced that it is offering a Total Water Protection Program for the Apple iPhone and iPad to anyone who purchases a LifeProof case on its website.
Read full articleGammaTech Durabook CA10 Semi-Rugged Ultra-Mobile Tablet Now Available
April 29, 2013GammaTech Computer Corp., announces that its semi-rugged tablet PC, Durabook model CA10, is now available for purchase.
Read full articleApigee Launches the Industry’s First API Exchange Platform
April 29, 2013Apigee launched the Apigee API Exchange, the first API exchange platform designed to power app ecosystems in any industry.
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