"Public Safety Apps"
Weather Alerts Coming Soon to Smartphone Near You
June 28, 2012MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorney Bob Burns already gets a lot of information from his smartphone, but he welcomes the prospect of getting a little more — free warnings about life-threatening weather from a sophisticated new government system.
Read full articleIn London, Smartphone App to Help Catch Criminals
June 26, 2012LONDON (AP) — Britain’s largest police force has unveiled a smartphone application which lets London residents identify suspects at the…
Read full articleCosmiCube Launches SF Heroes with San Francisco Department of Emergency Management
October 26, 2011Ground-breaking mobile application motivates, educates, and prepares sf citizens for emergencies – in iTunes Today
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Oct. 20, 2011 – CosmiCube, San Francisco’s distinguished iPhone, iPad and Android mobile application development provider, today announced the launch of SF Heroes, a free emergency preparedness-focused mobile application created in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (SFDEM). SF Heroes uses game mechanics to educate, motivate, inform and reward people for learning about how to be prepared for emergencies. It also provides users with information about city resources that residents, commuters and visitors may need to access in the event of a disaster. SF Heroes is available today in the iTunes store.
PulsePoint Foundation Begins Work to Extend Reach Of Lifesaving Fire Department Mobile Phone App
July 19, 2011SAN RAMON, CA – The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is proud to announce the formation of the PulsePoint Foundation. The new nonprofit organization has been established to guide, enhance and expand the reach of the Fire Department CPR notification app released earlier this year. The Fire Department app empowers everyday citizens to provide life‐saving assistance to victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. “The app crowd‐sources Good Samaritans to events where the potential need for bystander CPR is high,” said Fire Chief Richard Price. “The vital work of the PulsePoint Foundation has already begun,” added Price. “PulsePoint is set to begin partnering with nearly two hundred fire and EMS agencies that have expressed interest in deploying the application in their communities.”
Read full articleELERTS Delivers Emergency Communications Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android
July 19, 2011BRAINTREE, Mass., July 20, 2011 — ELERTS, creators of an industry-first mobile platform for emergency notification, today announced the availability of its two-way mobile communication app that delivers critical information gathered from official sources and eyewitness reports. Available immediately in the iPhone/iPad App Store and via the Android Market, the ELERTS app provides the industry’s only crowdsourced smartphone platform for emergency alerting and management.
Read full articleCellcrypt 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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