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Cellcrypt Launches World’s First Full-Duplex Encrypted Voice Calling for BlackBerry Smartphones on CDMA Networks
June 2, 2011Washington, D.C – June 2nd, 2011: Cellcrypt (www.cellcrypt.com), the leading provider of encrypted voice calling on mobile phones, today announced that it has launched a full-duplex version of its Cellcrypt Mobile™ for BlackBerry® encrypted voice calling application for CDMA networks.
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June 2, 2011The APCO International Conference is a big deal. So help get the word out about the 2011 conference, and raise money for members of your agency to attend: Participate in APCO’s Get Your Agency to Philly campaign by July 1. Learn how last year’s winner, the Lee County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office Communications Division, sent 11 staff members to the 2010 APCO conference in Houston.
Read full articleEagles Legend to Speak about Achieving Dreams in Philadelphia
June 2, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — The APCO International’s Annual Conference attendees will get a true Philadelphia experience. Vince Papale, the former Philadelphia Eagles walk-on legend, is the keynote speaker at the August public safety communications event.
Read full articleCorrecting the Record as Myths Perpetuate
June 2, 2011Alexandria, Va. — As another hearing is undertaken, and in the aftermath of a second hearing on spectrum policy held last week by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, the Public Safety Alliance today responded to statements, reports and assertions made by those who continue to question public safety’s need for spectrum and funding to achieve nationwide mission-critical broadband capabilities.
Read full articleManaging Your Own Emergency
June 2, 2011In a world where technology affects almost everything we do, we must ask how it’s improving our lives and creating challenges. Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) and IP-based emergency communications will eventually allow us to process calls more effectively, receive vast amounts of data and share functions between PSAPs. But NG9-1-1 does not provide a venue for setting realistic expectations for a public that may already rely too heavily on technology.
Read full article9-1-1 Industry Alliance to Host National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
June 2, 2011Arlington, Va. — June 1, 2011 — The 9-1-1 Industry Alliance will host a national workshop on 9-1-1 overload Oct. 4-5 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Public safety decision-makers and government officials are invited to engage in a national dialog on this important problem, which affects people in need of help.
Read full articleNew Emergency Communications System Set for Idaho National Laboratory Site
June 2, 2011Last year, as crews from across eastern Idaho responded to the record-setting Jefferson Fire on the Idaho National Laboratory site, they found themselves confronted with a nuisance that made their work more difficult: They couldn’t easily talk to each other.
Read full articleAeroflex Shows New Auto-Test II TETRA Test Technology at TETRA World Congress
June 1, 2011TETRA WORLD CONGRESS—BUDAPEST, HUNGARY—May 26, 2011— Aeroflex Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE:ARX) and the leading supplier of test instruments for the TETRA market, presented its new Auto-Test II technology for testing TETRA mobile stations on the 3920 Digital Radio Test Set to the visitors of TETRA World Congress in Budapest.
Read full articleCITY OF TULSA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH TRITECH TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
June 1, 2011SAN DIEGO, CA (May 26, 2011) TriTech Software Systems, the leading provider of public safety and medical transport solutions, announces that the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has signed a contract for its VisiCAD computer-aided dispatch system. The selection of TriTech provides an upgraded CAD system for Tulsa’s Public Safety Communications Center to facilitate quick and effective emergency response for the City of Tulsa’s Fire and Police Departments.
Read full articleProfessionals Voice Concerns about Security and Technology Platforms in Public Safety Industry
June 1, 2011Daytona Beach, FL—May 31, 2011— Emergency technology platforms and security topped the list of participants’ discussions at The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International’s final two roundtables.
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