Video NICE Systems: Jenny Hansen describes Suspect Search solution powered by video analytics 22nd September 2014 Jenny Hansen, a partner manager with NICE Systems, explains the capabilities of the company’s Suspect Search solution, which uses video analytics to identify suspects in videos. The solution is being trialed within the ITEC training settings at Texas A&M University, Hansen says during this conversation with Jill Nolin of IWCE’s Urgent Communications.
News Johns Hopkins University turns to enhanced GPS location solution to address campus-security need 9th September 2014 IXP Corporation announces a global positioning system (GPS) solution called SAIF GPS that has enabled Johns Hopkins University to track its security officers, even when they are inside campus buildings.
News Public-safety communications vendors prepare for Urban Shield exercise 5th September 2014 As first responders from throughout the United States—and some from international jurisdictions—prepare to participate in the Urban Shield exercises in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend, officials for three vendors anticipate learning more about their solutions’ market readiness through their performance in the annual event.
News Capt. Phillips at APCO: ‘You are stronger than you even know’ 6th August 2014 Capt. Richard Phillips, whose encounter with Somalian pirates was the subject of a 2013 movie starring Tom Hanks, drew parallels between his precarious situation and efforts to maintain reliable and secure public-safety communications in the modern era during a speech delivered at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in New Orleans.
Video Axis Communications: IT support of physical security has increased 1st July 2014 Vince Ricco, business development manager with Axis Communications, says he has observed more IT support of physical security during the last couple years during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications at the International Society of Technology in Education conference in Atlanta.
Video Drakontas: CTO Alan Kaplan demonstrates mobile-collaboration capability 27th June 2014 Alan Kaplan, chief technology officer for Drakontas, highlights the whiteboarding and dead-reckoning-location features of the company’s DragonForce mobile-collaboration solution that can be integrated into Motorola Solutions’ Intelligent Data Portal (IDP) platform.
Video Blueforce Development: CEO Mike Helfrich showcases personnel-tracking, sensor-monitoring capabilities 18th June 2014 Blueforce Development CEO Mike Helfrich demonstrates how his company’s solution accesses data from sensors and personnel skill-set information, all of which can be integrated into the Motorola Solutions Intelligent Data Portal.
Video Intrado: Steve Reed talks about integrating Beware tool into Motorola Solutions’ IDP platform 16th June 2014 Intrado Vice President Steve Reed explains how his company’s Beware tool–an application that accesses information from myriad databases on a suspect before quickly delivering a simple “threat assessment” to a responder–works within Motorola Solutions new Intelligent Data Portal (IDP) platform.
News Making NextGen 9-1-1 a reality today 13th June 2014 Transitioning legacy analog 9-1-1 systems is one of the most important initiatives that the public-safety community has ever attempted. The path forward involves significant new ideas, processes and technologies, but the benefits of NextGen 9-1-1 certainly justify the effort.
Brighton Police: Scott Wegscheider showcases LTE video capabilities in mobile-command vehicle 11th June 2014 Police Lt. Scott Wegscheider of the city of Brighton, Colo., outlines the video and field-reporting enhancements that are being realized with the launch of the Adams County LTE system.
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