News FirstNet promises ‘profound change’ for EMS, official says 22nd February 2015 High-speed connectivity via FirstNet will let emergency-medical-service (EMS) personnel access and deliver information in a manner timely enough to save lives more often than today, according to FirstNet board member and EMS practitioner Kevin McGinnis.
News Cisco Systems launches City Operations Center platform 17th February 2015 Cisco Systems announces the launch of its City Operations Center platform, which is designed to let enterprise officials view myriad forms of information—video, sensor findings, location information and other data—in a “single pane of glass view,” according to Cisco Systems employees.
News TriTech Software Systems buys Tiburon 6th February 2015 San Diego-based TriTech Software Systems today announced the acquisition of Tiburon. The deal expands TriTech’s customer base by more than 350 sites, which means that TriTech supports installations in 82 of the 100 largest municipalities in the United States, according to a company press release.
News Speculation rampant as FCC vote nears on 911 location-accuracy rules 27th January 2015 Public-safety and industry representatives spent much of Monday scrambling for information about the conditions to be included in the 911 location-accuracy proposed rules that are scheduled to be voted upon by FCC commissioners during Thursday’s open meeting.
News SceneDoc gets investment from Motorola Solutions 26th January 2015 Public-safety software provider SceneDoc announces the completion of a $4 million Series A round of funding with participation from Motorola Solutions’ venture-capital unit and a group of angel investors.
News NICE Systems, CloudScann partner on mobile app deployed by NJ TRANSIT 13th January 2015 NICE Systems and CloudScann announce an integrated solution that lets users document incidents in the field via their smartphones and enable two-way transmissions of text, photo and video information with a centralized command center.
SceneDoc: CEO Alex Kottoor describes company’s software solution to streamline public-safety field work 6th January 2015 SceneDoc CEO Alex Kottoor explains how the company’s mobile investigative management software helps law-enforcement officers perform tasks in the field more efficiently while keeping command officials informed about the status of ongoing cases.
News Body-worn cameras by law enforcement raise myriad legal, policy questions 5th January 2015 Police departments continue to rapidly adopt body-worn camera programs, but even as more officers don cameras, there are many legal and policy questions that remain unanswered.
News Newscan: Major Chicago study finds red-light cameras not safer, cause more rear-end collisions 30th December 2014 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Major Chicago study finds red-light cameras not safer, cause more rear-end collisions
News Panel notes development of public-safety apps, need for dialogue to create more 18th December 2014 There are many useful public-safety applications on the market today, but a constructive dialogue is needed between first responders and application developers to ensure that public safety’s needs are met in the future, according to speakers on an IWCE Virtual Show panel.
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