Video Mutualink: Mike Wengrovitz demonstrates functionality of new browser-based interface 22nd March 2018 Mike Wengrovitz, Mutualink’s vice president of innovation, demonstrates how the company’s interoperability solution can be shared via a browser interface, as opposed to requiring end users to have a specific application on their devices.
Video JVCKENWOOD USA: Larry Emmett demonstrates location-system technology 16th March 2018 Larry Emmett of JVCKENWOOD USA demonstrates the company’s development of a high-resolution location system that is designed to help enterprises track personnel and key physical assets to enable greater safety and efficiency within the workplace.
Video Zetron: Mark Cranmore demonstrates MAX Fire Station Alerting 9th March 2018 Mark Cranmore, senior product manager for Zetron, demonstrates the use of MAX Fire Station Alerting, which leverages Zetron’s MAX Dispatch platform to deliver alarm notifications, voice announcements and key sensor-based instructions—everything from automatically opening the station door to turning off the stove—at a click of a button to initiate a quick, efficient response.
News A smart city is a safe city 8th March 2018 When cities think about smart solutions, it can be easy to become lost in the details and lose sight of the original intent of adopting these new technologies in the first place.
Commentary In-building mapping: What’s really needed for emergency response? 2nd March 2018 Solutions that provide accurate, updated maps of buildings are needed for first responders to benefit fully from modern location technology. The ability to get X- Y- and Z-axis location data is wonderful; but if you can’t plot that information on a map, it isn’t helpful.
News Newscan: Video delays misled cops at Stoneman Douglas shooting 23rd February 2018 Web RoundupItems from other news organizations Video delays misled cops at Stoneman Douglas shooting ‘Communication failure’ led to 20-minute delay in school-shooting video; radio communications also problematic Congress urges railroads to looming safety deadline for positive train control States refile lawsuits to block repeal of U.S. net neutrality Louisville plans to become first U.S. city […]
Commentary Let’s not just change 911—let’s revolutionize it 15th February 2018 Disruptive innovation isn’t easy and can be a little scary—but when it occurs, it’s a beautiful thing to witness.
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.
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