NICE Systems: Diamond Chaflawee demonstrates text-to-911 logging capabilities

Nokia is the latest business to be sucked into the voracious maw of the public clouds. In a deal announced this afternoon, the Finnish equipment vendor was revealed to have handed responsibility for its IT systems to Google. That will mean jettisoning its data centers and servers – and, presumably, the staff who manage them […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FCC issues staff report on T-Mobile outage resulting in at least 23,621 failed calls to 911 Google discontinues its Google Nest Secure alarm system Why the Zonar and BusPatrol partnership is pivotal for student safety North Wales Fire and Rescue signs $1 million deal with Capita for communications […]

A Maryland school system is utilizing automated stop-arm video solutions from BusPatrol in an effort to deter illegal passing of stopped school buses to improve student safety, but the arrangement also funds FirstNet wireless broadband connectivity needed to support push-to-talk and fleet-management applications. “The issue of motorists driving by bus stops is a serious one […]

The emerging ransomware negotiator industry has come into the spotlight recently following an advisory from the US Department of the Treasury for companies that facilitate ransom payments to threat actors on behalf of victims. The advisory, from the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), warned of potential regulatory trouble that such organizations could face […]