"Public Safety Apps"
Continuing APCO’s Leadership with Public Safety Apps
August 13, 2015Mobile apps hold great potential to improve public safety.
Read full articleAPCO Convenes Experts to Advance Security of Public Safety Apps
June 4, 2015On June 2, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International hosted a workshop in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) at a U.S. Coast Guard facility in San Diego.
Read full articleAPCO Releases Fact Sheet and White Paper on Mobile Apps and 9-1-1
April 27, 2015Today, APCO International released a Fact Sheet on Mobile Apps and 9-1-1, and a White Paper on “The Status of 9-1-1 Apps.” These documents are intended to educate the general public and stakeholders in the app development community on the state of the 9-1-1 system and the role that mobile apps can play currently and in the future.
Read full articleAPCO Commends NIST on Publication of App Security Workshop Report
February 3, 2015The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published Interagency Report 8018, which documents the initial public safety application security requirements identified in a workshop hosted by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Public Safety Communications Research Program and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
Read full articleNorthern Utah Agencies Select Spillman Software for County-Wide Data Sharing System
January 7, 2015Four agencies join 136 other Utah public safety agencies using local provider.
Read full articleNICE Systems and CloudScann Provide a New Perspective for Security Organizations with Mobile App Solution
December 10, 2014NICE and CloudScann partner on integrated mobile app, initially deployed at NJ TRANSIT, that vastly extends situational awareness and expedites critical response.
Read full articleAPCO’s Application Community (AppComm) Celebrates its First Anniversary
April 23, 2014Recognizing the potential of apps to revolutionize public safety communications, APCO created AppComm to facilitate collaboration between public safety professionals and app developers to foster development of the most effective apps for public safety.
Read full articleNIJ Issues Call for UHS-Compatible Public Safety Apps
January 21, 2014The National Institute of Justice seeks to promote the development and evaluation of criminal justice software applications that are compatible with ultra high-speed (UHS) networks of 100Mbps symmetrical up to 1Gbps symmetrical.
Read full articleMutualink Introduces Five New Products that Bring Emergency Communications to the ‘Edge’ with Desktop and Mobile Apps for Public Safety Personnel
October 15, 2013Referred to as the Mutualink Edge, they enable secure multimedia communications sessions on desktops, laptops, iPads, and smartphones.
Read full articleAPCO Enters Into Memorandum of Understanding With FirstNet Regarding Mobile Apps
August 21, 2013APCO International entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to work cooperatively to foster and promote useful and effective mobile applications (apps) for public safety and emergency response purposes.
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