http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:42:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Black & Veatch was selected by the state of Oregon to provide architectural and engineering services for the Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network (OWIN) project that is designed to enhance public safety. “The success of the OWIN project depends on the people with whom we contract and bringing Black & Veatch on ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/07/21/black-veatch-to-design-state-wide-public-safety-communications-system-for-oregon/ Based on the highly successful STP8000 hand-portable, the STP8100 provides a simplified user interface optimised for fire and rescue, transport, utility and prison service users who frequently just need to adjust volume, send Status Messages and change their Talk Group, but still demand the ruggedness and durability offered by the ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/07/06/sepura%e2%80%99s-stp8100-hand-portable-first-of-its-kind/ EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFJI) announced today that the Company has received a $1.1 million order from the Wyoming Department of Transportation to provide its award-winning Project 25 compliant two-way radios and accessories. The Company continues its technology innovation by integrating voice and data for use in automatic vehicle ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/07/06/wyoming-department-of-transportation-chooses-ef-johnson-technologies-inc-for-integrated-voice-and-data-radio-implementation-across-the-state/ EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFJI) announced today that the State of Mississippi is purchasing $.85 million of the Company’s award-winning Project 25 compliant two-way radios and accessories, for use in the State’s strategic reserve in times of crisis. “We are proud to be supplying our Project 25 compliant ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/07/01/ef-johnson-technologies-inc-receives-order-for-85-million-for-the-state-of-mississippi-strategic-reserve/ Public safety agencies can significantly improve critical situational awareness and emergency response using Tiburon Inc.'s enhanced suite of software, security and analysis solutions. With this Tiburon solution platform, law enforcement officers, firefighters, first responders and dispatchers can make informed split-second decisions that will better protect the communities they serve and ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/07/01/tiburon-enhances-situational-awareness-and-emergency-response-for-public-safety-agencies/ The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today released for comment a standard to identify minimum training requirements for public safety telecommunicators. The revision includes information for those typically charged with receiving, processing, transmitting, and conveying public safety information to dispatchers, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, emergency medical ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/07/01/apco-seeks-comments-on-revisions-to-minimum-training-standards-for-public-safety-telecommunicators/ Arlington County Emergency Communications Center recently implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program. Arlington County Emergency Communications Center provides 9-1-1 dispatching for Arlington County, Falls Church City, the Pentagon, Fort Myer Army Base and Arlington National Cemetery with a staff of 55 and an annual call volume ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/06/30/arlington-county-emergency-communications-center-implements-apco-emd/ MILTON, Ontario and REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 4, 2009 – Milton Hydro, a local utility distribution company located in southern Ontario, along with Trilliant Incorporated, the leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced the expansion of Milton's existing ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/06/04/milton-hydro-teams-with-trilliant-to-expand-time-of-use-billing-to-all-residential-customers-with-smart-meters/ NICE Systems today announced enhancements to its NICE Inform™ multimedia incident information management solution for public safety and security command and control centers. NICE Systems will demonstrate NICE Inform and other NICE solutions in booth #108 at the upcoming NENA 2009 Conference and Tradeshow, June 6 through June 11, 2009, ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/06/04/nice-announces-enhancements-to-its-nice-inform-multimedia-incident-information-management-solution/ SkyCross, a global antenna solutions company, is providing award-winning iMAT® antennas to TECOM Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, for its latest WiMAX USB dongles. VMAX, a WiMAX operator and 2.5 GHz license holder in Taiwan, will offer the USB dongles for its trial network in June and ... http://blog.urgentcomm.com/briefingroom/2009/06/03/skycross-and-tecom-unveil-new-wimax-usb-dongles-for-vmax-telecom-at-computex-taipei-2009/