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UPDATED BULLETIN-TDoS Attacks
March 15, 2013As part of a coordinated federal response to Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) attacks, APCO International is sharing the following…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notification to Develop a Standard for Application Integration
March 15, 2013On March 4, 2013 the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to develop a…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notifications for Next Generation Technologies
March 15, 2013On March 1, 2013 the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to revise APCO…
Read full articleFirstNet Board Members Commit to Building a Network to Meet Mission-Critical Standards
March 14, 2013If the nationwide public safety broadband network does not meet mission-critical standards and come up to public safety grade, “we…
Read full articleFlorida: Man Calls 9-1-1 after Setting Fire
March 14, 2013Authorities say a convicted arsonist called 9-1-1 to report his neighbor’s house was on fire and then sat in his yard, drinking beer as fire consumed the house.
Read full articleURGENT BULLETIN: Telephone Denial of Service Attacks Targeting PSAPs
March 13, 2013APCO International, working together with the Department of Homeland Security- National Coordinating Center for Communications – Cybersecurity and Communications, the…
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Philadelphia Dispatcher Jim Eibell
March 13, 2013With 43 years on the job, Philadelphia communications dispatcher Jim Eibell considers himself an “old timer” in the communications arena of the Philadelphia police department.
Read full articleTennessee: Emergency 9-1-1 Center Improves Call Times
March 12, 2013In 2012, 96 percent of the 215,276 emergency calls dispatchers received were answered before the second ring.
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notifications with American National Standards Institute
March 11, 2013The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification for Candidate APCO ANS 1.114.1-201x, APCO Recommended Best Practices for PSAPs When Processing Vehicle Telematics Calls from Telematics Service Providers and Candidate APCO ANS 1.113.1-201x, Public Safety Communications Call Handling Process.
Read full articleCassidian Protects Soldiers from Roadside Bombs
March 11, 2013Munich, 8 March 2013 – Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed a new-generation jamming system that…
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