Dispatch/Call-taking

NICE Systems announces new audio-analytics capabilities for public safety

• 18th June 2015

​NICE Systems announces NICE Inform Audio Analytics, which lets public-safety entities quickly access key audio clips to identify relevant information that can bolster investigation efforts, compliance monitoring and quality-assurance (QA) processes.

Motorola Solutions: Steve Tine showcases Real-Time Intelligence Client, BriefCam video analytics

• 1st May 2015

Steve Tine, distinguished member of the technical staff at Motorola Solutions, highlights capabilities of the company’s Real-Time Intelligence Client platform, which can leverage tools like BriefCam’s video-analytics solutions to enable the delivery of relevant information to personnel in the field.

St. Louis: Lt. Brent Feig highlights features of city’s new real-time crime center

• 23rd April 2015

Brent Feig, a lieutenant in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s intelligence division, outlines the current capabilities and future plans for his agency’s new real-time crime center that was launched last week.

FCC E911 location ruling the first step in journey to improved emergency-response times

• 17th April 2015

By John Vetter, Sunsight Instruments

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should be commended for its recent unanimous ruling in favor of increased horizontal-axis location accuracy requirements for Wireless Enhanced 911 (E911) systems, and for providing guidance on a path to develop and implement vertical-axis solutions and requirements.

Zetron: Jim Lyon describes planned offering to integrate LMR and PTT over cellular with Kodiak Networks

• 27th March 2015

Jim Lyon, system sales engineer for Zetron, explains how his company’s integration with Kodiak Networks will let an LMR network be extended to the coverage area of a cellular, Wi-Fi or other IP network via a push-to-talk-over cellular (PoC) application.

Expect the unexpected: PSAP planning for atypical events is challenging, but necessary

• 19th March 2015

How can a public-safety answering point (PSAP) prepare for events that happen so infrequently they barely register on the radar screen or fall outside the scope of a PSAP’s normal responsibilities? It’s a challenging task, but a failure to take such events into account could have disastrous consequences for the citizen in need, the PSAP and the public safety agency it serves.

Zetron: James Retych highlights key features of new video-surveillance system

• 19th March 2015

James Retych, market intelligence manager for Zetron, demonstrates the functionality of Zetron’s new video-surveillance system, which includes motion-sensor alerting and the ability to control pan-tilt-zoom cameras remotely.

pdvWireless: Dan Starr demonstrates capabilities of DispatchPlus offering

• 19th March 2015

Dan Starr, vice president of sales for the central and south regions for pdvWireless, highlights the functionality of the company’s DispatchPlus service, noting the potential return-on-investment (ROI) opportunities.

AT&T: John Matovich demonstrates features of carrier’s enhanced push-to-talk service

• 18th March 2015

John Matovich, AT&T advanced applications sales manager for advanced enterprise mobility solutions, demonstrates the functionality included in the company’s enhanced push-to-talk service for enterprise employees in the field and in dispatch centers.

Pacific DataVision changes name to pdvWireless

• 17th March 2015

Chris Hackett, vice president of marketing for pdvWireless, explains why the company changed its name from Pacific DataVision to pdvWireless effective Monday.