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Public-safety groups split on carrier location-accuracy accord for indoor 911 calls from cell phones

With FCC officials indicating that they would establish rules regarding location accuracy for indoor 911 calls from cell phones, the four nationwide wireless carriers announce a voluntary agreement with two key public-safety organizations on the topic, although other first-responder groups expressed objections to the deal.

VIEVU: Steve Ward says adoption of body-worn cameras increasing after Ferguson events

VIEVU CEO and co-founder Steve Ward discusses the rapid increase in public-safety agencies purchasing body-worn cameras since the tumultuous events began occurring this summer in Ferguson, Mo. Ward also highlights his company’s partnerships with industry giants like Motorola Solutions and Microsoft during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

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Guardly: IPS solution zeroes in on indoor location, including the elusive Z coordinate

Guardly CEO Rob Moffat talks about the company’s Indoor Positioning System with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Associate Editor Jill Nolin at the recent ASIS conference in Atlanta..

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Guardian 8 pepper-spray device integrates Bluetooth, video and audio alarm

Guardian 8’s Pro V2 pepper-spray device has a video camera, a Bluetooth module and an audible alarm that are all simultaneously activated when the trigger is lightly pulled (a full squeeze discharges the pepper spray).

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Guardian 8: Bluetooth/video-enabled pepper-spray device could help security, teachers protect students

Paul Hughes, chief operating officer for Guardian 8, demonstrates the capabilities of the company’s G8 Pro V2, which is a pepper-spray device that includes an integrated audio alarm and video-recording functionality. Hughes tells IWCE’s Urgent Communications Associate Editor Jill Nolin that the device is ideal for security personnel and teachers.

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Genesis: Company enters 911 arena with Pulse solution

Genesis President Jim Nipp discusses the features in the company’s Pulse product, which is designed to provide dispatchers with the real-time information necessary to help agencies meet contracted response times, during this discussion with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at the EWA Wireless Summit in Denver.

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NICE Systems: Suspect Search video-analytics solution focuses on clothing, general appearance

Doron Girmonsky, head of technology and innovation for NICE Systems, demonstrates the capabilities of the company’s recently announced Suspect Search solution at the ASIS conference in Atlanta.

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Video analytics based on clothing, general appearance more effective than facial recognition, says NICE Systems

NICE Systems’ Suspect Search is being used in four proof-of-concept (POC) deployments to demonstrate the functionality of the video-analytics solution, which is designed to leverage existing video-surveillance cameras to identify suspects based on clothing and general appearance.

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Cisco Systems: Activity detection application saves on bandwidth, storage

Jenifer Piccioni, product manager for Cisco Systems, demonstrates the functions of a remote-site monitoring application during the ASIS conference conducted this week in Atlanta.

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New Cisco Systems IP surveillance cameras equipped for heavy-duty analytics

Cisco Systems launches new IP cameras that boast the processing power to perform more complex video and audio analytics to support applications such as license-plate recognition and detection of gunshots and unattended objects.

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Public-safety groups split on carrier location-accuracy accord for indoor 911 calls from cell phones

VIEVU: Steve Ward says adoption of body-worn cameras increasing after Ferguson events

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Guardly: IPS solution zeroes in on indoor location, including the elusive Z coordinate

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Guardian 8 pepper-spray device integrates Bluetooth, video and audio alarm

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Guardian 8: Bluetooth/video-enabled pepper-spray device could help security, teachers protect students

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Genesis: Company enters 911 arena with Pulse solution

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NICE Systems: Suspect Search video-analytics solution focuses on clothing, general appearance

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Video analytics based on clothing, general appearance more effective than facial recognition, says NICE Systems

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Cisco Systems: Activity detection application saves on bandwidth, storage

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New Cisco Systems IP surveillance cameras equipped for heavy-duty analytics

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