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  • Jun. 19, 2013
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    Cassidian developing ESINet solution for next-gen 911

    UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff stopped by Cassidian’s exhibit at this week’s National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference in Charlotte, N.C., to learn about a new ESINet platform that the company is developing and hopes to complete within 2-3 years....More
  • Jun. 19, 2013
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    Motorola demos console for real-time video

    UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff stopped by Motorola Solution’s exhibit at this week’s National Emergency Number Association conference in Charlotte, N.C., to learn about a new real-time intelligence console that integrates a wide variety of data feeds....More
  • Jun. 19, 2013
    video

    TCS unveils portable dispatch solution

    Jim West, TeleCommunication Systems' (TCS) senior director of engineering for government systems, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about a new portable dispatch solution the company unveiled this week at the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference in Charlotte, N.C....More
  • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Intrado talks about HF offering

    Monica Marics, senior vice president for Intrado, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about the company’s new HF radio system, during this week’s National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference in Charlotte, N.C....More
  • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Priority Dispatch announces platform enhancements

    Mike Thompson, fire and EMS consultant for Priority Dispatch, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about several new enhancements to the company’s platforms that will be released later this year, during this week’s National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference in Charlotte, N.C....More
  • Jun. 18, 2013
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    ModUcom intros 911 tablet, apps

    Ira Gore, director of national sales for ModUcom, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about the company’s new tablet device, as well as new text and video capabilities targeted to the hearing-impaired community, during this week’s National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference in Charlotte, N.C....More
  • Jun. 18, 2013
    Commentary

    911 telecommunicators are ‘ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances’

    Activity in the 911 center depicted in the movie "The Call"--starring Halle Berry--are reasonably accurate, according to officials from the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). Those who see the movie learn that communications in a public-safety answering point (PSAP) is critical and that the time of telecommunicators should not be wasted....More
  • Jun. 17, 2013
    Article
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    PSAPs find text-to-911 transition relatively straightforward

    Adding text-to-911 functionality to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) has proven helpful without being particularly difficult or burdensome, according to officials for two 911 centers that have been receiving emergency text communications via solutions provided by Intrado....More
  • Jun. 17, 2013
    Commentary

    Text to 911: We can't afford to wait 3

    With the hard-of-hearing community turning to texting as a primary means of communication, text-to-911 services need to be developed and deployed as quickly as possible....More
  • Jun. 17, 2013
    Commentary

    Standards will be critical for text-to-911 services

    As public safety agencies face the imminent implementation of text-to-911 capabilities, the role of industry standards becomes essential....More
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