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2010 Hot Products
November 3, 2010Gear, gadgets and great ideas could be found in abundance at the 76th Annual APCO Conference & Exposition in Houston in August. This year, a select few APCO experts patrolled the exhibit hall for PSC. Incognito, they hunted for the most innovative solutions available to the public safety communications market. Our reviewers have asked all the tough questions, played with the technology and drawn conclusions, identifying the best of the best released in 2010. Here’s what our reviewers have to say about 20 solutions that could soon be coming to an agency near you.
Read full articleRealView Continues To Expand Nationwide Presence With Life-Saving CommandScope Solution
November 3, 2010Chicago, Ill. — RealView LLC, a Microsoft Partner providing mobile inspection and emergency pre-plan programs for fire departments, commercial buildings, hospitality,…
Read full articleTFCC Partners with ZOS Communications to Offer Location-Based Notification Technology
November 3, 2010Columbus, Ohio — Twenty First Century Communications (TFCC) announces a new function for its TFCC Alert notification system, an industry…
Read full articleTelex Radio Dispatch Launches Advanced SIP
November 3, 2010The new Advanced SIP offering from Telex gives the dispatcher more control of the telephone assets on Telex C-Soft consoles….
Read full articlePublic Safety Alliance D Block Activity Update
November 3, 2010The Public Safety Alliance is continuing to make great strides in advancing national policy to allocate an additional 10 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band (D Block) as well as funding to public safety to establish a nationwide broadband network.
Read full articleHarris Corp. Awarded a $14 Million Contract from Vermont for Statewide Public Safety Radio System
November 3, 2010Boston, Ma. — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, was awarded a $14 million contract by…
Read full articleVoIP Phone Provider Cited for Failing to Provide 9-1-1 Services
November 3, 2010Interconnected VoIP providers must make E9-1-1 an included feature of their service, not an option. The FCC clarified its rules in a citation issued to Vantage Communications Oct. 27. According to the citation, Vantage Communications has been failing to provide fully compliant 9-1-1 service, violating 47 C.F.R. §9.5(b).
Read full articleC4i Products Acknowledged Internationally
November 3, 2010C4i received a Technical Achievement award from the Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting Working Group (ARFFWG) during their annual meeting…
Read full article9-1-1 Dispatcher Faulted in Oakdale, Calif., Fire Mixup
November 2, 2010Oakdale, Calif. — Because a 9-1-1 dispatcher sent a call to the wrong fire department, the firefighter response to a house fire was delayed by several minutes, officials confirmed Monday.
Read full article‘They Didn’t Give Me My Sweet-and-Sour Sauce’ and Other Odd Calls
November 1, 2010Oklahoma City — Nearly 1 million 9-1-1 calls are made every year to the Oklahoma City Emergency Communications Center, and many fall well below what most people would consider an emergency. Calltaker Brenda Grayson said people will phone because their kids won’t get up and go to school, their boyfriends won’t come inside the house when told, or their husbands change the channel on the television and won’t change it back.
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