News Sarasota County, Fla., 911 turns to RapidDeploy for cloud-native CAD solution 30th August 2019 Sarasota County, Fla., yesterday announced that it has selected RapidDeploy to provide its 911 emergency communications center with a new cloud-based computer-aided dispatch (CAD)—or cloud-aided dispatch—in an effort to improve the center’s flexibility, operations and security, according to a county official. Sarasota County 911 Director Sally Lawrence said moving her center’s CAD system to the […]
News FirstNet making an impact early in three communities, speakers say 28th August 2019 Public-safety users have been able to subscribe to FirstNet for only two years, but the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) is making a significant impact on the operations of several first-responder agencies, providing cost-effective data and deployable support immediately and a mission-critical voice option in the future. John Cueto, police chief for the Town of […]
Video Hexagon: Jessica Enewold demonstrates capabilities of company’s analytics solution 23rd August 2019 Jessica Enewold of Hexagon explains how the company’s analytics solution prepares and processes large amounts of data into information that can help public safety make real-time decisions and compile reports that identify relevant trends. Enewold spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the APCO 2019 event in Baltimore.
Video Hexagon: Paul Hager, Kalyn Sims showcase OnCall CAD system flexibility, new interface 20th August 2019 Paul Hager (left), a systems consultant for Hexagon and Hexagon CTO Kalyn Sims highlight key features of the OnCall portfolio of computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and other related functionality. Hexagon has revamped its offering to make the platform accessible to Tier 2 and Tier 3 entities, as well as its traditional larger-agency customers. Enhancements to […]
News Verizon optimistic about position in the public-safety marketplace, company exec says 20th August 2019 Verizon’s public-safety and public-sector business continues to grow, despite increased competition in the marketplace for government users from providers like FirstNet, built by AT&T, according to a Verizon executive. Mike Maiorana, senior vice president for Verizon’s public-sector unit, expressed optimism about the outlook for Verizon’s public-safety business, both in terms of present-day contracts and a […]
Video Motorola Solutions: Corina Swaney talks about new radio-site video security service 16th August 2019 Corina Swaney, Motorola Solutions’ director of global product management for applications and software services, details features of the company’s radio-site video security offering, a video solution that leverages two Avigilon cameras per site, as well as video-analytics support. Launching in October, the new solution will be available to users as a subscription service with […]
Video FIRST iZ: Phil Burks showcases new drone-based video solution to provide situational awareness to public safety 13th August 2019 Phil Burks, co-founder of FIRST iZ (pronounced “eyes”), details the capabilities of the company’s drone system, which is designed to provide video surveillance of a scene–an incident for public safety or monitoring surveillance for multiple critical-infrastructure uses–without the need to deploy a human to the site and risk injury. The FIRST iZ system leverages […]
News FirstNet Authority set to unveil investment roadmap within weeks, officials say 12th August 2019 BALTIMORE—By the end of this month, the FirstNet Authority hopes to release the initial roadmap outlining organizational priorities for investing potentially more than $15 billion into the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband system being built by AT&T, FirstNet Authority officials said yesterday. Jeremy Zollo, FirstNet Authority executive director for enterprise strategy, said that FirstNet Authority officials […]
News Kansas 911 organization selects AT&T, RapidDeploy to shift key PSAP solutions to the cloud 10th August 2019 Most public-safety answering points in Kansas are expected to process 911 calls with the help RapidDeploy’s cloud-native Nimbus computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) system that will be deployed through an AT&T contract with the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council. This marks the latest initiative by the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council to migrate PSAPs in the state to a next-generation […]
Commentary The importance of commercial broadcast radio to public safety 7th August 2019 The public-safety community has a variety of ways in which it communicates with the traveling public during emergencies. Examples include the highway roadside and overhead warning signs touting accidents, work zones, Amber alerts, Reverse 911 calls, as well as the Wireless Emergency Alert (“WEA”) system to send e-mails and text messages to your mobile device. […]
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