Video Motorola Solutions: Michael Doerk demonstrates push-to-video offering 29th October 2019 Michael Doerk, senior manager of product marketing for Motorola Solutions, demonstrates the functionality of WAVE PTT Streaming Video, the company’s new push-to-video offering that lets users share live video with individuals, gr oups or dispatchers. Doerk spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson yesterday during the IACP 2019 event in Chicago.
News RapidDeploy launches partner program with four law-enforcement-centric vendors 28th October 2019 CHICAGO—Cloud-based computer-aided-dispatch [CAD] vendor RapidDeploy today launched its Lightning Partner Program, naming four law-enforcement-centric partners with cloud-based technologies that also leverage Microsoft’s Azure Government cloud services. “We really wanted to identify partners that are complementary to the RapidDeploy ecosystem, that deliver best-of-breed, cloud-based solutions that we can use the Microsoft Azure Gov cloud to integrate […]
News Motorola Solutions unveils APX NEXT, a P25 radio with LTE connectivity and voice-assistant technology 24th October 2019 Motorola Solutions today unveiled APX NEXT, the company’s first P25 radio that also enables push-to-talk functionality via FirstNet LTE connectivity and virtual-assistant technology that allows users to manage radio setting and make database queries with voice commands. With all of the new broadband-dependent features in APX NEXT, users should understand that the device has the […]
News Axon to integrate license-plate-reader tech as part of in-car video system next year 23rd October 2019 Axon today announced plans to integrate automated license-plate recognition (ALPR) powered by artificial intelligence (AI) into its next generation of in-car video cameras in a manner that promises to dramatically reduce the cost of ALPR and address ethics concerns that have been raised about the technology. Today, it common for law-enforcement agencies to use ALPR […]
News Startup Allerio unveils mobile EMS connectivity hub during company’s official debut week 18th October 2019 Startup Allerio this week announced the official kickoff of the company in conjunction with the introduction of the Allerio “Mobile Hub,” which is designed to provide emergency medical service (EMS) with simplified access to multiple connectivity options in an easy-to-carry, lightweight package. Founded earlier this year and announced this week, Allerio is a joint venture […]
News Newscan: Activists are pressuring lawmakers to stop Amazon Ring’s police-surveillance partnerships 11th October 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Activists are pressuring lawmakers to stop Amazon Ring’s police-surveillance partnerships Drone helps filmmaker rescue animals stranded in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian Dog survives in Bahama rubble for weeks after Hurricane Dorian, is found by drone Protection from ransomware isn’t as simple as insurance Without naming Huawei, EU […]
News Motorola Solutions launches broadband PTT service in Australia targeting government users 11th October 2019 Motorola Solutions this week announced WAVE PTX Government, an over-the-top (OTT) broadband push-to-talk (PTT) offering in Australia for government personnel that is designed to enable interoperability with first-responder LMR systems in the country, according to company officials. Greg Bouwmeester, general manager of solutions for Motorola Solutions Australia, said the WAVE PTX Government service is expected […]
News RapidSOS CEO outlines plans to integrate smart-grid, smart-city data into public-safety platform 9th October 2019 RapidSOS yesterday announced that it has completed a $55 million funding round that the company expects to use in supporting development of its public-safety data-clearinghouse platform that quickly has gained momentum in the 911 and first-responder communities, according to CEO Michael Martin. Launched in a pilot with Google in January 2018, the RapidSOS data-clearinghouse platform […]
Commentary Proposed three-digit suicide-prevention ‘Lifeline’ would benefit public-safety communications 4th October 2019 About a decade ago, I received a call that no one wants to get—a beloved family member had committed suicide. He was schizophrenic, had tried a couple of times before—cry-for-help attempts, apparently—and he wasn’t good about taking his meds, so the call wasn’t unexpected. Nevertheless, it was stunning and sobering, with all of the “what […]
News Newscan: A brutal murder, a wearable witness and an unlikely suspect 27th September 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations A brutal murder, a wearable witness and an unlikely suspect Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple watch called 911 FCC approves auction rules for June 2020 3.5 GHz CBRS priority access licenses (PALs) PSAP operations: The transformative power of ESInets Google and Apple and Text […]
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