N.J. city turns to RFID to track counterfeit parking permits 1st July 2006 Symbol Technologies partnered with PayLock to develop a RFID solution to manage Hoboken, N.J.’s, residential parking program. Symbol’s MC9000-G RFID mobile
Southern county installs Wi-Fi 1st July 2006 Dickenson County, Va., chose Proxim Wireless for a municipal Wi-Fi network for public-safety, residential and business users. The network will be operated
A double-edged sword 1st July 2006 Radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology paradoxically has the potential to speed the flow of people and goods coming into America while enhancing
Fleet operators buy mobile computers 1st July 2006 SCR Medical Transportation of Chicago and Victor Valley Transit Authority of Hesperia, Calif., deployed 150 of Digital Dispatch Systems’ Vector 530 and
Verizon Wireless offers E911 services 1st July 2006 Verizon Wireless recently announced that 95% of the handsets used by its customers are GPS-enabled phones that let public-safety authorities determine
Sprint Nextel boosts hurricane response 1st July 2006 In preparation for this year’s hurricane season, Sprint Nextel is expanding the scope of its emergency response team, which helps public-safety agencies
Digital Angel lands $3.2 million for pilot program 1st July 2006 Digital Angel landed a $3.2 million contract from the South Carolina Army National Guard for a pilot program involving its OuterLink satellite communications
Chicago-area communities deploy mobile broadband network 1st July 2006 Six Chicago-area communities deployed a regional, mobile broadband network using Alvarion’s Breeze Access 900 system, which supports fixed and mobile
Aeroflex, Etherstack to develop P25 testing tools 1st July 2006 Test-equipment vendor Aeroflex and software firm Etherstack will jointly develop and market products to support Project 25 protocol conformance testing,
Speaker microphone goes wireless 1st July 2006 Salt Lake City-based FreeLinc introduced at last month’s National Sheriff’s Association conference in Orlando the FreeMic 200 wireless speaker microphone
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