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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. 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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Zetron unveils new tablet device

Juan Salazar, product manager for Zetron, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff about a new tablet device built on the company’s Max call-taking platform, during this week’s National Emergency Number Association 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. 17, 2013
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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. 12, 2013
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FirstNet grants extension for BTOP recipients

Entities have through July 12 to complete spectrum-lease negotiations; meanwhile, the deadline to spend grant money also is expected to be pushed back one year to September 2015....More
Jun. 10, 2013
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FirstNet special committee takes initial steps, readies for Fitzgerald interview

Two subcommittees were formed, one to look into openness and transparency concerns, and another to examine conflict-of-interest allegations. FirstNet chairman Sam Ginn has vowed to implement committee recommendations, "whatever they are."...More
Jun. 10, 2013
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Increasingly, failure to take tower safety seriously could lead to jail

Criminal and civil cases largely hinge on whether the tower owner/operator willfully violated OSHA standards and, as a result, created an unsafe environment for workers....More
Jun. 6, 2013
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Video-interpretation service helps hospital improve patient care

Service can be accessed via any smartphone or tablet connected to the hospital's broadband network; currently, interpretation is provided for four languages, plus American sign language....More
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