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Rockefeller, Hutchison Deliver Bipartisan D-Block
June 8, 2011Washington, D.C. — The Public Safety Alliance congratulates the overwhelming majority of Republican and Democratic members on the Senate Commerce Committee for working together in passage of S.911, supporting the nation’s first responders’ top priority communications issue.
Read full articleDispatch Recordings Highlight Law Enforcement’s Frustration
June 8, 2011Roanoke, Va. — The Roanoke Police Department on Monday released its recording of a city dispatcher struggling to get an explanation from a Franklin County counterpart about 9-1-1 calls that reported a man in a Franklin County sheriff’s car had shot someone at a convenience store lot on Memorial Day.
Read full articleGeneral Dynamics Itronix’s New Fully-Rugged GD8200 Notebook Delivers Fast, Reliable, Power-Efficient Computing for Mobile Professionals
June 7, 2011SUNRISE, Fla. – June 7, 2011 – General Dynamics Itronix introduces the new, fully-rugged GD8200 notebook computer. The GD8200 delivers powerful computing, razor-sharp images in full sun and highly sensitive global positioning in a compact, fully-rugged case. Equipped with the new high-speed Intel® Core ™ i7 processor, the GD8200 easily handles hefty imagery, video and data files enabling increased worker productivity. For mobile users in law enforcement, the military, field service technicians and others who work in cars, trucks, even combat vehicles, the GD8200 is the ideal balance between rugged durability and high-performance computing.
Read full articleHoneywell-Metropolis Chooses RealView’s CommandScope For Emergency Response Trailer
June 7, 2011Chicago, Ill. – June 6, 2011 – RealView LLC, a Microsoft® Partner providing mobile inspection and emergency pre-plan programs for fire departments, office buildings, hospitality, education and others, announced today Honeywell-Metropolis has chosen its CommandScope Fire/Emergency Pre-plan Solution to outfit its new emergency response trailer. The advanced command center was designed to ensure emergency response teams are prepared to handle a variety of scenarios, and will depend on CommandScope for vital strategy and data.
Read full articleSprint Certifies In Motion Technology on 4G Network
June 7, 2011Vancouver, BC, Canada – June 7, 2011 – In Motion Technology, a leader in mobile networking technologies that efficiently connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field, today announced Sprint’s certification of the onBoard™ Mobile Gateway for use on Sprint 4G.
Read full articleIBM APPLIES ANALYTICS TO CITY OPERATIONS TO BUILD SMARTER CITIES
June 7, 2011ARMONK, N.Y. – 6 June 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities, a new technology solution designed to help cities of all sizes anticipate problems, respond to crises, and better manage resources, by infusing digital intelligence into municipal operations through one central point of command.
Read full articleCOVIA LABS AWARDED DHS CONTRACT ON INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
June 7, 2011MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA –– June 6, 2011 –– Covia Labs, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract from the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to research and develop public safety mobile broadband applications for mission critical voice.
Read full articlePublic Safety Urges Senators to Deliver Bipartisan D-Block Bill
June 7, 2011Washington, D.C. — The Public Safety Alliance is calling for Republicans and Democrats to work together for the benefit of the safety of the American people. One day before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s scheduled Wednesday markup of the “D-Block” allocation bill by Chairman Jay Rockefeller and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison, the PSA announced that it is absolutely critical for members of the Senate Commerce Committee to approve S.911: the SPECTRUM Act of 2011.
Read full articleDispatch Crashes Hinder Albuquerque Police Department
June 7, 2011When the emergency dispatch system that connects Albuquerque police to the public crashes, it has many ramifications. Lately, the system has been crashing quite a bit — four times this year alone, according to APD.
Read full articleAurora Police Radio Woes Affect Search for Missing Child
June 6, 2011Aurora, Ill. — Aurora police say they faced communication obstacles that may have complicated their recent search for a missing 6-year-old boy near Sterling, Rock Falls and Dixon. The hunt for Timmothy Pitzen was hindered not because of glitches with Aurora’s 7-month-old Harris OpenSky radio system, but because channels designed to allow multiple agencies to communicate weren’t available, Lt. Nick Coronado said Friday.
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