News Motorola Solutions to buy Avigilon video-surveillance, analytics company in all-cash deal worth about $1 billion 2nd February 2018 Motorola Solutions announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Avigilon—a Vancouver-based provider of video-surveillance and video-analytics solutions—in an all-cash transaction that is worth about $1 billion.
Video Sonim Technologies: CEO Bob Plaschke describes key takeaways from first-responder comms event 14th December 2017 Sonim Technologies CEO Bob Plaschke discusses some of the public-safety-communications innovations and collaboration showcased during the “The Future of First-Responder Technologies” event conducted Dec. 7 in Washington, D.C.
Video Tualatin Valley: Chief Mike Duyck discusses technology’s impact on fire service 8th December 2017 Chief Mike Duyck of Tualatin Valley (Ore.) Fire & Rescue, explains how technological improvements provide firefighters with data-driven tools that make them more effective, particularly by providing unprecedented situational awareness before and during an incident.
Video Motorola Solutions: Ben Ansell highlights features of body-worn video device, 360-degree in-car camera 18th August 2017 Ben Ansell, Motorola Solutions’ global product marketing manager for public-safety devices, showcases two of the company’s video cameras: a multipurpose body-worn camera, and the Sr600, an in-car camera that generates 360-degree video at high resolutions.
Video BuildingDNA: Joe Hernandez demonstrates how company’s in-building intelligence solution benefits public safety, enterprises 15th August 2017 BuildingDNA CEO Joe Hernandez demonstrates the company’s smart-building solution that can leverage intrabuilding-visual-awareness (IVA) technology to deliver relevant data about personnel and equipment assets inside and outside a building structure to enhance public safety’s situational awareness when an incident occurs. The solution also is used on a daily basis to help personnel identify potential maintenance needs within a building.
News U.S. Senate passes ‘Kari’s Law’ legislation by unanimous consent 6th August 2017 United States senators approve “Kari’s Law” legislation—requiring the ability to direct-dial 911 on multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) frequently used by hotels, offices and other enterprises—by unanimous consent, greatly improving the potential for the bill to become law later this year.
Commentary The power of visualization technology for public safety 1st August 2017 Humans process visual communications significantly faster than text. In a public-safety environment, where seconds of reaction time are critical, leveraging visual communications effectively promises to have a huge impact on first responders and the citizens they protect.
Commentary FirstNet opportunities—and challenges 13th July 2017 As states and territories make their “opt-in/opt-out” decisions regarding FirstNet, here are three key areas that should be considered.
News Zetron focuses on deployments, integration with recent API releases 8th May 2017 After releasing a series of application programming interfaces (APIs) beginning late last year, Zetron is seeing dispatch centers leverage the new capabilities and efficiencies that are enabled through the offerings, according to company officials.
Video Motorola Solutions: Mark Krizik demonstrates personnel-accountability solution for firefighters on trunked systems 16th April 2017 Mark Krizik, fire market sales specialist for Motorola Solutions, demonstrates the company’s personnel-accountability solution, which is designed primarily to meet the needs of fire-department customers when responding to an incident. Previously available for users with conventional radio systems, the solution now also works with trunked radio systems.
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